Yumi's Cells

This article is about the television series. For the manhwa that this series is based on, see Yumi's Cells (webtoon). For the film, see Yumi's Cells: The Movie.

Yumi's Cells
Promotional poster showing the lead cast
Promotional poster for season 2
Hangul
유미의 세포들
Genre
Created bySong Jae-jeong[1]
Based onYumi's Cells
by Lee Dong-gun
Developed by
Written by
  • Kim Kyung-ran[1]
  • Kim Yoon-joo[1]
Directed byLee Sang-yeob[1]
Starring
Music byKim Tae-seung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes28
Production
Executive producerJoo Moon-soo
Producers
  • Jo Moon-joo
  • Song Jae-kwon
  • Kwon Mi-kyung
  • Jang Woo-sik
  • Han So-jin
  • Yoo Seul-gi
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes[3][4]
Production companies
  • Studio Dragon
  • Merrycow Creative
  • Studio N
  • Locus Corporation (Animation)
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) –
July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
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Yumi's Cells (Korean: 유미의 세포들; RR: Yumiui Sepodeul) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Sang-yeob and starring Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Jin-young, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun. Based on the eponymous webtoon, it is a cell-based psychological romance that unravels the daily life of an ordinary office worker Yumi through the eyes of the cells in her head.[5] The series premiered on tvN on September 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:50 (KST).[6] It was also released simultaneously on both online streaming services TVING[7] and iQIYI.[8]

On September 8, 2021, TVING announced that the drama had sold broadcast rights in more than 160 countries around the world, including Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.[9][10]

The second season premiered exclusively on TVING on June 10, 2022, releasing two episodes every Friday at 16:00 (KST).[11][12] It was later aired on tvN from November 16, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[13]

On September 15, 2022, it was announced that season 2 had been sold to Amazon Prime Video for broadcasting in Japan.[14] Season 2 was also available on Amazon Prime Video in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

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  7. ^ Jo Hye-jin (April 27, 2021). "김고은X안보현X이유비X박지현 '유미의 세포들', 티빙‧tvN 동시공개 [공식입장]" [Kim Go-eun X Ahn Bo-hyun X Lee Yu-bi X Park Ji-hyun's 'Yumi's Cells', Simultaneous Release of Teabing and tvN [Official Position]] (in Korean). X-sports News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Naver.
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  12. ^ "'유미의 세포들2' 김고은 향한 박진영 '직진' 시작…10일 첫방송" (in Korean). June 10, 2022. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Park, Jin-young (November 7, 2022). "'유미의 세포들2', 16일 tvN 첫 방송…'월수금화목토' 후속" (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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