The main difference will be that Jung So-min’s character, Mu-deok, may no longer be the lead. Instead, Go Yoon-jung, who appeared as Nak-su at the very beginning of the show, will return as a leading character. Co-stars Lee Jae-wook and Hwang Min-hyun have also confirmed their participation in the new season.

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Jung’s representatives have yet to say whether she will take part, so it remains to be seen how many female leads season two will feature.

The show’s creators explained that the extra episodes were necessary as they were not able to fit all of the story they had in mind into the first season, and found themselves naturally splitting the story into two distinct blocks.

Family Gravesite

Director and screenwriter Yeon Sang-ho is reportedly returning for another Netflix project – the zombie drama Family Gravesite (translated title).

Kim Hyun-joo has been approached to take a lead role in the series about a village whose residents begin to manifest strange symptoms before turning into rabid zombies.

His first Netflix film, Jung_E, is out later this year and a sequel, The Gray, is already in the works.

Should Kim sign on, it will be her third project with Yeon. She previously drew plaudits for her starring role in Hellbound and expectations are high for her part in the upcoming Jung_E, a sci-fi action movie. Family Gravesite is eyeing a shoot from October this year until March 2023, indicating a potential release late next year.

The Killer Miss Lee

Bae would play the part of Lee Je-chun, a woman whose life takes a dangerous turn after an unexpected incident. This event turns her into a killer of criminals and, in her new life as a vigilante, she must evade the detective trying to stop her.

Lover

Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun-jin have been approached to star in upcoming period romance drama Lover, which is being prepared for broadcast at some point early next year.

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The series will be directed by Kim Sung-yong, who directed Namgoong last year in the hit thriller The Veil. It is being penned by The Rebel screenwriter Hwang Jin-yong.

Lover will follow the story of a man living in the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897) era on the Korean peninsula who swears off love for good after failing to keep two previous marriages together.

His resolve is tested when he meets a young woman who dreams of finding her soulmate and is sought after by many suitors.

Oasis

Actress Seol In-ah, whose popularity exploded after her role in Business Proposal, will reportedly join new show Oasis. The KBS2 series will be set during the turbulent 1980s and ’90s in Korea and follows young people chasing after power and wealth.

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Seol will appear as Oh Jung-shin, the daughter of the owner of Namhae Theatre. She spends her school years down south in Yeosu, before returning to Seoul following a bad break-up and becoming a media mogul as she attempts to revive her father’s theatre.

Reportedly in talks to star alongside Seol is Jang Dong-yoon, of The Tale of Nokdu, as Jung-shin’s school chum Doo-hak. Oasis will mark the return of writer Jung Hyung-soo, who last scripted the 2015 show The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.