News bites: October 31, 2024

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Gathering to discuss their next important mission, mom Bae Doona (The Silent Sea) calls a meeting for their super-powered family in the first poster released for Coupang Play’s Family Planning. In a busy month of premieres, the fantasy thriller will be launching on November 29, also starring dad Ryu Seung-beom (Moving), grandpa Baek Yoon-shik (Vagabond), son Lomon (Branding in Seongsu), and daughter Lee Soo-hyun. [MBC]

Twelve has also assembled their large ensemble lineup, with our big bad demon crow Park Hyung-shik (Doctor Slump), daring to oppose tiger angel Ma Dong-seok (Police Unit 38, The Roundup: Punishment). Working alongside human manager Sung Dong-il (Han River), our angel good guys also include: Seo In-gook (Death’s Game), Lee Joo-bin (Tarot), and Go Kyu-pil (Tarot), as well as Kang Mina (Welcome to Samdal-ri), Sung Yoo-bin (No Way Out – The Roulette), Ahn Ji-hye (The First Responders 2), and Taiwanese actress Regina Lei (I Can See You Shine). [YTN]

Ahn Hyo-seop (A Time Called You) is considering an offer to become a former Taekwondo athlete and our now struggling, angsty hero in a new crime-mystery called A Night in Heaven (roughly translated). The novel adaptation is still in the planning stages with PD Yoon Jong-ho (Lovely Runner, Times) attached to direct. [Osen, Star News]
ENA will be delivering a frothy rom-com on November 4, Brewing Love between our leads in the latest poster and teaser. With the chilly fall now bristling at our doors, Kim Se-jung (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch), Lee Jong-won (Bad Memory Eraser), Shin Do-hyun (Doom at Your Service), and Baek Sung-chul (Tell Me That You Love Me) take us back to sunny summer days for a round of beer tasting in the fields. [Sports Donga]

In Channel A’s newest teaser, we’re thrown into the jokingly makjang love square in Marry YOU, entangling Lee Yi-kyung (Marry My Husband), Jo Soo-min (Penthouse 2), iKON’s Ju-ne (a.k.a. Gu Jun-hoe) (Twinkling Watermelon), and Ji Yi-soo (Sponsor) in the comedy romance. Coming to our screens on November 16, the series will be airing on weekends. [Sports Donga]
SBS has been busy preparing for The Fiery Priest 2, squashing our characters en masse into the new poster with Kim Nam-gil (Song of the Bandits) at the head. Premiering next week on November 8, the second season will have our hero following his holy duty to kick baddie butts once again, with Honey Lee (Knight Flower) and Kim Sung-kyun (Moving) also joining in on the fun. [SBS]