News bites: June 24, 2025 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps

News bites: June 24, 2025

by tccolb

• New stills have dropped on ENA for The Defects, telling a grisly, revenge tale bred from child-trafficking with Yeom Jung-ah (No Way Out – The Roulette), Won Jin-ah (Unicorn), Choi Young-joon (The Trunk), and Dex (Tarot) as our four leads. The action-thriller will be launching on July 21, with PD Oh Ki-hwan (Not Yet Thirty, SF8) directing and writing by Ahn So-jung. [JTBC]

• Kim Hee-ae (The Whirlwind) is reviewing an offer for the new romance-thriller Gold Digger, adapted from the same-titled BBC series that aired in 2019. Currently in the early stages, production is in discussions to potentially broadcast on JTBC, with writer Kang Eun-kyung (Gyeongseong Creature, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim) attached in a creator role and scripts penned by Sun Young (Forecasting Love and Weather). [Sports Today, Sports World]

• A red-streaked world awaits us in the new poster and trailer for Wavve’s upcoming S Line, threading us into the dark fantasy along with Lee Soo-hyuk (Queen Woo), Lee Da-hee (The Divorce Insurance), and Arin (Alchemy of Souls 2). Untangling its story on July 11, the 6-episode webtoon-adaptation has both directing and scripts by filmmaker Ahn Joo-young (A Boy and Sungreen). [MBC (1), (2)]
• In contrast, tvN will be offering us a breather with its slice-of-life take on Law and the City, peeking into the day-to-day at work of our lunching quintet in the latest video teaser. Starring Lee Jong-seok (Big Mouth) and Moon Ga-young (My Dearest Nemesis), as well as Kang Yoo-seok (Black Knight), Ryu Hye-young (Gangnam B-Side), and Im Sung-jae (Newtopia), the office series will be airing on weekends, starting on July 5. [MBC]

• In the meantime, MBC is gearing up for the remake of the Canadian drama series Mary Kills People, officially beginning promos with stills and footage from the first script reading. Coming to our screens on August 1, the medical, black comedy is headlined by Lee Bo-young (Hide), Lee Min-ki (Crash), and Kang Ki-young (Queen of Divorce), and has production led by PD Park Joon-woo (Crash, Taxi Driver 1) and writer Lee Soo-ah. [MBC]
• KBS’s next weekender Our Golden Days (previously translated as Splendid Days) released promos for their script reading as well, showcasing our generational cast, led by Jung Il-woo (Good Job), Jung In-sun (DNA Lover), and Yoon Hyun-min (Bora! Deborah). Slated to follow For Eagle Brothers in August, the family drama has PD Kim Hyung-seok (Cheat on Me If You Can) at the helm with scripts by So Hyun-kyung (Twenty Again). [MBC]

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