September 1, 2024 » Dramabeans

News bites: September 1, 2024

by tccolb

Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung

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• Disney+ is lining up the period drama Made in Korea for 2025, starring a power hungry Hyun Bin (Crash Landing in You) and tenacious prosecutor Jung Woo-sung (Tell Me That You Love Me). The 1970s crime series also stars Won Ji-ahn (D.P. 2), Seo Eun-soo (Chief Detective 1958), Jo Yeo-jung (Tarot), and Jung Sung-il (The Glory). Production has filmmaker Woo Min-ho (Harbin, The Man Standing Next) at the helm with scripts co-written by Park Eun-kyo and Park Joon-seok. [News]

• Crime is certainly on Disney+’s agenda with the Seoul Busters set to soon patrol the streets and the newest poster has Kim Dong-wook (Delightfully Deceitful) leading our oddball team of cops. Alongside Park Ji-hwan (Gyeongseong Creature 1), Seo Hyun-woo (Celebrity), Park Se-wan (Doona), and Lee Seung-woo (Vigilante), the investigative comedy will be launching next week on September 11. [News]

• On the tvN front, Go Soo (Missing: The Other Side) will be doing his part to bring baddies their just desserts as our poster-featured hero in Parole Examiner Lee. Together with co-stars Kwon Yuri (Good Job), Baek Ji-won (Connection), and Lee Hak-joo (LTNS), the revenge drama premieres in October with PD Yoon Sang-ho (Curtain Call, River Where the Moon Rises) directing and writing by Park Chi-hyung. [News1]
• In the meantime, the cameo train continues on tvN’s currently airing No Gain No Love with PD Kim Jung-shik courting more of Strong Girl Nam-soon alums to make a special guest appearance. Following Kim Hae-sook (Gyeongseong Creature), Lee Seung-joon (Love Next Door), and Kim Ki-doo’s (The Kidnapping Day) visits in Episodes 1-2, upcoming Episodes 3-4 will feature Kim Jung-eun (My Dangerous Wife), Byun Woo-seok (Lovely Runner)(!), and Lee Joong-ok (The Auditors). [MBC]

• It’s been a poster-happy week with KBS’s upcoming Iron Family also adding to the gallery wall, making sure leads Kim Jung-hyun (Kokdu: Season of Deity) and Geum Sae-rok (Soundtrack #2) are squeaky clean for the weekender’s premiere. The former in particular has a lot of cleaning up and apologizing to do (please see teaser here) and his growth arc is expected to begin this month on September 28. [News]
• Coupang Play released new character posters for What Comes After Love, preparing Lee Se-young (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract), Sakaguchi Kentaro (Beyond Goodbye, Dr. Chocolate), Hong Jong-hyun (Race), and Nakamura Anne (Aoshima-kun wa Ijiwaru) for a moody romance this fall. Slated to premiere on September 27, filmmaker Moon Hyun-sung (Seoul Vibe, The King’s Case Note) is both writing and directing – with scripts co-penned by Jung Hae-shim. [MBC]

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