The Glory stars Lim Ji-yeon, Cha Joo-young eyed for new K-dramas; Netflix scouts for Trigger and Hierarchy – Korean drama casting latest

Lim Ji-yeon is being courted to appear in historical drama The Story of Mrs. Ok, while Cha Joo-young may take the leading role in period drama Queen Wongyeong

K-pop singer Yim Si-wan has been offered a role in coming series Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Lee Chae-min will lead new Netflix series Hierarchy

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Lim Ji-yeon, star of “The Glory”, has been offered a role in The Story of Mrs. Ok. She is one of several stars to have been cast or is being courted for coming K-dramas.Photo: Netflix

Published: 4:15pm, 27 May 2023

Netflix lines up two major new dramas while The Glory cast members score leading roles in juicy new shows in the latest round-up of K-drama casting news.

1. The Story of Mrs. Ok

Following her turn as the memorable villain in the hit Netflix series The Glory, Lim Ji-yeon is being courted to appear in the forthcoming JTBC historical drama The Story of Mrs. Ok. The series will depict a woman’s fierce battle for survival in a treacherous society.

Lim has received an offer to play leading character Goo-deok, a slave living in the Joseon era (1392-1897) who strives to hide her past, forge a new identity and re-enter society as an influential woman with a completely fake persona.

Before The Glory, Lim was seen in Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Part 2 and House of Lies in 2022. She will be back on screens in June alongside Kim Tae-hee in Lies Hidden in My Garden. She is also slated to appear in the drama National Death Penalty Vote later this year.

2. Trigger

Netflix is reportedly gearing up for another big-budget Korean drama: both Kim Nam-gil (The Fiery Priest) and Kim Young-kwang (Pinocchio) are being courted to appear in the series Trigger.

Kim Nam-gil in a still from Through the Darkness.

The action thriller will follow two men who become key figures in the pandemonium that ensues when South Korea, a country where guns are illegal, is suddenly flooded with firearms. One man believes that the weak should arm themselves, while the other believes that no one should ever use a gun.

Kim Nam-gil has been offered the role of Lee Do, a former military sniper and Olympic medallist now working as a police officer. Kim was recently seen in Through the Darkness and Island and will next appear in Song of the Bandits, another Netflix production.

Kim Young-kwang is considering taking on the role of Moon Baek, an arms dealer. Kim was last seen in the Netflix drama Somebody and the Disney+ drama Call It Love.

Production is expected to begin this coming autumn and carry on through to spring, with a release to follow in the first half of 2025. The series is said to come with a hefty 30 billion won (US$22.8 million) price tag, similar to recent Netflix tentpoles such as Narco-Saints.

The Glory stars Lim Ji-yeon, Cha Joo-young eyed for new K-dramas; Netflix scouts for Trigger and Hierarchy – Korean drama casting latest

1. The Story of Mrs. Ok

2. Trigger

3. The Hidden Dragon