Park Bo-gum is an athletic Good Boy

by solstices

Clockwise: Park Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, Oh Jung-se, Tae Won-seok, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Sang-yi

Just in time for the Olympics season, the official lineup for JTBC’s investigative action-comedy Good Boy has been announced, featuring former elite athletes who lay down their sporting gear to pick up the police badge.

Park Bo-gum (Record of Youth) headlines as the star boxer Yoon Dong-joo, whose fists once flew as swift as shooting stars. Alas, a single incident tanked his career and tarnished his honor, dashing his hopes of returning to the boxing ring. Then a second chance presents itself in the police force’s special recruitment for medalists, newly reinstated after eleven years. As Dong-joo steps into the unfamiliar sphere of law enforcement, the world rife with immoral crime reawakens his fighting spirit, stoking the ardent flames of justice.

Joining him on the squad is Kim So-hyun (Serendipity’s Embrace) as Ji Hanna, the shooting gold medalist who’s now the senior officer of the special Violent Crimes task force. Nicknamed the “shooting goddess” during her sporting career, Hanna once basked in the support of her adoring fans — but with popularity comes the flipside of anti-fan vitriol. Driven to retirement, Hanna reframed her ambitions, deciding instead to follow in her father’s footsteps and become an officer. Now, her gun points not toward paper targets, but toward incorrigible criminals.

On the other side of the law, Oh Jung-se (Sweet Home 3) takes on the role of Min Joo-young, a level 7 civil servant with a burgeoning ambition deep within. By day, he’s a diligent customs officer; upon nightfall, his affable smile turns malicious. Lurking in the shadows, Joo-young wreaks havoc upon the city through evil deeds.

Rounding out our police squad, we have Lee Sang-yi (My Demon) as the assistant inspector and fencing silver medalist Kim Jong-hyun, who stepped down from the piste after sustaining an injury. Heo Sung-tae (Crash) flexes his guns as Go Man-shik, the wrestling bronze medalist who now serves as the team’s leader. Last but not least, we have another senior officer in Tae Won-seok (Player 2: Master of Swindlers), as the discus throw bronze medalist Shin Jae-hong.

Helmed by PD Shim Na-yeon (Beyond Evil, The Good Bad Mother) with scripts written by Lee Dae-il (Life on Mars), Good Boy is set to begin on November 16.

Via YNA

 
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