Undercover (2021 TV series)

Undercover
Promotional poster
Hangul
언더커버
GenreDrama
Thriller
Created byJTBC
Based onUndercover
by Peter Moffat and James Hawes
Written by
  • Baek Cheol-hyeon
  • Jung Hye-eun
  • Song Ja-hoon
Directed bySong Hyun-wook
Starring
ComposerEom Ki-yeop
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLim Byung-hoon
Producers
  • Kim Ye-ji
  • Park Woo-ram
  • Lee Hyeong-hoon
  • Kim Jae-geum
EditorIrene
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseApril 23 (2021-04-23) –
June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)
Related
Undercover (UK)
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Undercover[1][2] (Korean: 언더커버; RR: Eondeokeobeo) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Ji Jin-hee, Kim Hyun-joo, Jung Man-sik, and Heo Joon-ho.[3] Based on BBC drama series of the same name,[4][5][6] it portrays the story of Han Jeong-hyeon (Ji Jin-hee), an agent at the National Intelligence Service, and a Human Rights lawyer, Choi Yeon-soo (Kim Hyun-joo). It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) from April 23 to June 12, 2021.[7][8] The series is also available on streaming media TVING in South Korea.[9] Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004) and I Have a Lover (2015).

The series ended on June 12, 2021 with viewer ratings of 5.2% nationwide and 6.1% in the metropolitan Seoul area. It is its own best ratings achieved during its run.[10]

  1. ^ "Undercover". JTBC Worldwide. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ ENG│[폭행 사건의 진실] 용기 내 유선호를 찾아온 피해자 언더커버(undercover) 4회. YouTube (in Korean). JTBC Drama. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "지진희X김현주, '언더커버'로 재회…내년 상반기 방송" [Ji-hee Ji x Kim Hyun-joo reunited with 'Undercover'... Broadcast in the first half of next year]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 8, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Atta, Jamila (September 10, 2020). "BBC Studios and Story TV partner up on a new South Korean format of political thriller Undercover for JTBC channel". BBC. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Undercover Drama 2021". HanCinema. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "'언더커버' 연우진·한선화 합류…퍼펙트 라인업 공개" ['Undercover' Woojin Yeon and Sunhwa Han joined... Revealed the perfect lineup]. JTBC. July 30, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Lee Min-ji (March 17, 2021). "'언더커버' 지진희X김현주 포스터, 엇갈린 시선 너머의 혼란" ['Undercover' Ji-hee Ji-hee x Kim Hyun-ju poster, confusion beyond mixed gazes]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "언더커버" [Undercover]. JTBC Studios. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Kim Ji-eun (April 16, 2021). "티빙, '언더커버' 독점 공개... JTBC와 협업 본격화" [TVING to unveil 'Undercover' exclusively... Collaboration with JTBC in earnest]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Na-Yul Kim (June 13, 2021). "종영 '언더커버' 지진희, 새 인생 시작 엔딩..자체 최고 5.2%로 유종의 미" [The ending 'Undercover' Ji Jin-hee, the beginning of a new life, the ending...]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 13, 2021.