Jirisan (TV series)

Jirisan
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Cliffhanger[1]
  • Mountain Jiri[2]
Hangul
지리산
Hanja
智異山
Literal meaningMount Jiri
Revised RomanizationJirisan
Genre
Created byKim Je-hyeon (tvN)[3]
Developed byStudio Dragon
Written byKim Eun-hee
Directed byLee Eung-bok
Starring
Narrated byRyu Seung-ryong
ComposerGaemi (Music manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Joo Jae-hyun
  • Choi Ho-seong (CP)
  • Kwak Ji-sang (CP)
Producers
  • Lee Sang-baek
  • Kim Young-gyu
  • Park Ho-sik
  • Kim Ki-yoon
  • Jo Do-yeon
Production locationJirisan National Park
Editor
  • Kim Woo-seol
Running time60–90 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩32 billion[5][6]
(~US$27.4 million)
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseOctober 23 (2021-10-23) –
December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
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Jirisan (Korean: 지리산) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon. It is named after the eponymous mountain in South Korea and has been promoted as "tvN's 15th Anniversary Special Drama".[7][1] It premiered on tvN on October 23 to December 12, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST). The series is available for streaming on iQIYI worldwide, and on Viki and Netflix in selected territories.[8]

  1. ^ a b Ko, Dong-hwan (August 31, 2020). "Korean 'Cliffhanger' drama first to be filmed at Mount Jiri". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mountain Jiri". AStory. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ star, Y. T. N. (January 9, 2021). [Y메이커] CJ ENM 김제현 상무 "tvN, 전지현·주지훈 첫 만남… 조인성 예능기대" [[Y Maker] CJ ENM Managing Director Je-hyeon Kim “tvN, Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon first meeting… Looking forward to Jo In-sung’s variety show”]. YTN star (in Korean). Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "[단독]전지현X주지훈 '지리산', 휴지기 마치고 26일 촬영 재개" [[Exclusive] Jun Ji-hyun X Ju Ji-hoon's 'Mountain Jirisan' resumes filming on the 26th after a hiatus]. Star News (in Korean). January 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "중국선 방영도 못 하는데… 왜 한국 드라마에 투자할까". 한Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). January 11, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Kim, Hee-kyung (January 31, 2021). "호화 캐스팅에 수백억 제작비…'텐트폴' 드라마 전쟁". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference 15 An was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Schwartz, William (October 10, 2020). ""Jirisan" to Be Simulcast Worldwide". HanCinema. Retrieved October 21, 2020.