News bites: May 25, 2024

With the premiere for TVING’s Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (previously I Openly Dream of Cinderella) now just a week away, we’ll soon be following our heroine Pyo Ye-jin (Moon in the Day) as she strives to find her happily-ever-after prince. Whimsically pictured in new character posters, together with Lee Jun-young (The Impossible Heir), Kim Hyun-jin (Cheer Up), and Song Ji-woo (Doctor Slump), the rom-com will be coming to our screens on May 31. [News]
A new thriller called Pig Pen is in the works with Cha Seung-won (Our Blues), Jang Ki-yong (The Atypical Family), Kim Dae-myung (Hospital Playlist, and Noh Jung-eui (Our Beloved Summer) reviewing offers to headline the webtoon adaptation. Set on a remote island where our adrift hero finds an old vacation rental run by a mysterious family, the series has filmmaker Kim Sang-man (The Tenor – Lirico Spinto) attached to direct. [Newsen, Xports News]

New stills are out for JTBC’s A Prefabricated Family, showcasing our title’s found group in a remake of the hit Chinese drama Go Ahead. With dads Choi Won-young (Twinkling Watermelon) and Choi Moo-sung (Like Flowers in Sand), taking Hwang In-yub (Why Her), Jung Chae-yeon (The Golden Spoon), and Bae Hyun-sung (Miraculous Brothers) under their wings, the coming-of-age romance is expected to release later this year. [MBC]

Speaking of JTBC, Yeon Woo-jin (Nothing Uncovered) is said to be holding onto his police badge, transferring from Seoul to a quiet village in the Jeolla province for the period comedy Sales of Virtue. There, in the 1990s, he’ll meet our door-to-door sales ladies of cheeky wares, including Kim So-yeon (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938), Kim Sung-ryung (Kill Heel), Lee Se-hee (Bad Prosecutor), and Kim Sun-young (Queen of Divorce). [Star News]
Oh Jung-se (Sweet Home 2) has reportedly been cast in the upcoming spy melodrama Polaris, joining Jeon Ji-hyun (jirisan) and Kang Dong-won (Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman) in the lineup. With production led by the Little Women duo, PD Kim Hee-won (Queen of Tears) and writer Jung Seo-kyung (Mother), the series is currently in filming and is scheduled to wrap this October. [YTN]
tvN’s Player 2: Master of Swindlers has been busily pushing out promos before the action-caper’s premiere, including a slew of new stills and a special preview clip. Why hello, Im Seul-ong (Mrs. Cop 2). Starring Song Seung-heon (Black Knight) and Oh Yeon-seo (Cafe Minamdang), along with Lee Shi-un (Bad Prosecutor), Tae Won-seok (Bloodhounds), and Jang Gyuri (Cheer Up), the series will be launching on June 3 in the Monday-Tuesday slot. [News1 (1), (2)]