News bites: December 7, 2022

The first script reading stills have just landed for SBS’s Law Money, featuring leads Lee Seon-kyun (Dr. Brain), Moon Chae-won (Flower of Evil), Park Hoon (Big Mouth), and Kang Yoo-seok (I Haven’t Done My Best Yet). Premiering January 6 in the Friday-Saturday slot, the revenge drama has filmmaker Lee Won-tae (The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil) at the helm with scripts by Kim Won-seok (Man to Man). [My Daily]

A pretty new poster and video teaser has arrived for Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist 2 and it looks like season two will be kicking things up a notch in the romance area for our Joseon medical duo: Kim Min-jae (Dal-li and Gamjatang) and Kim Hyang-gi (A Moment at Eighteen). The sageuk will be returning to our screens on January 11, this time airing in the Wednesday-Thursday slot. [News1 (1), (2)]

Netflix’s The Fabulous released a new teaser as well, revealing a little more about our OTP’s past history and the complicated state of their current relationship. Starring Chae Soo-bin (Rookie Cops), Min-ho (Yumi’s Cells), Park Hee-jung, and Lee Sang-woon (Lovers of the Red Sky), The Fabulous story unfolds this month on December 23. [Osen]
ENA is lining up a new rom-com called Bora! Deborah, which stars Yoo Inna (Snowdrop), Yoon Hyun-min (The Goddess of Revenge), and Joo Sang-wook (Alchemy of Souls). Slated to air in 2023, Ah Kyung (Mad for Each Other) will be penning the scripts with PD Lee Tae-gon (Mad for Each Other, Age of Youth 2) attached to direct. [Sports Kyunghyang]

Kim Soo-hyun (One Ordinary Day) and Kim Ji-won (My Liberation Notes) are finally confirmed for writer Park Ji-eun’s (Crash Landing on You) newest project, Queen of Tears (working title). With PD Kim Won-hee (Little Women, Vincenzo) co-directing alongside PD Jang Young-woo (Bulgasal: Immortal Souls), the romance will begin filming early next year and is planning to broadcast towards the end of 2023 . [Sports Chosun]
Jeon Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area) and Moon Sang-min (Under the Queen’s Umbrella) are both in talks for a new web-novel adaptation called Wedding Impossible. The story has an actress playing the part of a gay chaebol heir’s significant other, but his younger brother is strongly opposed to their (contract) marriage. Filming is set to begin once casting has been finalized. [Sports Chosun]
MBC’s upcoming Kkokdu’s Season released stills from their script reading, featuring the main cast: Kim Jung-hyun (Mr. Queen), Im Soo-hyang (Woori the Virgin), Ahn Woo-yeon (Young Lady and Gentleman), Dasom (Was it Love), Cha Chung-hwa (Why Her), and Kim In-kwon (Cleaning Up). The fantasy premieres January 27 and will be airing in MBC’s weekend slot. [MBC]