News bites: May 28, 2022

I’m loving the color palette of TV Chosun’s new poster for The Witch Is Alive, as well as Lee Yuri’s (Lies of Lies) wild look. The black comedy also stars Lee Min-young (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce 3), Yoon So-yi (Get Revenge), Jung Sang-hoon (Again My Life), Kim Young-jae (Artificial City), and Ryu Yeon-seok (The Killer’s Shopping List), and is currently set to premiere on June 25. [News1]

Kim Min-kyu (Business Proposal) has picked a fantasy romance for his next drama — a web novel adaptation called High Priest Rembrary. The story has Kim playing a deity figure who one day finds himself in the body of a D-list idol singer and, naturally, hijinks ensue. Airing early next year in 2023, a broadcaster has not yet been announced. [MBC]
Kim Dong-wook (King of Pigs) and Jin Ki-joo (Showtime Begins!) have been paired for KBS’s upcoming You, Whom I Met By Chance, a time-slip drama about two people who get stuck in the year 1987. Premiering later this year, production will be helmed by PD Kang Soo-yeon and writer Baek So-yeon, who worked together previously on Tale of Nokdu. [KBS]

Expanding on the world of super women in JTBC’s Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, writer Baek Mi-kyung is back with a quasi-sequel called Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon (Kang being Do’s second cousin). With Lee Yumi (All of Us Are Dead) playing the central character, the main cast includes Kim Jung-eun (My Dangerous Wife), Kim Hae-sook (Tomorrow), Ong Sung-woo (Would You Like a Cup of Coffee), and Byun Woo-seok (Moonshine). PD Kim Jung-shik (Work Later, Drink Now) is attached to direct. [MBC]
Netflix drama Celebrity also announced their lineup this week, which includes Park Kyu-young (Dal-li and Gamjatang), Kang Min-hyuk (Oh! Master), Lee Chung-ah (Awaken), Lee Dong-gun (Leverage: Fraudsters), and Jeon Hyo-sung (Memorist). The story takes a close look at both the glamorous and not-so-glamorous sides of fame, and will be directed by PD Kim Chul-kyu (Flower of Evil) with scripts penned by Kim Yi-young (Haechi). [YTN]
In the meantime, Netflix’s upcoming Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area released a new poster this week featuring most of the main cast: Park Hae-soo (Squid Game), Jeon Jong-seo (Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon), Kim Ji-hoon (Flower of Evil), and Lee Hyun-woo (The Liar and His Lover) among others. Part one of the series launches June 24. [YTN]

Sohn Seok-gu (My Liberation Notes) and Choi Woo-shik (Our Beloved Summer) are in talks for a new drama called Murder DIEary (working title). Based on a popular webtoon, the story is a crime thriller and black comedy about an ordinary man who murders a serial killer by accident and is now being tracked by a police officer. PD Lee Chang-hwi (Hell Is Other People) will be the talent behind the camera. [Dispatch]
Red Velvet’s Joy (The One and Only) is becoming a police officer for Kakao TV’s new romance Unexpected Country Diary (roughly translated). Based on a popular web novel, the drama is slotted for later this year and will be written by Baek Eun-kyun with directing done by PD Kwon Seok-jang (Bossam: Steal the Fate). [KBS]
Over on MBC, Doctor Lawyer dropped another poster of So Ji-sub (My Secret Terrius) who stars alongside Shin Sung-rok (Kairos) and Im Soo-hyang (Woori the Virgin). Written by Jang Hong-chul (Class of Lies) and directed by PD Lee Yong-seok (Haechi, Village: Secret of Achiara), the medical suspense premieres next week on June 3. [MBC]