Deliver Us From Evil's tattooed killer will be played by 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae in a series spin-off.

In "Ray," a TV series based on the 2020 Korean action-horror movie "Deliver Us From Evil," Lee Jung-jae, the actor of the popular Netflix series "Squid Game," will return as a psychotic killer.

According to Korean media reports, Lee would co-produce the series with "Deliver Us From Evil" producer Hive Media in addition to acting in it as a lead. Variety has contacted the source for more information.

Hwang Jung-min portrayed In-Nam, a former black operations agent who goes to Thailand to look into an abduction, in the original film. There, Ray, a Korean-Japanese outlaw whose brother had been killed by In-Nam, pursues him. Ray is played by Lee. Ray, who is charismatic and covered in tattoos, goes on a gruesome rampage of retaliation.

It's anticipated that "Ray" would reveal Ray's origin story, explain how he grew to be such a ruthless killer, and pit him against other bad guys from around the globe.

Kim Bo-tong ("D.P.") is writing the series, and Shin Woo-seok and Hong Won Chan, the original "Deliver Us From Evil" director, will collaborate on its co-direction.

Director of photography duties will be taken over from "Deliver Us From Evil" by renowned photographer Hong Kyung-pyo, whose previous work includes "Parasite," "Broker," "Burning," "Snowpiercer," and “The Wailing.”

It is expected that pre-production would start in 2023. No announcement of a streaming platform attachment has yet been made.

Released in August 2020, while Korea was not under pandemic lockdown, "Deliver Us From Evil" brought in an astonishing $28.9 million from 4.36 million viewers.

Lee is currently enjoying success as the director, producer, and star of the Cannes-debuting espionage drama "Hunt," which is set in the 1980s. In Cannes, the movie had a mixed reception; numerous foreign critics criticized it for being unclear. Lee has since recut it for audiences worldwide, and a new version is scheduled to be performed in Toronto.

The intra-Korean difficulties have not caused any issues for Korean audiences, who have placed the movie at the top of the box office for the past two weekends. It has generated $26 million in gross income from 3.35 million ticket sales since its premiere on August 10.

At the 2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, Lee recently made history by becoming the first Asian performer to take home the best actor prize in a drama streaming series. Additionally, he will be a part of "Squid Game's" second season.