Kim Woo-bin, Esom in talks for Netflix K-drama; Krystal Jung, Lee Yoo-young eyed for new productions

Kim Woo-bin, who has been on an acting break to recover from cancer, is in talks to star in Netflix drama Delivery Knight, which is set in a dystopian future

Yoon Kye-sang and Seo Ji-hye have reportedly received casting offers for Kiss Sixth Sense, a Korean drama from Disney+, which will launch in Korea in November

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Kim Woo-bin, one of many actors up for leading roles in upcoming K-dramas, is in talks to star in new Netflix K-drama Delivery Knight. Photo: Instagram

Published: 7:45pm, 14 Aug 2021Updated: 7:45pm, 14 Aug 2021

Foreign streaming services continue to greenlight new projects for South Korea, and they lead the latest round of casting announcements. Fantasies and thrillers are the dominant genres among the new drama series announced.

Delivery Knight

Netflix is courting Kim Woo-bin and Esom for its new drama Delivery Knight. Based on the webtoon of the same name, the show takes place in a dystopian near future where pollution has grown so severe that everything must be delivered.

Kim is in talks to play 5-8, a legendary delivery man, while Esom may appear as Seol-a, a soldier with ambitions of becoming the Minister of National Defence. The series will be directed by Cold Eyes and Master filmmaker Cho Ui-seok.

Known for her indie and commercial film work, Esom recently scored a small-screen hit in the SBS drama Taxi Driver. After taking a break for a few years to recover from a cancer diagnosis, Kim will soon be back on screens in the two-part sci-fi action blockbuster Alien from hitmaker Choi Dong-hoon. Esom and Kim previously appeared together in the drama White Christmas 10 years ago.

Insider

Lee Yoo-young is set to join the forthcoming JTBC drama Insider, which was revealed back in January when Kang Ha-neul, who is now confirmed, was offered the lead role.

Expected to air in the first half of 2022, Insider will feature Kang as Kim Yo-han, a senior judicial trainee whose life takes a dangerous turn while he investigates a corrupt prosecutor. He finds himself in prison and, while serving his sentence behind bars, hatches a plan for revenge against the people who betrayed him.

Kang Ha-neul is set to play the lead role in Insider.

Lee will play Oh Soo-yeon, a businesswoman operating in the criminal underworld who is able to influence people with her connections and money. She recognises the potential in Yo-han and decides to make him an offer.

Kiss Sixth Sense

Yoon Kye-sang and Seo Ji-hye have reportedly received casting offers for the upcoming webtoon adaptation Kiss Sixth Sense, the latest Korean drama project from Disney+, which is expected to launch in Korea in November 2021. Should they both sign on, the project would mark a reunion for Yoon and Seo, who first appeared together on screen 17 years ago in the drama My 19-Year-Old Sister-in-Law.