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. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on OCN in South Korea and on

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Synopsis

''Rugal'' tells the story of Kang Gi-beom (

), an elite police officer attempting to bring down one of South Korea's largest criminal organizations, Argos. In retaliation for his efforts, Kang's wife is killed by hitmen sent by Argos, and Kang is blinded and framed for the murder. Kang is later recruited by the

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to join a special task force known as "Rugal", whose members are equipped with

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, giving them superhuman abilities. After receiving two artificial eyeballs to regain and enhance his sight, Kang sets off to clear his name and bring those responsible for his wife's death to justice.

Cast

Main

as Kang Gi-beom *

as Hwang Deuk-gu *

as Han Tae-kwoong * Jung Hye-in as Song Mi-na * Kim Min-sang as Choi Geun-cheol *

as Lee Gwang-cheol * Lee Sang-bo as Yang Moon-bok *

as Choi Ye-won

Supporting

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as Bradley * Jang Seo-kyung as Susan * Park Choong-sun as Dr. Oh * Yoo Sang-hoon as Min Dal-ho * Park Jung-hak as Go Yong-duk * Kim In-woo as Choi-yong * Yoo Ji-yun as Jang Mi-joo * Ji Dae-han as Bong Man-chul *

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as Seol Min-joon * Han Gi-yoon as Kim Dae-shik * Lee Seo-el as Kim Yeo-jin * Dong Hyun-bae as Lee Jae-han

Production

The first script reading took place in October 2019 at Donga Digital Media Center in

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, South Korea.

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