October 8, 2023 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps MGG

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Praise be to the drama gods because Wie Ha-joon (The Worst of Evil) has been cast as the leading man in a romance, potentially joining Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) who is still in discussions. Titled Graduation, the series is in the planning stages with PD Ahn Pan-seok (One Spring Night, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food) as the talent behind the camera. [Osen]

The first script reading stills have dropped for ENA’s upcoming Moon in the Day, which stars Kim Young-dae (The Forbidden Marriage), Pyo Ye-jin (Taxi Driver 2), Ohn Joo-wan (Penthouse 3), and Jung Woong-in (The Good Bad Mother). With PD Pyo Min-soo (The Third Charm) at the helm and scripts by Kim Hye-won, the fantasy premieres next week on October 15. [Sports Donga]

Bae Doo-na (The Silent Sea) and Kim Yo-han (School 2021) will soon be returning to dramaland in a new sci-fi called Family Planning, which has offers out to Ryu Seung-beom (Moving) and Baek Yoon-shik (Vagabond) as well. Marking filmmaker Kim Sun’s (On the Line) first drama project, production is currently in talks to possibly release on Coupang Play. [Star News (1), (2)]
Speaking of ENA, a new revenge series called Parole Examiner Lee Han-shin (roughly translated) is in the works, which was the winning entry in KT Studio’s first ever writing contest held last year. Aiming to release sometime next year, Go Soo (Missing: The Other Side 2) has been signed on for the leading role with PD Yoon Sang-ho (Curtain Call) attached to direct. [Ilgan Sports]

Over on KBS, a new poster has come out for The Matchmakers, where Kim Ro-woon (Destined With You) and Jo Yi-hyun (All of Us Are Dead) will be taking us along on their mission as they pair up all of Joseon’s golden singles. Airing in the Monday-Tuesday slot, the rom-com premieres this month on October 30.[Osen]
In the meantime, MBC released more character posters for My Dearest, which will finally be back on our screens this week. Starring Namgoong Min (One Dollar Lawyer), Ahn Eun-jin (The Good Bad Mother), Lee Hak-joo (Shadow Detective 2), and Lee Da-in (Alice), in addition to Kim Yoon-woo (Delightfully Deceitful) and Lee Chung-ah (Celebrity), the sageuk will be returning with Part 2 of our story this October 13. [MBC]