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Hellbound star Yoo Ah-in set for another Netflix Original series; Vincenzo’s Ok Taec-yeon to play detective – K-drama casting latest
- Fresh from the success of Hellbound and with a film on the way, Yoo Ah-in’s next Netflix role will be in Goodbye Earth – with echoes of hit movie Don’t Look Up
- Other K-dramas have also announced their casting choices, which include K-pop trio Ok Taec-yeon, star of Vincenzo, D.O. of Exo and ZE:A member Im Si-wan
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The eternal fight against injustice will be the theme for many upcoming K-dramas if the latest casting announcements are anything to go by, with top stars lining up to play prosecutors, lawyers and detectives.
Fans of the Hollywood movie Don’t Look Up may also be interested in a major new Netflix disaster drama in the works.
Goodbye Earth
On top of the shows it revealed earlier this week for its 2022 slate, Netflix Korea has added Goodbye Earth, an apocalyptic drama, to its busy pipeline.
Yoo Ah-in, in what will be his third Netflix Original series after Hellbound and the upcoming film Seoul Vibe, has signed on to appear in Goodbye Earth. So too have Ahn Eun-jin (Hospital Playlist), Kim Yoon-hye (Vincenzo) and Jeon Seong-woo (Diary of a Prosecutor).
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Extracurricular and My Name director Kim Jin-min will direct this series, which will follow several characters left with 200 days until an asteroid collides with Earth. Among them are a separated couple (played by Yoo and Ahn) who try to reunite before the apocalypse.
Blind
Vincenzo star and 2PM K-pop boy band member Ok Taec-yeon has signed on to appear in the upcoming drama Blind on Korean cable channel OCN. He will play violent-crimes detective Ryu Sung-jun in the series, which will also feature lawyers, judges and victims of the judicial system.
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