News bites: May 4, 2025

11 May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

by tccolb

Netflix announced production for the fantasy-horror and mystery Perfect Job (working title, previously Honey Jar Project), lining up Lee Jae-wook (The Impossible Heir), Go Min-shi (The Frog), Kim Min-ha (Way Back Love), and Lee Hee-joon (Karma) in the first script reading stills. The 8-episode series has filmmaker Kim Da-min (FAQ, A Killer Paradox) at the helm, with scripts co-penned by Kyung Min-sun (Tarot) and Lee Shin-ji (Concrete Utopia). [MBC]

Lee Seol (Between Him and Her) confirmed casting as a second lead in SBS’s upcoming Our Movie, playing a star celeb who once had a dating scandal with director Namgoong Min (My Dearest) in the past. Co-starring Jeon Yeo-bin (A Time Called You) and Seo Hyun-woo (The Fiery Priest 2), the melodrama is expected to premiere this June. [JTBC]
Wavve released their first poster for the action series ONE – High School Heroes, partnering top student Lee Jung-ha (The Auditors) with skilled fighter Kim Do-wan (Wedding Impossible) to upend the pecking order at their school. Coming to our screens sometime this month, the webtoon adaptation has Im Hyun-tae (Taxi Driver 2), Kim Sang-ho (The Haunted Palace), and Kim Joo-ryung (Queen of Tears) in the lineup as well. [MBC]

A new special teaser has dropped on Disney+, opening the box of Nine Puzzles for criminal profiler (and former murder suspect) Kim Da-mi (Our Beloved Summer) as well as detective Sohn Seok-gu (Heavenly Ever After). Showcasing footage in addition to interviews with the cast and crew – including filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin (Narco-Saints) – the crime-thriller will be launching with six episodes on May 21, then 3 on May 28, and the final 2 on June 4. [MBC]
Promos continue on tvN with new teasers for Second Shot at Love (found here and here), featuring our soon-to-be sober soulmates and first loves: Sooyoung (Not Others) and Gong Myung (Way Back Love). Following The Divorce Insurance in the Monday-Tuesday slot, the rom-com will be premiering next week on May 12. [MBC]
In the meantime, MBC came out with a new poster for Director Maeng’s Internet Troll, giving us our first look at the story’s odd couple and enemies-to-friends pair: basketball director Park Sung-woong (Dongjae the Good or the Bastard) and his biggest anti-fan Park Su-oh (The Witch). The short comedy will have a 2-episode runtime and is slated to broadcast over a weekend, on May 23-24 later this month. [MBC]

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1 Dylan [My Dearest Undercover Potato]

May 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Finally, some news about Our Movie. Impressive cast and good teasers, I've been waiting to hear more about it for a while.

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2 Kurama

May 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM

1) I'm not a fan of this genre but the casting is great!

2) I don't care if I cry, I need a good romance!

3) High school and fighting... really original.

4) I'm curious about it.

5) I hope they will address the alchoholic theme seriously.

6) Two episodes? The enemies to friends thing will be fast...

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1. If Song Kang is the "son of Netflix", I'm pretty sure Go Min-si is well on her way to becoming the "daughter of Netflix". Kinda funny how Netflix isn't even trying to hide that they're playing favorites. Not that I'm complaining though.

4. Excited for this. The cast is great, so I'm really hoping this is good.

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Midnight

May 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM

Kinda funny how Netflix isn't even trying to hide that they're playing favorites

It's usually in their contract. If they accept one drama deal from Netflix they have to do specific number of dramas during the next specific number of months. (The lowest number is one drama during the next 18 months)

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Midnight

May 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM

That is what I have heard from actors' interviews, not that I know anything about Netflix contracts😅

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welh

May 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM

My understanding that in a Netflix contract drama, the actors are bound by an 18 month "sequel clause" where Netflix can green light more seasons of the show. This clause can interfere with other opportunities since it can be triggered at any time. Because of it, many actors opt for another Netflix show to avoid conflicts.

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Midnight

May 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM

Thank you, it's very probable that I misunderstood the interviewers.

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4 Reply1988 - 🍊Mother Bean🍊

May 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM

Our movie, second shot at love, and Internet troll are the main ones for the watchlist.
What is going on with the school fight club dramas? I doubt this will compete with Study group for humour and found family. I don’t know about its comparison to the Weak hero franchise as I didn’t watch them but I expect it is too soon to be releasing another one in this genre.

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Gikata

May 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM

Guess kids these days don't give a fig about high school romance and other positive takes on youth genre, all they want is to kick their classmate bullies.

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Reply1988 - 🍊Mother Bean🍊

May 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM

🤣 I bet the youth of today don't even watch dramas, let alone ones about school. Who has time when they are at school until late into the night.

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5 bong-soo

May 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM

No. 3. Wavve’s ONE: HIGH SCHOOL HEROES.
This just in. Late rewrite to the plot. Based on Seo Kang-joon’s recent success in MBC’s UNDERCOVER HIGH SCHOOL, Kim Sang-ho (age 54)’s role is changing. He will no longer play the ML’s dad but he will be fitted for a high school blazer and play one of the ML’s good high school classmates taking on the bullying bad kids.

I hope also that ML Lee Jung-ha has been training for his role with Hyun-joong (Lee Jun-young) at 24-HOUR HEALTH CLUB because based on my memory of his Han-su in tvN’s THE AUDITORS (2024) physically he will need a transformation if he is to take on the bad kids in high school.
All that being said I will be there for ONE if available on a legal US stream. (O/T. I decided to pass on Netflix’s WEAK HERO CLASS 2.)