News bites: June 21, 2023

Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho

JTBC’s fantasy Behind Your Touch has finally been slotted into the year’s schedule, premiering this summer on August 12. Starring Lee Min-ki (My Liberation Notes), Han Ji-min (Yonder), and EXO’s Suho (Rich Man), it’s reunions all around with production led by the duo behind The Light in Your Eyes — PD Kim Seok-yoon (My Liberation Notes) and writer Lee Nam-kyu (Awl). The series will follow King the Land in the weekend slot. [JTBC]

SBS announced that National Death Penalty Vote is coming this summer as well, headlined by Park Hae-jin (Showtime Begins), Park Sung-woong (Bloodhounds), and one of the busiest women this year Im Ji-yeon (Lies Hidden in My Garden). Directed by filmmaker Park Shin-woo (White Night) with scripts by Jo Yoon-young (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo), the thriller will be kicking off with two episodes back-to-back on August 10 and will be airing once a week on Thursdays thereafter. [SBS]

The first poster has dropped for the Netflix series D.P. 2, confirming the new season’s release date on July 28. Continuing the story from where we left off in Season 1, Jung Hae-in (Connect), Gu Kyo-hwan (Monstrous), Kim Sung-kyun (Divorce Attorney Shin), and Sohn Seok-gu (Big Bet) will all be returning to reprise their roles. Production also remains in the trusted hands of filmmaker Han Joon-hee (Hit-and-Run Squad) and the original webtoon creator Kim Bo-tong. [Sports Chosun]
Over on tvN, we get a clearer divide of good versus evil in the new group posters for The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch. Coming back to our screens to re-start the fight against demons on July 29, the large ensemble cast will be led by Season 1’s original foursome: Jo Byung-kyu (Stove League), Yoon Joon-sang (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Se-jung (Today’s Webtoon), and Yeom Hye-ran(The Glory). [News1]

A new youth drama called Night Has Fallen (roughly translated) is in the works for LG’s U+ Mobile TV, lining up Lee Jae-in (Racket Boys), Kim Woo-seok (Finland Papa), Choi Ye-bin (It’s Beautiful Now), Cha Woo-min (Weak Hero Class 1), Ahn Ji-ho (All of Us Are Dead), and Jung Sori (Move to Heaven). The mystery-thriller has PD Im Dae-woong attached to direct and is planning to start filming in July. [Sports Kyunghyang]
The ~mysterious~ Hwang Min-hyun (Alchemy of Souls) takes the center stage in tvN’s newest poster for My Lovely Liar, which also stars Kim So-hyun (Love Alarm 2), Yoon Ji-on (Tomorrow), Seo Ji-hoon (Revenge of Others), and Lee Si-woo (The Fabulous). Adding to the growing list of K-superheroes this summer, the fantasy rom-com launches next month on July 31. [Sports Donga]