News bites: November 17, 2024

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New character posters have dropped for Coupang Play’s upcoming fantasy-black comedy, where Bae Doona (The Silent Sea), Ryu Seung-beom (Moving), and Baek Yoon-shik (Vagabond) are gearing up for Family Planning. With Lomon (Branding in Seongsu) and Lee Soo-hyun also tagging along, our superpowered family will begin kicking down baddies on November 29 this month. [MBC, Newsen]

Chae Jong-hyeop (Serendipity’s Embrace) is reviewing an offer to become an engineer in the new series Shining, potentially romancing a hotelier Kim Min-joo (Connection). Production is currently at the casting stage with plans to broadcast sometime next year. PD Kim Yoon-jin (Tell Me That You Love Me, Our Beloved Summer) is at the helm with scripts by Lee Sook-yeon (A Piece of Your Mind). [Osen (1), (2)]

In the meantime, Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day) and Chae Soo-bin (The Fabulous) are counting down the minutes for When the Phone Rings on MBC. Also featuring Heo Nam-joon (Your Honor) and Jang Gyuri (Player 2 – Master of Swindlers) in the latest stills, the romance-thriller will be launching on November 22, airing on weekends starting later this week. [MBC]
KBS prepared new stills for the fantasy-comedy Who Is She, giving us another look at our downtrodden heroine Kim Hae-sook (Mr. Plankton). But come December, she’ll be transforming into her 20-year old self – played by Jung Ji-so (The Glory) – creating some fun shenanigans with Jinyoung (Sweet Home 3) and Chae Won-bin (Doubt). [Sports Donga]

Im Ji-yeon (The Killing Vote) is getting a remarkable second chance as well, going from poverty to riches in JTBC’s The Tale of Lady Ok. Choo Young-woo (Oasis) thus introduces his side of the story in the new teaser, confessing his love for not a slave but a noble woman. With production led by PD Jin Hyuk (Sisyphus: The Myth, Legend of the Blue Sea) and writer Park Ji-sook (Uncle), the sageuk romance will be coming to our screens on November 30. [Osen]
New posters have arrived on Netflix, lining up at the doors of Squid Game 2 ahead of its premiere on December 26. Calling back our Player 456 Lee Jung-jae (Chief of Staff, The Acolyte) for more playground dares, the series zips up a new ensemble of tracksuit players, while Lee Byung-heon (Our Blues) and Gong Yoo (The Silent Sea) reprise their roles from Season 1. [Sports Donga,]