Netflix’s Money Heist will be remade as a K-drama – plus 5 more Korean adaptations of Western TV shows to watch, from Suits to Criminal Minds to Luther
- Ko Sung-hee takes on Meghan Markle’s role in the Korean remake of Suits; other adaptations include The Good Wife and comedy show Saturday Night Live
- Criminal Minds stars Hotel del Luna’s Lee Joon-gi and features a K-pop soundtrack with songs by Mamamoo and Eun-ji from Apink
Netflix announced earlier this year that ultra-popular Spanish series Money Heist is to be remade in Korea. With a star-studded cast and Korean setting, this new take on the show is sure to attract even more fans.
While we all wait for it to drop, here are five other Korean remakes of popular Western programmes to binge in the meantime.
The Good Wife (2009-2016, US) remade as The Good Wife (2016)
With the same title, the Korean remake of Emmy award-winning drama The Good Wife also looks at the world of politics and corruption, but in Seoul rather than Chicago. Despite the Korean remake only having 16 episodes (compared to a full seven seasons of the American version), the show still generated plenty of buzz when it cast Jeon Do-yeon as leading lady, marking her return to TV screens after 11 years.
Suits (2011-2019, US) remade as Suits (2018)
Jang Dong-gun, star of Friend, and ZE:A’s Park Hyung-sik, are the main protagonists in the Korean remake of Suits, with Ko Sung-hee in the role played by Meghan Markle in the US version. The series was nominated in multiple award categories in 2018, and several members of the cast walked away with gongs too. The remake’s soundtrack featured notable K-pop artists Mamamoo and Jung Eun-ji from Apink.
Criminal Minds (2005-2020, US) remade as Criminal Minds (2017)