February 11, 2023 » Dramabeans MGG

News bites: February 11, 2023

by tccolb

• Expanding on the Forest of Secrets universe, a new spin-off called Good or Bad Dong-jae is in the works with Lee Jun-hyuk’s (Dark Hole) Seo Dong-jae as the central character. Production is still in the planning stages with PD Jin Chang-kyu (Military Prosecutor Doberman) attached to direct, and scripts co-written by Kim Sang-won and Hwang Ha-jung. The original series writer Lee Soo-yeon (Grid) will be assuming a creative role. [News1]

• Park Eun-bin (Extraordinary Attorney Woo) has confirmed casting for the rom-com Desert Island Diva, playing a hopeful character who holds onto her singing dreams – even after 15 years lost on a deserted island. Production is being led by long-time colleagues, PD Oh Choong-hwan (Big Mouth) and writer Park Hye-ryun (Pinnochio), whose last collaboration was tvN’s Start-Up. [News1]

L, Choi Jin-hyuk

• Over on MBC, L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo) (Secret Royal Inspector) and Choi Jin-hyuk (Zombie Detective) have been locked in for Numbers: Watchdogs in a Concrete Jungle (roughly translated), which was previously called Accounting Firm. Slated to broadcast later this year, the office drama has also cast fellow Infinite member Lee Sung-yeol (Love Returns). [MBC, Newsen]
• Ra Mi-ran (Dr. Park’s Clinic) and Lee Re (Hellbound) are becoming rival shop owners for a new fantasy called Strange Snack Shop Jeonchundang (roughly translated). Based on the Japanese novel series Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendo, which also has an anime adaptation, the Korean drama version will be penned by Lee Ji-hyun with PD Park Bong-seop (Eve) at the helm. [News]

Ra Mi-ran, Lee Re

• Park Ji-hyun (Reborn Rich) is in talks for SBS’s Gold Spoon (working title), which is also being reported under the title Chaebol x Detective (roughly translated). If she accepts, Park will be playing a police detective opposite Ahn Bo-hyun (Military Prosecutor Doberman), who she previously worked with on Yumi’s Cells. [Sports Chosun]
• With his upcoming army discharge on the 22nd, Jang Ki-yong (Now We Are Breaking Up) is considering an offer to star in Although I Am Not a Hero. Directed by PD Jo Hyun-tak (Snowdrop, SKY Castle) and written by Joo Hwa-mi (Welcome), the story is about a super-powered family who loses their special abilities. [Star News]
• MBC’s Joseon Lawyer released stills from their first script reading, featuring the main trio: Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch), Bona (Twenty Five Twenty One), and Cha Hak-yeon (Tomorrow). Joined by Chun Ho-jin (My Liberation Notes) and Choi Moo-sung (Insider) among many others, the fictional sageuk premieres this March. [MBC]

 
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