''Rural Police'' () is a

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broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join small police centres in the countryside to experience their work as an amateur police officer. Four seasons of the show aired from July 2017 to December 2018, with each season filmed in a different locale in South Korea. Two

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were also produced: ''

Sea Police ''Sea Police'' () is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join the Korean Coast Guard to experience their work protecting coastal waters and communities. The show is the first spin-off of ''Rural Police'', whic ...

'', which features the

Korea Coast Guard The Korean Coast Guard (KCG; ko, 해양경찰청; Hanja: , Revised Romanization: Haeyang-gyeongchal-cheong, literally ''Maritime Police Agency'') is a South Korean law enforcement sub-agency responsible for maritime safety and control off th ...

, and ''

Urban Cops ''Urban Cops'' () is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities team up with real life police to experience their work and solve crimes within the city. The show is the second spin-off of ''Rural Police'' after ''Sea ...

'', which follows police departments based in the city. The first two seasons were filmed in small "Security Centres" () serving

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s () that encompass several villages, while the later two seasons were filmed in larger police substations () serving relatively more populated geographical areas such as

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s (). The filming locations are: * Season 1: Yongdam-myeon ( Jinan-gun, North Jeolla-do) * Season 2: Munsu-myeon (

Yeongju Yeongju () is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea, covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east, Danyang county of North ...

, North Gyeongsang-do) * Season 3:

Heunghae-eup Heunghae is a town, or '' eup'' in Buk-gu, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sh ...

( Buk-gu,

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, North Gyeongsang-do) and

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* Season 4:

Sindong-eup Sindong-eup (신동읍) is a town in Jeongseon Jeongseon (''Jeongseon-gun'') is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of ...

(

Jeongseon-gun Jeongseon (''Jeongseon-gun'') is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon. Hi ...

, Gangwon-do) In each location, the cast act in the capacity of an entry-level police officer (), with the police centre's experienced police officers mentoring them in their duties.

Cast

Main cast

Police officers

List of episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Notes

References

External links