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Under Cover (2021)

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Original title
언더커버
Directed by
Song Hyeon-Wook
Cast
Ji Jin Hee, Yun Woo Jin, Kim Hyun Joo, Han Sun Hwa, Heo Joon Ho, Jung Man Shik, Park Doo Shik, Yoo Sun Ho
Genre
crime, drama, action & adventure, mystery
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 16 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An agent at the National Intelligence Service and his wife a human rights lawyer face personal and professional conflicts. Their secrets and loyalties are tested as they navigate duty and family.

tensesuspensefulseriousslow-burnemotionaldramaticgripping

What happens

Undercover (Korean: 언더커버) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Ji Jin-hee, Kim Hyun-joo, Jung Man-sik, and Huh Joon-ho. Based on BBC drama series of the same name, 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. The series is also available on streaming media TVING in South Korea. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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