Tunnel (TV series)

Not to be confused with the British–French TV series The Tunnel.
Tunnel
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Genre
Created by
Written byLee Eun-mi
Directed byShin Yong-hwi
Starring
Opening theme"The Leopard of Mt. Kilimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범) – Cho Yong-pil
ComposerKim Joon-seok
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Kyung-sook
  • Kim Jin-yi
Producers
  • Kim Sung-min
  • Park Ji-young
Cinematography
  • Choi Sung-ho
  • Yoo Hyuk-joon
EditorYoo Sung-yeop
Running time65 minutes
Production companyThe Unicorn
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseMarch 25 (2017-03-25) –
May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)
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Tunnel (Korean: 터널; RR: Teoneol) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young.[1][2] It replaced Voice and aired on cable network OCN on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) from March 25 to May 21, 2017 for 16 episodes.[3] The series was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders.[4]

The series was a hit in China.[5] It received a Thai remake in 2019,[6] and an Indonesian remake was announced in 2020.[7]

  1. ^ Jung So-young (March 19, 2017). '터널', '살인의추억'→'시그널' 명맥 잇는 수사물의 탄생 [종합]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Park So-young (March 22, 2017). ""시그널과 비교 NO"..'터널', 장르물 명가 OCN의 자존심 [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Son Jeong-bin (March 22, 2017). '시그널'과 '살인의 추억' 사이…드라마 '터널' 25일 첫방. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Choi Jin-hyuk runs like crazy to solve a serial murder case in Tunnel". Dramabeans. March 6, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "New crime show 'Tunnel' abuzz on China's Weibo: agency". Yonhap News Agency. March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tunnel (Live-Action)". aniSearch. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Korean Crime Thriller 'Tunnel' Heads for Indonesian Remake at Gojek's Goplay". The Star. November 26, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.