News bites: December 16, 2023

Kim Jae-young (Love in Contract) is reviewing an offer to star in SBS’s new crime fantasy and romance The Judge From Hell, potentially joining Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus). With filmmaker Park Jin-pyo (Brave Citizen, Love Forecast) attached to direct, production is planning to start filming early in the new year and is expected to broadcast in the weekend slot. [Ilgan Sports]

A character teaser has come out for ENA’s Like Flowers in Sand, where we spend some more time with our work-in-progress hero Jang Dong-yoon (Daily Dose of Sunshine) and the place that he calls home. Now that he’s been reunited with childhood bestie Lee Joo-myung (Twenty Five Twenty One), the romance and underdog story will be launching next week on December 20. [MBC]
Also preparing for their upcoming premiere, Channel A’s new teaser takes us through the rise and fall of our main pair’s romance in Between Him and Her (previously Man and Woman). Starring Donghae (Oh! Young-shim) and Lee Seol (D.P. 2), the webtoon adaptation will be coming to our screens on December 26. [Newsen]

New stills have dropped for tvN’s rom-com Marry My Husband, showcasing our revenge-seeking Park Min-young (Love in Contract) who will be re-writing her future with the help of Na In-woo (Longing for You). Adding to the teetering pile of tropes, we also get our first peek at cutie chef Lee Ki-kwang (Lovely Horribly) who crushed on our heroine during his high school days. Slated to air in the Monday-Tuesday slot, the story unfolds on January 1. [MBC, Sports Donga]
Speaking of revenge, TV Chosun released an evocative special teaser for My Happy Ending, where Jang Nara (Family: The Unbreakable Bond) must face a dark turn and betrayal in her life with Sohn Ho-joon (The First Responders 2). The psychological thriller premieres this month on December 30, with production led by PD Jo Soo-won (Today’s Webtoon, Thirty But Seventeen) and writer Baek Sun-hee. [MBC]
It’s teasers all around this week and KBS’s latest trailer is for the historical fantasy Love Song for Illusion, showcasing leads Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 1) and Hong Ye-ji (2037) in new posters as well. The tragic romance begins on January 2, following The Matchmakers in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [News, News]