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Agent Kim: Reactivated, live-action adaptation<\/a> of the the webtoon Manager Kim, has become the first Korean live-action series to feature a fully AI-generated story sequence spanning three minutes, according to AI production company Morpheus Studio.<\/p>\n The series used AI to create a roughly three-minute flashback sequence appearing across Episodes 1 and 2. Rather than generating individual visual effects shots, the production created the entire sequence with AI \u2014 a first for a Korean drama.<\/p>\n The sequence depicts protagonist Kim (Ji-sub So<\/a>), a former North Korean covert operative, carrying out secret missions before the events of the main story. It features large-scale action scenes, including explosions, car chases through snowy roads and tunnels, vehicle crashes, underwater sequences, gunfights, and close-up character shots generated entirely with AI.<\/p>\n According to Morpheus Studio, filming the scenes conventionally would have required extensive production costs, including elaborate sets, location shoots, practical explosions, and heavy VFX work. The production instead chose a fully AI-generated approach to realize the webtoon’s action-heavy backstory.<\/p>\n The live-action adaptation debuted<\/a> globally on Netflix<\/a> on June 26.<\/p>\n Manager Kim is set within the same universe as popular webtoons such as Lookism<\/a>, Viral Hit<\/a>, and My Life as a Loser, and gained significant popularity during its original serialization from 2021 to 2025.<\/p>\n Fans can read the Manager Kim webtoon in English on WEBTOON<\/a>.<\/p>\n