News bites: January 31, 2024

It’s been 20 years since MBC’s hit sageuk Dae Jang Geum had us glued to the screen and this time a sequel seems to be officially in the works, with Lee Young-ae (Maestra – Strings of Truth) returning to reprise her iconic role as Jang-geum. Currently called Female Physician Dae Jang Geum (working title, roughly translated), the historical is aiming to broadcast early next year, with plans to start filming in October. [News1]

Roh Yoon-seo (Black Knight) is in talks for the second season of Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead, potentially joining Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man), Park Ji-hoo (Little Women), Park Solomon (a.k.a. Lomon) (Revenge of Others), and Jo Yi-hyun (The Matchmakers) in the zombie-action series. Production for the new season continues under writer Chun Sung-il (L.U.C.A. – The Beginning), along with PD Lee Jae-kyu (Daily Dose of Sunshine) and PD Kim Nam-soo. [Newsen]

Speaking of high school terrors, the first poster has dropped for TVING’s upcoming Pyramid Game, giving us our first look at the central heroine and new transfer student played by Bona (Joseon Attorney). Slated to release next month on February 29, the suspense-thriller has PD Park So-yeon (The Heavenly Idol) directing with scripts penned by Choi Soo-yi. [News1]
Park Hae-soo (Narco-Saints), Kim Tae-hee (Lies Hidden in My Garden), and child actor Kim Na-yoon (Showtime Begins) have been added to the cast of Amazon Prime’s new series Butterfly. Based on a graphic novel by the same title, the 6-episode spy thriller stars Daniel Dae Kim and Reina Hardesty. [YTN]

In the meantime, the promos continue for Wonderful World, where our grief-stricken leads are met with rain in a moody first poster. Starring Kim Nam-joo (Misty), Cha Eun-woo (A Good Day to Be a Dog), Kim Kang-woo (Artificial City), and Im Se-mi (The Worst of Evil), the revenge mystery will be releasing on the first of March, airing in MBC’s weekend slot. [News1]
Over on Netflix, the newest poster and teaser for A Killer Paradox wrestles with a dark morality, making Choi Woo-shik (Our Beloved Summer) our accidental vigilante while detective Sohn Seok-gu (D.P. 2) is on his tail. The crime story unfolds next week on February 9, with writing by Kim Da-min and PD Lee Chang-hee (Hell Is Other People) at the helm. [Sports Donga]