The King of Pigs (TV series)

The King of Pigs
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Hangul
돼지의 왕
Based onThe King of Pigs
by Yeon Sang-ho
Developed byTving (Production Plan)
Written byTak Jae-young
Directed byKim Dae-jin
Starring
Music byJeon Se-jin (Movie Closer)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[1]
Production
Producers
  • Jang Jung-do
  • Kim Kyung-kyu[2]
Running time40 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseMarch 18 (2022-03-18) –
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
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The King of Pigs (Korean돼지의 왕; RRDwaejiui Wang) is a South Korean web series starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-an. A live-action remake of Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film of the same name,[4][5][6] the series depicts a thriller drama of those who brought out memories of violence due to a mysterious serial murder that began with a message from a friend 20 years ago.[7] It premiered on TVING on March 18, 2022.[8]

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  3. ^ Kim, Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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  5. ^ 장, 다희. "'돼지의 왕', 몬트리올 필름 페스티벌 초청…"드라마 시리즈 상영은 최초"". entertain.naver.com.
  6. ^ "EDaily news". Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Yoo Jung-min (February 11, 2022). "'돼지의 왕' 김동욱 뒤로 보이는 수상한 돼지 그림자...의미심장한 티저 포스터 공개" ['King of Pigs' Kim Dong-wook's shadow of a suspicious pig behind him... Significant teaser poster released]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.