''Summer Strike'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It is based on a

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of the same Korean title by writer Joo Young-hyun. The series is an original drama of

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, and is available for streaming on its platform and on

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Seezn. It also aired on

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's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:20 ( KST) time slot, from November 21 to December 27, 2022.

Synopsis

''Summer Strike'' is about people who start finding themselves after leaving their lifestyles in a complicated city, and moving to an unfamiliar place to do nothing.

Cast

Main

as Lee Yeo-reum: a 28-year-old woman who decides to quit her job of five years and move to a small seaside town called Angok. *

as Ahn Dae-beom: a librarian at Angok Library who is a math genius.

Supporting

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as Kim Bom *

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as Heo Jae-hoon *

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as Jo Ji-young * Kwak Min-gyu as Bae Sung-min *

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as Bae Joon

Extended

* Park Ok-chul as Song Ok-soon * Kim Yo-han as Hwang Geun-ho * Oh Yong as Chang-su *

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as Dae-ho * Park Ji-hoon

Production

The series is co-written and co-directed by Lee Yoon-jung and Hong Moon-pyo. The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2022. Filming was conducted for six months in several locations including

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, and Namhae.

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* * * * {{ENA Korean-language television shows ENA television dramas Television shows based on South Korean webtoons South Korean melodrama television series South Korean romance television series 2022 South Korean television series debuts 2022 South Korean television series endings