An upcoming K-drama thriller series grapples with a sudden casting change, while others line up January 2024 debuts, in our latest round of drama casting news from Korea.
1. No Way Out
In need of a quick replacement, the production has reached out to Cho Jin-woong to take over the lead role. Cho co-starred with Lee in the memorable thriller A Hard Day, for which the Cannes Film Festival gave a screening invitation.
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The series is being directed by Choi Kook-hee (Default) and written by Lee Su-jin, who scripted the K-movie thriller The Devil’s Deal in which Cho appeared.
2. Sejak, The Enchanted
Jo Jung-suk and Shin Se-kyung have been confirmed as the leads in the forthcoming historical drama Sejak, The Enchanted. The series, penned by Kim Sun-deok (The Crowned Clown) and directed by Jo Nam-kook (The Good Detective), is set to air on tvN in January 2024.
The story is about a torrid romance between King Yi-in (Jo), a monarch swept up in political troubles, and Kang Hee-soo (Shin), a woman who seeks to seduce the king in order to get revenge, but finds herself seduced instead.
3. Marry My Husband
In the series, based on a web novel penned by Sung So-jak, Park will play Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill woman who witnesses her husband having an affair with her best friend and is then killed by her husband.
Ji-won wakes up 10 years in the past and, with the help of her co-worker Yoo Ji-hyeok, she sets out to get her revenge. Ji-hyeok, played by Na, is a capable young man who falls to pieces in front of Ji-won, on whom he has a crush.
4. Let Me Grab You by the Collar
Based on a web novel by Nyureoki, the series is a thriller in which Kim will play a renowned journalist, Seo Jung-won, who reveals juicy scoops on her current affairs TV show.
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Jung-won’s life is turned upside when she herself becomes the subject of a scandal – her husband’s mistress has been killed and Jung-won is being eyed as a suspect. She teams up with detective Kim Tae-heon to get to the truth.
Veteran performer Kim was last seen in the K-drama Kill Heel. Before this, her latest series, screens she will be seen in Hwain Family Scandal opposite K-pop icon Rain.
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