Duty After School (2023)

Original title

방과 후 전쟁활동

Directed by

Sung Yong Il

Cast

Ahn Do Gyu, Kim Soo Kyum, Woo Min Kyu, Yeo Joo Ha, Ahn Da Eun, Kim Ki Hae, Lee Yun, Kim Min Chul

Genre

military science fiction, action thriller

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

19

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 104 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

High school students are forced to become soldiers to fight mysterious alien objects falling from the sky. They struggle to survive the war while dealing with their own fears and the pressure of being treated as expendable troops.

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What happens

Duty After School (Korean: 방과 후 전쟁활동) is a 2023 South Korean military sci-fi thriller dystopian teen drama television series created by Lee Nam-gyu, written by Yoon Soo and directed by Sung Yong-il. The series stars an ensemble cast including Shin Hyun-soo, Lee Soon-won, Im Se-mi, Kwon Eun-bin, Kim Ki-hae, Kim Min-chul, Kim So-hee, Kim Su-gyeom, Kim Jung-lan, Moon Sang-min, Shin Myung-sung, Shin Su-hyun, Shin Hye-ji, Ahn Da-eun, Ahn Do-gyu, Yeo Joo-ha, Oh Se-eun, Woo Min-gyu, Yoon Jong-bin, Lee Yeon, Ji Min-hyuk, Choi Moon-hee, Hong Sa-bin, and Hwang Se-in. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Ha Il-kwon, which was later serialized on Naver Webtoon, it follows students who are conscripted as cadets to combat mysterious purple alien objects that appear in Earth's skies and threaten humanity. It was released from March 31 to April 21, 2023, on TVING's Fridays at 16:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Viki in selected regions. The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 was released on March 31, 2023, while Part 2 on April 21, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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