Made in Korea

Upcoming South Korean television series

Made in Korea

Hangul	메이드 인 코리아
Revised Romanization	Me-ideu in Kori-a

Genre	Period drama Political^[1] Action thriller^[2]
Written by	Park Eun-gyo Park Joon-suk
Directed by	Woo Min-ho
Starring	Hyun Bin Jung Woo-sung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
Production
Production company	Hive Media Corp
Original release
Network	Disney+

Made in Korea (Korean: 메이드 인 코리아) is an upcoming South Korean period political drama television series co-written by Park Eun-gyo and Park Joon-suk, directed by Woo Min-ho, and starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung. The series depicts a story that takes place over major events in Korea's modern and contemporary history in the 1970s.^[3] It is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2025.

Cast and characters

Main

Hyun Bin as Baek Ki-tae^[4]

A man with ambitions for wealth and power.

Jung Woo-sung as Jang Geon-young^[4]

A prosecutor with animalistic instincts and terrifying tenacity.

Supporting

Jung Sung-il as Cheon Seok-joong^[4]

A Chief Secretary, who holds power.

Won Ji-an as Choi Yoo-ji^[4]

A lobbyist.

Seo Eun-soo as Oh Ye-jin^[4]

A detective.

Cho Yeo-jeong as Bae Geum-ji^[4]

Production

Development

Woo Min-ho, who worked on films such as Inside Men (2015), The Drug King (2018), and The Man Standing Next (2020), confirmed to direct his first small screen political drama Made in Korea.^[3] Hive Media Corp, which has presented bold films with both fun and artistic quality based on vivid characters and sharp insights into the times, such as Inside Men, The Man Standing Next, Deliver Us from Evil (2020), and 12.12: The Day (2023), managed the production of the series.^[5] And penned by both Park Eun-gyo and Park Joon-suk.^[6]

Some media reports that the series will be a spin-off of the 2018 film The Drug King but Hive Media Corp denied it and said that "it is a completely different work". Also the budget was reported to cost ₩48 billion while MBC Entertainment reported it to cost ₩70 billion but the production company denied it too.^[7]^[3]

Casting

Hyun Bin was reportedly cast for the series and according to his agency, Vast Entertainment, he is considering to appear but no final confirmation yet while Jung Woo-sung confirmed to lead the series.^[3]^[5] On August 29, 2024, Hyun was confirmed to star as the rivalry of Jung. This is also the second time that Hyun and director Woo work together after Harbin (2024).^[2]

JTBC Entertainment News reported that Jung Sung-il joined the cast in July 2024, while Ilgan Sports reported that both Won Ji-an and Seo Eun-soo confirmed their appearance for the series in August 2024.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Release

Disney+ announced that Made in Korea will be released exclusively on their platform in 2025.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Woo, Jae-yeon (August 29, 2024). "Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung to star as rivals in new Disney+ political drama". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Kin, Ji-ye (August 29, 2024). "Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung and more to star in Disney+'s upcoming series 'Made in Korea'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yoon, Sung-yeol (February 16, 2024). 현빈, 우민호 감독과 재회하나.."'메이드 인 코리아' 긍정 검토" [공식] [Hyun Bin, reunites with director Woo Min-ho.."'Made in Korea' Positive Review" [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Jo, Ji-young (August 29, 2024). [공식] 잘생긴 얘 옆에 또 잘생긴 얘..현빈X정우성 '메이드 인 코리아'로 만난다 [[Official] Another handsome guy next to a handsome guy..Hyun Bin X Jung Woo Sung meet in 'Made in Korea'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b Kim, Hyun-rok (February 16, 2024). '서울의 봄' 정우성 차기작은 '메이드 인 코리아'...우민호 감독 호흡[공식] ['12.12: The Day' Jung Woo-sung's next work is 'Made in Korea'...Working with Director Woo Min-ho [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Se-ah (August 29, 2024). 현빈X정우성, '메이드 인 코리아'서 대립한다…2025년 디즈니+서 공개 [공식] [Hyun Bin X Jung Woo Sung, Confrontation in 'Made in Korea'...Released on Disney+ in 2025 [Official]] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Ho-young (February 16, 2024). [단독] 현빈, '메이드 인 코리아' 출연 확정 [[Exclusive] Hyun Bin confirms appearance in 'Made in Korea'] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Hwang, So-young (July 31, 2024). [단독] 정성일, '메이드 인 코리아' 출연..정우성·현빈과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Jung Sung-il to appear in 'Made in Korea'..Working with Jung Woo-sung and Hyun Bin] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Jang, Joo-yeon (August 8, 2024). [단독] 원지안, '오징어 게임2' 이어 '메이드 인 코리아'까지 대세 행보 ing [[Exclusive] Won Ji-an, following 'Squid Game 2' and 'Made in Korea' continues to lead the trend] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Jang, Joo-yeon (August 8, 2024). [단독] 서은수, 우민호 신작 ‘메이드 인 코리아’ 캐스팅…정우성과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Seo Eun-soo, Woo Min-ho cast in new film 'Made in Korea'…Working with Jung Woo-sung] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024 – via Naver.