Beyond Evil (TV series)

Beyond Evil (Korean: 괴물; Hanja: 怪物; RR: Goemul; lit. Monster) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo.[1][2] It is scheduled to premiere on JTBC on February 19, 2021.[3]

Beyond Evil
Promotional poster
Hangul괴물
Hanja怪物
Genre
Created byJTBC
Written byKim Su-jin
Directed byShim Na-yeon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
DistributorJTBC
Release
Original networkJTBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseFebruary 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)
External links
Website
Production website

Synopsis

Beyond Evil tells the story of two fearless men, Lee Dong-sik (Shin Ha-kyun) and Han Joo-won (Yeo Jin-goo), who break the law to catch a serial killer. In the course of uncovering its identity, the two constantly ask, "Who is the monster? Is it you or me? Is it us?" They closely follow everyone's hidden facets, and question the innocence of the people involved in the case, including themselves.

Cast

Main
A sergeant at Manyang Police Substation[lower-alpha 1] of Munju Police Station located in the western part of the Gyeonggi Province. Once a capable detective, he has been demoted to doing all the menial and tedious work at Manyang Police Substation.
An elite detective appointed to Manyang Police Substation.[lower-alpha 1]

Supporting
  • Choi Sung-eun as Yoo Jae-yi[4]
"Master of Knife" and the owner of Manyang Butcher Shop.
  • Choi Dae-hoon as Park Jung-je
Lieutenant of investigation support team at Munju Police Station. Lee Dong-sik's best friend and son of Do Hae-won.
Soon-to-retire chief of Manyang Police Substation.[lower-alpha 1]
Han Joo-won's father and leading candidate for the next commissioner of the National Police Agency.
Current city council member of Munju and potential candidate for mayor of Munju.
  • Kim Shin-rok as Oh Ji-hwa
Team leader of the crime squad at Munju Police Station; Lee Dong-sik's elementary, middle and high school schoolmate.
  • Son Sang-gyu as Cho Gil-gu
A police sergeant at Manyang Police Substation.[lower-alpha 1]
  • Baek Seok-kwang as Hwang Kwang-young
A police officer at Manyang Police Substation.[lower-alpha 1]
  • Nam Yoon-soo as Oh Ji-hoon
A police officer and youngest member of the Manyang Police Substation.[lower-alpha 1]
  • Lee Kyu-hoi as Kang Jin-mook
Owner of Manyang Supermarket.
  • Park Ji-hoon as Kwon Hyuk
Munju City attorney and Han Joo-won's private high school tutor.
  • Heo Sung-tae as Lee Chang-jin[6]
CEO of JL Construction, Chairperson of the Munju City Dream Town Development Committee.
An honest homicide detective at Munju Police Station whose role model is Dong-sik.
  • Moon Joo-yeon as Lee Yoo-yeon
Dong-sik's younger fraternal twin sister
  • Jung Gyu-soo as Jung Chul-moon
Chief of Munju Police Station
  • Park Bo-kyung as Im Sun-nyeo
Captain of the Forensic Investigation Team
  • Choi Chan-ho

Notes
  1. It can be seen as a branch office of the police station. In this case, Manyang Police Substation is under Munju Police Station.

References
  1. Lee, Gyu-lee (January 12, 2021). "Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-goo's thriller series 'Beyond Evil' unveils posters". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo Confirm to Star in "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. "2021년 JTBC 드라마 포문 여는 '괴물'…대본 리딩 현장 공개!". JTBC News (in Korean). December 3, 2020.
  4. "Choi Sung-eun to Star in "Beyond Evil" With Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo". HanCinema. August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. "Chun Ho-jin to Star in JTBC Drama "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. September 17, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. "Heo Sung-tae to Star in "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. August 24, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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