News bites: March 9 2023

Clockwise: Jeon Hye-jin, Sooyoung, Park Sung-hoon, Ahn Jae-wook

A new comedy called Strangers has lined up Jeon Hye-jin (Uncle) and Sooyoung (Please Send a Fan Letter) as a mother-daughter pair, alongside Ahn Jae-wook (The Empire) and Park Sung-hoon (The Glory). Based on an award-winning webtoon by the same title, production is being led by writer Min Sun-ah and PD Lee Min-woo (Cinderella and the Four Knights, God’s Quiz 4). [Sports Donga]

Incidentally, Sooyoung’s co-star Yoon Park (Please Send a Fan Letter) announced his next drama as well, joining Chun Woo-hee (Be Melodramatic) and Kim Dong-wook (King of Pigs) in tvN’s Beneficial Fraud. I have a feeling I’ll be sinking on the second lead ship on this one, with Yoon playing Chun’s friendly probation officer, who likes to chat over cold beers and enjoys solving magazine crossword puzzles. The drama is slated to premiere on May 29. [Newsen]

In the meantime, tvN has been busily preparing promos for Stealer: The Treasure Keeper and a fun new poster dropped this week, featuring our cheeky hero Joo-won (Alice). Coming to our screens on April 12 in the Wednesday-Thursday slot, the action-comedy will have scripts by Shin Kyung-il with PD Choi Joon-bae (Mouse, Come Here and Hug Me) at the helm. [Newsen]
MBC released new posters as well, this time showcasing the pretty with Bona (Twenty Five Twenty One) and Cha Hak-yeon (Tomorrow). We also learn more about our philanthropist princess in the latest teaser, where we see Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch) as our title’s Joseon Lawyer as well. The sageuk will be taking us to court on March 31. [MBC (1), (2), (3)]

Hot on the heels of Crash Course in Romance, rising star Lee Chae-min has been offered a lead role in a new teen series called Hierarchy, alongside Noh Jung-eui (Our Beloved Summer). Production is still in the planning stages and the broadcaster has not yet been confirmed, though earlier reports suggest it will be Netflix. [Xports News]
Casting continues for Please Marry My Husband with Na In-woo (Jinxed at First) and Song Ha-yoon (Please Don’t Date Him) now in discussions to potentially join Park Min-young (Love in Contract) and Lee Yi-kyung (Critical X). The webtoon adaptation is aiming to start filming this year. [Newsen (1), (2)]
Taking us through the colorful seasons with each F3, the new posters for SBS’s The Secret Romantic Guesthouse bring some much needed levity against the dire tone of the newest teaser. Starring Shin Ye-eun (The Glory), Ryeoun (Through the Darkness), Kang Hoon (Little Women), and Jung Geon-joo (Kiss Sixth Sense), the sageuk premieres in just over a week on March 20. [Sports Chosun]

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