Sohn Ye-jin (Thirty-Nine) is becoming an ambitious talent agency CEO in Netflix’s upcoming new series Variety, managing a top star idol group and darkly crossing paths with their diehard fangirl Jo Yuri (Squid Game 3). Currently in the early stages, the thriller has Kim Yong-hoon (Masked Girl, Beasts Clawing at Straws) at the helm, handling both directing and scripts. [News1]
Ma Dong-seok (Police Unit 38, The Roundup: Punishment) has been busily gathering his angel team of Twelve, preparing for the showdown against our demon crow Park Hyung-shik (Buried Hearts) in the latest posters. The action-hero drama will be taking flight next month on August 23, broadcasting its tale on weekends through KBS and Disney+. [Newsen (1), (2)]
On Netflix, Kim Nam-gil (The Fiery Priest 2) and Kim Young-kwang (The Haunted Palace) are stepping into action as our opposing leads for the crime-thriller Trigger in the newest batch of stills. Mired in an escalating situation with illegal guns on the spread in South Korea, the series unfolds on July 25 this week, with directing and writing by filmmaker Kwon Oh-seung (Midnight). [Newsen]
SBS’s The Winning Try has put a new video teaser out on the field, tasking Yoon Kye-sang (The Frog) with the near impossible mission of leading our rugby team from last to first place – all while trying to make amends with his angry ex-girlfriend Im Se-mi (My Dearest Nemesis). The underdog sports comedy begins on July 25 as well, with production led by PD Jang Young-seok (Taxi Driver 2) and writer Im Jin-ah. [News]
The first posters have been dished out on tvN, sending present day chef Yoon-ah (King the Land) on a timeslip adventure, to wish Bon Appetit, Your Majesty to Joseon king Lee Chae-min (Crushology 101). Following Law and the City in the weekend slot, the fantasy romance and webnovel-adaptation is slated to premiere in August next month. [Sports Donga]
Promos continue on MBC with another bundle of stills for the crime-medical Mary Kills People, where doctor Lee Bo-young (Hide) and cop Lee Min-ki (Crash) wrestle with the ethics surrounding choice and euthanasia. Also starring fellow doctor Kang Ki-young (Queen of Divorce), the Canadian series remake will be coming to our screens on August 1. [MBC]
News bites: July 21, 2025
by tccolb
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