News bites: March 12, 2024

by tccolb

• New character posters have dropped for Coupang Play’s Hide, enveloping our leads Lee Bo-young (Agency), Lee Moo-saeng (Maestra – Strings of Truth), Lee Chung-ah (My Dearest), and Lee Min-jae (Oh! Young-shim) in a foggy mystery-suspense. Premiering this month on March 23, production is being led by PD Kim Dong-hwi (The Tale of Nokdu) along with writers, Lee Hee-soo, Choi Ah-yul, and Hwang Yoo-jung. [News]

• Disney+ came out with new stills for the upcoming Blood Free, introducing us to retired soldier Joo Ji-hoon (Jirisan), who becomes bodyguard to biotech CEO Han Hyo-joo (Moving). With PD Park Chul-hwan (Grid) at the helm and scripts penned by Lee Soo-yeon (Grid, Forest of Secrets), the sci-fi thriller will be launching next month on April 10. [Newsen (1), (2)]
• Jung Sang-hoon (Twinkling Watermelon) has been cast as the lead in MBC’s new I Don’t Like Donkatsu (translated title), a cute and short romp with our village chief hero facing a pending vasectomy – which happens to coincide with his dog’s neutering procedure. Written by Noh Ye-ri with PD Kim Young-jae at the helm, the two-episode comedy is slated to broadcast later this year. [MBC]

Jung Sang-hoon

• Over on KBS, the search for truth continues in the latest teaser for Nothing Uncovered, where Kim Haneul (Kill Heel), Yeon Woo-jin (Daily Dose of Sunshine), and Jang Seung-jo (Death’s Game) are tangled in a mess of lies. Beginning next week on March 18, the crime-mystery will be airing in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [10 Asia]
• In the same week, KBS’s next weekender Beauty and Mr. Romantic will also be starting its run and we spend some more time with Im Soo-hyang (Kokdu: Season of Deity) and Ji Hyun-woo (Young Lady and Gentleman) in the latest batch of stills. Coming to our screens on March 23, the family drama is helmed by PD Hong Seok-gu (Oh! Samkwang Villa) with Kim Sa-kyung (Young Lady and Gentleman) writing. [Newsen (1), (2)]

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