News bites: December 27, 2023

Comforting our weary souls with ice cream and childhood nostalgia, a new poster has dropped for JTBC’s Doctor Slump, where Park Shin-hye (Sisyphus) and Park Hyung-shik (Our Blooming Youth) unexpectedly find solace in each other’s company. Slated to air on January 27, the rivals-to-lovers rom-com has PD Oh Hyun-jong (The One and Only, Find Me in Your Memory) at the helm with scripts by Baek Sun-woo (My Roommate Is a Gumiho, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim). [News1]

Disney+ released a new poster for their action series A Shop for Killers, showcasing our fierce uncle-niece duo, played by Lee Dong-wook (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938) and Kim Hye-joon (Connect). Also starring Seo Hyun-woo (Celebrity), Jo Han-seon (Stove League), Park Ji-bin (Blind), and Geum Hae-na (Cannonball), the novel adaptation will be launching next month on January 17. [News1]

Over on TVING, the chilling tale of Death’s Game is set to continue in the upcoming Part 2 and the latest teaser prepares us for the showdown that Seo In-gook (Cafe Minamdang) et al. is determined to win. Facing off against Death – played by Park So-dam (Record of Youth) – and now Kim Ji-hoon (Love to Hate You) as well, the dark fantasy returns next week on January 5. [News1]
tvN’s Marry My Husband released another trailer as well, setting the stage for our heroine Park Min-young (Love in Contract) to re-do her life and get rid of the trash for good. Signaling a fresh start with a January 1 premiere, the revenge rom-com also stars Na In-woo (Longing for You), Lee Yi-kyung (Critical X), and Song Ha-yoon (Oh! Young-shim). [Newsen]

In the meantime, TV Chosun’s My Happy Ending is just days away and it’s hard not to be fooled by the adorable stills of doting dad Sohn Ho-joon (The First Responders 2) and darling daughter Choi So-yul (A Good Day to Be a Dog. However, the new teaser makes it clear that Jang Nara’s (Family: The Unbreakable Bond) happiness is about to be shattered when the thriller series begins this week on December 30. [Star News]
New character stills have come out for TVING’s LTNS (a.k.a. Long Time No Sex), featuring our comedy’s dispassionately married pair, Esom (Black Knight) and Ahn Jae-hong (Mask Girl). With filmmakers Im Dae-hyung (Moonlit Winter) and Jeon Go-woon (Persona) co-leading production in both writing and directing, the 6-episode series will be coming to our screens on January 19. [Sports Donga (1), (2)]