The Silent Sea | |
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Hangul | 고요의 바다 |
Revised Romanization | Goyo-ui bada |
Genre | |
Based on | The Sea of Tranquility by Choi Hang-yong |
Developed by | Netflix |
Written by | Park Eun-kyo |
Directed by | Choi Hang-yong |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jung Woo-sung |
Running time | 39–51 minutes |
Production company | Artist Studio |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | December 24, 2021 |
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The Silent Sea (Korean: 고요의 바다) is a South Korean television series starring Bae Doona, Gong Yoo and Lee Joon.[1] Director Choi Hang-yong created the series of eight episodes as an adaptation of his 2014 short film, The Sea of Tranquility, with the help of writer Park Eun-kyo.[2] It was released on Netflix on December 24, 2021.[3][4][5] The title The Silent Sea comes from the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon; the story follows a crewed mission to retrieve samples from a lunar research base. Mostly science fiction, it also blends genres like thriller and mystery. It received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences.