Alchemy of Souls renewed for second season; Train to Busan, Hellbound director returns to Netflix – K-drama casting latest
- Alchemy of Souls has been renewed for a second season with Lee Jae-wook, Hwang Min-hyung and Go Yoon-jung returning – Jung So-min has not confirmed if she will
- Bae Doona has been offered the lead role as a vigilante in The Killer Miss Lee, while Seol In-ah will portray a media mogul in television series Oasis
K-drama Alchemy of Souls is proving so popular that work is already under way on a second season before the first has even finished airing.
Meanwhile, Train to Busan and Hellbound director Yeon Sang-ho is reportedly returning for another project with Netflix, and Bae Doona – one of South Korea’s most well-known actresses – is taking on a new challenge.
We round up the latest casting announcements in the Korean drama industry.
Alchemy of Souls 2
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.
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.
