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Well, that's a cliffhanger. You (we) are supposed to think about it and wait the next episode.

From post-credit lectures one could make a conclusion the show was an educational project. The network cooperated with law enforcement agencies or just executed a government contract. It was reasonably popular, so the customer in some government office probably said. "It was a good one, do another one." So someone literally ordered to make season 2.

1, That's why I wrote "kinda." It's not a hardcopy, but similarities are here.
2. In my opinion, if one kills people regularily and doesn't do it for self-defense, it means something is wrong with one's head. It doesn't matter if killing is made for gratification or for money. Perhaps, taking people's lives just for money is more repulsive and even scaring. So a contract killer is also a serial killer.

She is a brilliant actress, one of the best in Korea. Sol Kyung Gu and Jeon Do Yeon were both in one scene in Good News on Netflix recently. Jeon Do Yeon was incredible and just stole it. It was absolutely hilarious and deadly satire. She gives very nuanced performance in every thing I've seen her at.

The dude is good. I'm going to try and watch this show for Kim You Jung though.

So it's kinda Flower of Evil, but gender roles of the main couple are reverted.

I respect Kim You Jung for thinking outside the box and taking risque and challenging role instead of repeating same old, same old things (like an average cute romance/melodrama character). It shows her talent and sharps her acting skills both. And she met the challenge perfectly.

It could. But it may be part of bargaining from both sides, whether it's the network or the cast and crew. We'll see ratings. I doubt SBS would want to let the show having 21% ratings go.

It's pretty hard to binge 16 episodes per 1 h 10 min each though. It's like two days of doing nothing else except watching the show. I like they don't dump the entire season and show two episodes per week instead.

It's written in the top right angle under "Details," The final episode is set to be released on January 10.

Sol Kyung Gu and Jeon Do Yeon were both in one scene in Good News on Netflix recently. He played one of the main roles and she was in one scene. Unfortunately, they didn't interact in that scene, but Jeon Do Yeon was incredible and just stole it. It was absolutely hilarious and deadly satire. Fortunately, she neither did slapstick comedy, nor overacted like a lesser actress might have done, although she did have some farcic note in her performance, but it was subtle, just enough. I have a lot of hopes for this movie.

Well, Dear X is doing it pretty great. They explained the FL and did give her sobbing melodramatic backstory (and both actresses, a child and an adult were/are great), but they don't justify her.

This trailer looks much better than the first teaser a few weeks ago. That teaser didn't sell me the drama, this trailer very much did. It's less makjang-y (actually not makjang-y at all), but at the same time it feels like stakes are really high. One could see there are some material for the good cast to work with, something to chew in terms of the script. Jeon Do Yeon is a queen and she will be shining for sure in this show.

This trailer looks much better than the first teaser a few weeks ago. That teaser didn't sell me the drama, this trailer very much did. It's less makjang-y (actually not makjang-y at all), but at the same time it feels like stakes are really high. One could see there are some material for the good cast to work with, something to chew in terms of the script. Jeon Do Yeon is a queen and she will be shining for sure in this show.

Unfortunately, no, not just for 1st half of 2026. For example, season 2 of A Shop for Killers is set to release in 2nd half of 2026, it's written on Disney Plus Korea official account in X.

I agree. On one hand, this show really drags, it even looks like some example of torture porn, because some scenes are just repetitive or too long. Like the show's creators enjoy it. But on other hand, they seem to be afraid to show horrendous reality of domestic abuse. Yes, there are some good solutions, e. g. sound mixing, showing the situation from the victim's point of view. However, in general the show seems diluted. I do think Netflix recommended it to not shock American audience.

Dear X doesn't do it. Violent scenes aren't long, and there aren't too many of them, but they are striking and shocking. Furthermore, they add a bit of dark humor for a viewer to deal with it and avoid being "torture porn," for example, scenes with the FL as a child (the little girl is a delightful actress, it's the third thing I've seen her in, and she has been consistently great).

I was almost right. The release date happens to be December 18, TVING is going to take pause for a week after Dear X and start to release the show on Thursdays.

Yes, I can. And it's almost two minutes, not 50 seconds. There were much thunder and rain, a lot of screams and cries for about two minutes of footage. It does look a bit makjang-y. And that's okay, millions watch makjang. Why not? Of course, it a very small bit of the show (12 1-hour episodes), so it may be an elaborated gimmick to attract certain audience, nothing more. We'll see in the next batch of promo materials.

Some scenes are a bit overacted and remind makjang. I hope it's not the case. I don't doubt in the main cast, both FLs and MLs. It's writing and directing I'm worried about.

I guess it's a Thursday drama, and November 30 is Sunday. I guess it's set to release on December 11, after Dear X ends.