The Veil (South Korean TV series)

For other uses of "The Veil", see The Veil (disambiguation).
The Veil
Promotional poster
Hangul
검은 태양
Hanja
검은 太陽
Literal meaningBlack Sun
Revised RomanizationGeom-eun Taeyang
Genre
Created byHong Seok-woo (MBC)[3]
Written byPark Seok-ho[3]
Directed byKim Sung-yong[3]
Creative directorKim Ji-ha[3]
Starring
ComposerKim Jang-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[4]
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Myung (CP)
  • Yoo Hong-ku
  • Kelly SH
  • Song Eun-do[3]
ProducerKim Je-bok (MBC)[3]
Running time60 minutes[2]
Production companies
  • MBC
  • 3Mana Creative
  • Ateod Co. Ltd.[3]
Budget₩15 billion (US$13.7 million)[1]
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseSeptember 17 (2021-09-17) –
October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)
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The Veil (Korean: 검은 태양) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Park Ha-sun, and Kim Ji-eun. Its screenplay, written by Park Seok-ho, won the 2018 MBC Drama Screenplay Contest.[4][5] It aired on MBC TV from September 17 to October 23, 2021, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[6][7]

A two-part spin-off of the series titled Moebius: The Veil, which was focused on the backstories of Park Ha-sun, Jung Moon-sung and Jang Young-nam's characters, aired on October 29–30, 2021.[8]

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  2. ^ a b "The Veil". MBC Global Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "프로그램 정보". MBC & iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "남궁민·박하선·김지은, '검은 태양' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. ^ ""Black Sun" Completes Line-up With Namgoong Min, Park Ha-sun and Kim Ji-eun-IV". HanCinema. Dispatch. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "MBC 금토극 신설…첫 주자 '검은태양' 9월 방송 (공식)". Naver (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "남궁민 '검은 태양', 9월 17일 첫 방송…메인 포스터 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "'검은 태양' 2부작 스핀오프 편성…박하선 전사 다룬다". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved October 13, 2021.