Seol-ok, the Royal Archivist : The Sukseolso Murder

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    • IP Category
      Film
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    • Target Age Group
      Adult
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    • Author/Company Name
      Seo Jeong

    IP Introduction

    The sixth year of King Jeongjo (1782), on the eve of a banquet celebrating the birth of the king’s new son. On the night, the king collapses after his evening meal, A senior court lady (Chwirasanggung) is found lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the Sukseolso, the royal kitchen preparing food for banquets.

    As Uigeumbu (Royal Investigation Bureau), Jeonuigam (Royal Medical Office), and Aekjeongseo (Palace Administration Office) vie for investigative authority, the evening curfew bell sounds. That night, with the palace gates closed and all the men having left the palace, King Jeongjo gives a royal identification token to Yu Seol-ok, a Sanggi, junior 6th rank of the royal inner court. She is an woman descended from Crown Prince Sado, yet never entered into the royal genealogy and known only as "that child." who was born into a history with records erased. She believes in only one thing: traces.

    With the Sukseolso sealed off, three suspects providing alibis for one another, and just 6 hours to solve the case before the dawn bell signals the opening of palace gates. Seol-ok follows a trail of blood patterns, a missing knife, and a cleverly engineered poison designed to evade detection by a silver needle. What she uncovers is far more than a murder: an elaborate scheme of power implicating the Queen Dowager, Lady Hyegyeong, and even the king himself.

    This story is a real-time palace mystery thriller that goes beyond asking who committed the murder to explore how truth is chosen, manipulated, and erased.

    Author/Company Name

    With a background in film production, having worked on planning and producing films including the My Boss, My Hero series, Mr. Handy, Mr Hong, Girlfriends, and How to Steal a Dog.

    Currently working as a writer of screenplays, novels, and web fiction. I have been selected four times for development funding from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), with screenplays including Antique: The Coffin of the Dead, Stalker, and The Introverted Killer etc.

    The Introverted Killer will first be released by Sometimesbooks as a novel ahead of its screen adaptation, with publication scheduled for March 2027.

    The manuscript for Season 1 of the web novel A killer’s Clean Up has been completed, and preparations are underway for its launch.

    Started out with learning marketing and planning before becoming a film producer and I have now been working as a writer. Based on firsthand experience in seeing stories turning into screens, I aim to create compelling and genre-driven stories that del