In my opinion, The Spy Gone North is the best K-movie ever made and one of my favourite movies of all time (I'm not Korean). So the directior is great, an the cast has some very strong names too, it may be a brilliant movie, I hope for it.
Casting depends on the age of twin brothers. How old are they? Playing two different characters, or even three or four ones is a complicated task. And here the actor will have to play at least I Su. Do Gyeong and I Su pretending to be Do Gyeong, all three roles are very different. Maybe eventually there will be Do Gyeong pretending to be I Su. It should be a very versatile actor, not you average handsome oppa.
If it's someone older, Lee Byung Hung or Shin Ha Kyun would do, maybe Cho Seung Woo and a few other examples. If it's someone younger, I would prefer Kang Ha Neul after Insider and Yadang: The Snitch, he would definitely manage.
It's on Disney+. Maybe it's just part 1, and there will be part 2 having 8 episodes too. For example, Disney+ did it with Shadow Detective, they divided 16 episodes into 2 parts and showed them as "season 1" and "season 2." Kinda another example is Made in Korea, but it's 12 episodes divided into 2 parts. "Season 1" was released in December 2025 and January 2026, and "season 2" is set for the end of 2026.
From what I'm reading here it looks like a Korean version of season 1 and 3 of True Detective, a famous American show. Two law enforcement officers, serial violent crimes, a bit of coutryside, systemic failure of law enforcement, maybe some corruption, some miscarriage of justice with an innocent people being blamed/convicted for the crime(s) they didn't commit, two (or more) timelines in 1980/90s and in the current time or recent past (let's say from late 2010s to the present). I guess some occult/cultist/ritualistic undertones would finish the picture. Am I right?
This series tries to present itself as a thriller, but it lacks the fundamentals of the genre.There is no real…
I haven't watched the show yet for several reasons, but I am thinking about it. I did watch the K-movie inspired by the same case, Memories of Murder (2003) which is one of the favourite Quentin Tarantino's movies. It showed the same issues in the police work: careless treatment of evidence/crime scenes, incompetence, lack of the strategy, police brutaility and efforts to find any scapegoat, prejudice against certain "weird" people and so on. There were various reasons for it: from it happening in the countryside (and the most competent cops are in the capital, it's a huge issue in South Korea for all areas of life, Seoul just drains all life from the rest regions) to consequences of the military dictatorship with the law enforcement having a bit different goals than keeping citizens safe.
Dong Wook mentioned at his fan meeting here in Brazil that the series will be released in the Korean summer, which…
Is the Korean summer different from other countries' summer? Or did he mean the standard summer in the Northern hemisphere, i. e. June-August, because most of Brazil (about 93%) is in the Southern hemisphere, so their summer is December-February?
They are literally filming it. And they were planning to do it until late July. Then it will be the time for post-production. So, the answer is no and there won't be any updates for months.
she Walks on Thick Gold Bars instead of thin ice lol pun intended
There are dozens of movies and shows about civilians who happen to get some valuable mcguffin belonging to organized crime (money, gold, drugs and so on) in the world culture, from No Country for Old Men to season 1 of Fargo to Beasts Clawing at Straws to, yes, Walking on Thin Ice. It's not a new idea.
It's the execution of the idea that matters. Now do you make it? What angle do you want to take? What characters do fight for this mcguffin? What ideas or concepts do you want to explore? Is it an action piece? Is it a drama about social institutions (e. g. a family)? Is it psychological drama? Is it thriller? Is it a classic tragedy about characters' flaws leading them to their demise? Is it a melodrama to show their emotions in such extreme situations? Is it a fish-out-of-water situation turning into a hero's journey? And so on.
I see "Romance" among genres of the drama, but I do hope it's a proper crime drama/thriller instead of being a thinly-veiled romantic/family drama which happens quite a lot in K-drama world. At least the first teaser makes such an impression. I still hope it will be more in line with Beasts Clawing at Straws or Karma.
It's probably June. Netflix releases a K-drama every 3 weeks or so. Bloodhounds season 2, If Wishes Could Kill and The WONDERfools are set to be released on April 3rd, April 24th and May 15th respectively. So two 2nd quarter time slots left, both are in June: June 5th and June 26th. One of them is for Teach You a Lesson and another one for The Notes From the Last Row.
It's probably June. Netflix releases a K-drama every 3 weeks or so. Bloodhounds season 2, If Wishes Could Kill and The WONDERfools are set to be released on April 3rd, April 24th and May 15th respectively. So two 2nd quarter time slots left, both are in June: June 5th and June 26th. One of them is for Teach You a Lesson and another one for The Notes From the Last Row.
Bae Doo Na was a powerhouse, an unstoppable machine in season 1, she is a main star of the show, of course. But Ryu Seong Beom was a heart of the show, an emotional core of it. I am very worried how they are going to manage without him.
So you are sure about it now? I have a strong suspicion about it, but maybe it's wrong. I am going to give this show a chance and try and watch 1 or 2 episodes.
Bo young has said it will come in late April so we will wait😭
Well, we know it's going to be a Wednesday. The most annoying thing is the latest Wednesday of this April being on April, 29. It's like almost May. The previous Wednesday is on April 22. Is it considered as late April? I don't know, for me it's closer to the middle.
Anyway, it's like two months between two original Disney+ shows. And the end of this year is stacked: A Shop for Killers S2, Made in Korea S2, Portraits of Delusion, The Remarried Empress. What a weird schedule!
I don't know. I am watching at the male actors' faces, and they all look like the definition of moral ambiguity.…
Well, I expect a little more like Beasts Clawing at Straws with gold as a mcguffin (instead of the money case in the movie). But we will have already seen the vibe and tone in the trailers.
If it's someone older, Lee Byung Hung or Shin Ha Kyun would do, maybe Cho Seung Woo and a few other examples. If it's someone younger, I would prefer Kang Ha Neul after Insider and Yadang: The Snitch, he would definitely manage.
It's the execution of the idea that matters. Now do you make it? What angle do you want to take? What characters do fight for this mcguffin? What ideas or concepts do you want to explore? Is it an action piece? Is it a drama about social institutions (e. g. a family)? Is it psychological drama? Is it thriller? Is it a classic tragedy about characters' flaws leading them to their demise? Is it a melodrama to show their emotions in such extreme situations? Is it a fish-out-of-water situation turning into a hero's journey? And so on.
Anyway, it's like two months between two original Disney+ shows. And the end of this year is stacked: A Shop for Killers S2, Made in Korea S2, Portraits of Delusion, The Remarried Empress. What a weird schedule!