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Kim Seon-ho may join Bae Suzy in vampire-themed Delusion, while Lee Jae-wook and Choi Sung-eun are weighing roles in romance The Last Summer

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Kim Seon-ho in a still from The Tyrant. He could join Bae Suzy in vampire-themed K-drama Delusion. Lee Jae-wook, Choi Sung-eun and Kang Ki-young among other names in our round-up of the latest Korean drama casting news. Photo: Disney+

Published: 7:45am, 24 Aug 2024Updated: 7:55am, 24 Aug 2024

In the latest K-drama casting news, Start-Up stars mull a vampiric reunion, while a Canadian show about a doctor who offers illegal euthanasia to suffering, terminally ill patients is set for a K-drama remake.

1. Delusion

Earlier this summer, it was reported that K-pop star Bae Suzy (Doona!) was considering a return to the small screen in the vampire-themed drama Delusion. Now Start-Up co-star Kim Seon-ho has joined her as a potential co-star in the series.

As previously reported, Delusion is an adaptation of a popular webtoon of the same name by Hongjacga (Dr Brain) which will be set both in 19th century Shanghai and in 1930s Gyeongseong (the name of Seoul during the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial occupation of South Korea).

The story focuses on a painter who becomes obsessed with a mysterious female vampire. Bae is eyeing the role of the vampire, while Kim has been offered the part of the painter.

After seeing his popularity explode in romantic fare such as Start-Up and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Kim has more recently switched to genre content, including his film debut The Childe last year and his current Disney+ action-thriller series The Tyrant.

Han So-hee in a still from My Name. Photo: Netflix

Delusion was originally announced earlier this year with Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol in the lead roles, but their casting fell through following controversy that arose after it was revealed that the actors were dating.