The Fiery Priest | |
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Hangul | 열혈사제 |
Hanja | 熱血司祭 |
Literal meaning | Hot Blooded Priest |
Revised Romanization | Yeolhyeolsaje |
Genre | |
Written by | Park Jae-beom |
Directed by | |
Starring | |
Music by | Gaemi |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
Production companies | |
Budget | ₩9.3 billion[2] |
Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | February 15, 2019 present | –
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The Fiery Priest (Korean: 열혈사제) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Hanee, Go Jun, and Keum Sae-rok. It was the first drama to air on SBS TV's Fridays and Saturdays timeslot. The first season was aired from February 15, to April 20, 2019, at 22:10 (KST), [3][4] with a total of 20 episodes.[a] The second season is scheduled for release in the second half of 2024.[6][7]
The Fiery Priest is the highest rated miniseries drama that aired in 2019 on public broadcast according to Nielsen Korea.[8] The drama was a huge success and was one of the most popular dramas aired in 2019. Kim Nam-gil won numerous accolades for his portrayal of a priest with anger management issues. The action comedy drama also featured parodies from other movies and dramas, notably from Mr. Sunshine, Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, The Matrix, Reply 1988 and Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds.
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