News bites: March 17, 2025 » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps

News bites: March 17, 2025

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• The first poster has dropped for U+ Mobile TV’s crime-thriller Hunter with a Scalpel (previously Dark Legacy), which will be taking part in FILMART’s (the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market) 2025 event this week. Expected to release on our screens later this year, the psychological horror is headlined by Park Yong-woo (Tracer), Park Joo-hyun (Perfect Family), and Kang Hoon (Dear Hyeri). [MBC]

• MBC is preparing a fluffier tale with new stills for the webtoon adaptation Crushology 101. Surrounding Noh Jung-eui (The Witch) with four cutie suitors wooing for her attention – Lee Chae-min (Hierarchy), Jo Joon-young (All That We Loved), Kim Hyun-jin (My Sweet Mobster), and Hong Min-ki (Study Group) – the lovey-dovey sparks will be beginning their flight on April 4. [MBC]
• tvN has new stills for us as well, showcasing the Resident Playbook’s still-green doctors: Go Yoon-jung (Death’s Game) and Shin Shi-ah (The Witch: Part 2). Spinning off the story to come from the popular Hospital Playlist series, the medical drama is set to premiere on April 12, also starring Kang Yoo-seok (When Life Gives You Tangerines), Jung Joon-won (A Model Family), and rookie actor Han Ye-ji. [MBC (1), (2)]

• Ahn Hyo-seop (A Time Called You) is in talks for a new rom-com on SBS, potentially turning farmer for Sold Out Today Too (working title, roughly translated). The channel is said to be considering the series for broadcast sometime next year, with PD Ahn Jong-yeon (Seoul Busters) at the helm and scripts penned by rookie writer Jin Seung-hee. [EDaily, iZE]
• JTBC released a lovely poster of Kim Hye-ja (Our Blues) and Sohn Seok-gu (A Killer Paradox), reuniting our leads in the afterlife to enjoy their Heavenly Ever After. With production led by PD Kim Seok-yoon (Behind Your Touch) and writer Lee Nam-kyu (Daily Dose of Sunshine), the fantasy’s heartwarming tale will be unfolding on weekends, starting April 19. [10 Asia]

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