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- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.Title : 미스터선샤인 (Mr. Sunshine)
Genre : Epic/Historical/Action Drama
Network : tvN
Director : 이응복
Writing : 김은숙
Casting : 이병헌(유진 초이), 김태리(고애신),
유연석(구동매), 변요한(김희성), 김민정(쿠도 히나) - StarsAhn Suk-hwanYeo Jin-gooLee Soo-hyukA series of murders occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of geniuses who are willing to risk their lives for their cause/goals, and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations.Title : 뿌리깊은 나무 (A deep-rooted Tree)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/Suspense
Network : SBS
Director : 장태유, 신경수
Casting : 한석규(이도), 장혁(강채윤), 신세경(소이), 윤제문, 조진웅 - StarsLee Je-HoonKim Hye-suCho Jin-woongA cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.Title : 시그널 (Signal)
Genre : Thriller/Suspense/Mystery/Fantasy
Network : tvN
Director : 김원석
Casting : 이재훈, 김혜수, 조진웅, 장현성, 정해균, 김원해 - StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyukWith the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.Title : 비밀의 숲
(Original : Forest of Secret / Netflix : Stranger)
Genre : Thriller/Suspense
Network : TVN
Director : 안길호
Casting : 조승우 (Seung-woo Cho), 배두나 (Bae Doo Na), 이준혁 - StarsLee HyeriGo Kyung-pyoRyu Jun-yeolFive childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul in 1988, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures.Title : 응답하라 1988 (Reply 1988)
Genre : Comedy/Drama/Classic
Network : tvN
Director : 신원호
Casting : 성동일, 이일화, 라미란, 김성균, 김선영, 혜리, 박보검, 류준열, 고경표, 이동휘, 안재홍, 유재명, 류혜영 - StarsGo AraJung WooYoo Yeon-seokIn 1994, college students were crazy about basketball and Korea's hip-hop artists; with students from various countryside areas attending college in Seoul, they mingle together for true friendship, love and lots of fun at a boarding house.Title : 응답하라 1994 (Reply 1994)
Genre : Comedy/Drama/Classic
Network : tvN
Director : 신원호
Casting : 성동일, 이일화, 고아라, 정우, 유연석, 손호준, 김성균, 도희, 바로 - StarsJeong Woong-inKim Jung-hyunRyu DamStory of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.Title : 선덕여왕 (The Great Queen Seonduk)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/War
Network : MBC
Director : 박홍균, 김근홍
Casting : 이요원(진평왕의 딸, 덕만공주 / 선덕여왕), 고현정(미실), 엄태웅(김유신), 유승호(김춘추), 김남길(비담), 박예진(천명공주) - StarsIm Si-wanLee Sung-minKang So-raThis a Drama series about a group of co-workers in their twenties who started their job at a big multinational company. This is a story about their everyday life, about their journey each day at the office.Title : 미생 (Incomplete Life)
Genre : Drama/business
Network : tvN
Director : 김원석
Casting : 임시완, 이성민, 김대명, 강소라, 강하늘, 변요한 - StarsGong YooKim Go-eunLee Dong-wookIn his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.Title : 쓸쓸하고 찬란하신 : 도깨비 (Goblin)
Genre : Fantasy/Romance/Action
Network : tvN
Director : 이응복
Casting : 공유(김신), 이동욱(저승사자), 김고은(지은탁) - StarsPark Hae-sooJung Kyung-hoKrystal JungBaseball pitcher Kim Je-hyeok becomes a convict overnight after being sent to prison for defending his sister from a sexual assault, days before he was due to fly to the US to join the Boston Red Sox.Title : 슬기로운 깜방생활 (Sensible Prison Life)
Genre : Comedy/Drama
Network : tvN
Director : 신원호
Casting : 박해수, 정경호, 정수정, 임화영, 김경남, 정웅인 - StarsJun Ji-hyunKim Soo-hyunPark Hae-jinDo Min-Joon, an alien that came to our planet 400 years ago, will be able to return to his planet in 3 months, but when he meets famous actress Chun Song-Yi, all the centuries he spent distancing himself from humans come to an end.Title : 별에서 온 그대 (You who from the star)
Genre : Fantasy/Romance/Comedy
Network : SBS
Director : 장태유
Casting : 전지현(천송이), 김수현(도민준), 박해진(이휘경) - StarsJun Ji-hyunLee Min-hoLee Hee-joonA mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.Title : 푸른 바다의 전설 (Legend of bluesea)
Genre : Fantasy/Romance/Comedy
Network : SBS
Director : 진혁
Casting : 전지현, 이민호, 이희준, 황신혜, 성동일, 문소리, 신혜선 - StarsOh Gwang-RokChoi Min-sooPark Sang-WonA fairy tale about king-Arthur-type main character, story of karma, passions and political ambitions in the ancient kingdom.Title : 태왕사신기 (Tales of Great King's Four God)
Genre : Fantasy/Epic/Romance/Action
Network : MBC
Director : 김종학, 윤상호
Casting : 배용준(담덕, 광개토대왕), 문소리(서기하), 이지아(수지니), 최민수, 오광록, 박성웅, 이필립, 이다희 - StarsSong Joong-kiSong Hye-kyoJin GooThis drama tells of the love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer.Title : 태양의 후예 (Descendant of Sun)
Genre : Action/Romance
Network : SBS
Director : 이응복, 백상훈
Casting : 송중기, 송혜교, 진구, 김지원 - StarsLee Bo-youngLee Jong-sukYoon Sang-HyunA sharp female lawyer with no filter teams up with a public defender and a high-school student with special gifts to bring down a killer with a personal vendetta.Title : 너의 목소리가 들려 (I hear your voice)
Genre : Legal drama/Thriller/Suspense/Romance
Network : SBS
Director : 조수원
Casting : 이보영(장혜성), 윤상현(차관우), 이종석(박수하), 이다희, 정웅인 - StarsHan Suk-kyuByeon Woo-minJin Kyung"Romantic Doctor Kim" is a "real doctor" story set in a small, humble hospital called Dol Dam Hospital. It is a story about people who meet Kim Sa Bu (Han Suk Kyu), a genius doctor, and discover "real romance."Title : 낭만닥터 김사부 (Romantic Doctor Master Kim)
Genre : Medical Drama
Network : SBS
Director : 유인식
Casting : 한석규(김사부), 유연석(강동주), 서현진(윤서정, 김민제, 임원희, 변우민 - StarsKim Myung-minChoi Jae-sungLee Jae-ryongIt is late 1598, shortly before the Battle of Noryang, the final confrontation of the Imjin War. The remnants of the Japanese invasion force are desperate to go home but are also driven by the personal motivation to beat their greatest adversary, Admiral Yi Sun Shin, once and for all. Self-serving Ming generals and Joseon officials also fear Yi's growing popularity and its impact on their personal base of power. These incidentally combining ambitions fan King Seon Jo's paranoia and make him eventually fear that Yi might come after his throne, and after a series of what he calls acts of high treason he decides to have Yi arrested. Yi, on the other hand, is determined to teach the Japanese a lesson for the atrocities they committed on the Korean people, and despite orders to remain quiet while the Japanese are to pull out without anymore bloodshed, he rallies his naval force and prepares for the upcoming battle. the battle commences and the Japanese are dealt a crippling blow, but Yi is fatally wounded by an arquebuse bullet. As he lays dying, the plot backtracks important stations of Yi's life, from his boyhood to his military career, his disgrace at the hands of his king and his reinstatement, back to the battle of Noryang, where he succumbs to his wound just as victory is declared.Title : 불멸의 이순신 (Immortal Yi Soon-shin)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/War
Network : KBS
Director : 이성주, 한준서
Casting : 김명민(이순신), 최재성(원균), 이재룡(유성룡) - StarsLee Yeong-aeHong Ri-naJi Jin-heeA series based on a real person in Korean history, Suh, Jang-geum.Title : 대장금 (Great Jang-Gum)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/Food/Medical
Network : MBC
Director : 이병훈
Casting : 이영애(장금), 지진희(민정호), 홍리나, 임호, 지상렬 - StarsJun Kwang-ryulHwang Soo-JungByung-se KimThe life, struggle and ascension of doctor Hur Jun, an exponential medical figure during his times.Title : 허준 (Hur-Jun)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/Medical
Network : MBC
Director : 이병훈
Casting : 전광렬, 이순재, 김병세, 황수정, 성현아, 임현식 - StarsCho Seung-wooLee Yo-wonChang-min SonA Medical drama about the life of a low-class veterinarian of that era who was a horse doctor then becoming a high official as a court physician in charge of the king's health in the late period of the Joseon Dynasty.Title : 마의 (Horse Doctor)
Genre : Epic/Historical Drama/Medical
Network : MBC
Director : 이병훈, 최정규
Casting : 조승우(백광현), 이요원(강지녕), 손창민, 유선, 이순재