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All of Us Are Dead, Hellbound and Taxi Driver set for season 2; Jang Na-ra, Jang Hyuk reunite for Family – K-drama casting latest

  • Popular K-dramas from the past few years have been granted rare renewals, including Netflix’s high-school zombie smash hit, All of Us Are Dead
  • Meanwhile, Jang Na-ra and Jang Hyuk, who previously paired up on screen in 2002 and 2014, are slated to reunite for new drama Family

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Yoon Chan-young (left) and Park Ji-hu in a still from All of Us Are Dead, one of four popular Korean drama series recently renewed for a second season. Photo: Yang Hae-sung/Netflix
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Early June comes with good news for fans of several hit Korean drama series – a quartet of shows from the past few years have just been granted rare renewals.

Beyond that, a popular screen couple will reunite for their third series together, while the creator and star of one of the most sensational dramas in recent memory will also be returning with a new project.

Season two of All of Us Are Dead, Hellbound and Taxi Driver

Two of Netflix Korea’s most popular shows from the past year are reportedly getting follow-up seasons.

A still from Hellbound season one. Photo: Netflix
A still from Hellbound season one. Photo: Netflix
The team behind the high-school zombie smash All of Us Are Dead released a video featuring series leads Yoon Chan-young, Park Ji-hu, Lomon and Cho Yi-hyun thanking audiences for watching the show and announced that they’ll be back for a second season.
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Meanwhile, Yeon Sang-ho’s unique occult thriller Hellbound, which ended its six-episode run on a cliffhanger, is also said to be getting a second season. Shooting is expected to start next year, with a release to follow either in the second half of 2023 or in 2024.

Also getting a renewal is the SBS action revenge drama Taxi Driver. Actors Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin and Bae Yoo-ram are all returning for the new season, which will air early next year.

Family

It’s been a busy week for Jang Na-ra, who this week both announced her engagement and was revealed to be headlining a new show.

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