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. It was the first drama to air on SBS's Fridays and Saturdays timeslot, airing from February 15 to April 20, 2019. ''The Fiery Priest'' is the highest rated miniseries drama that aired in 2019 on public broadcast according to

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. The drama was a huge success and was one of the most popular dramas aired in 2019. Kim Nam-gil won numerous accolades for his portrayal of a priest with anger management issues. The action comedy drama also featured parodies from other movies and dramas, notably from '' Mr. Sunshine'', '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'', ''

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Synopsis

Following the mysterious death of an elderly priest, an

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agent turned priest (

) attempts to bring the culprits involved before law. The hilarious journey in taking down the gangsters and corrupt officials in the city is what follows. The journey is not so smooth when the corrupt prosecutor of the city (

) refuses to cooperate.

Cast

Main

as Kim Hae-il / Michael Kim **

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as young Hae-il :An ex-NIS agent who retired after an accident that happened during his last mission. He met Priest Lee and eventually decided to take the path as a priest and hoped for his sins to be forgiven. He was very close to Father Lee and thus is crazy to punish those who killed him. On the contrary to a priest, he is a short-tempered person who would throw a fit each minute. *

as Goo Dae-young :A clumsy detective who is a pushover and always manipulated by his superintendent and seniors. Once a dedicated police, his life changed after the death of his former partner. *

as Park Kyung-sun :A corrupt prosecutor who covered up the crimes of Gudam's administrators including the police chief and head borough. She likes Hae-il for his good-looking face but constantly bickers with him. *

as Hwang Cheol-bum :A corrupt businessman who is the step-brother of Gudam's Head of Borough. He runs Daebum Trading and trade illegal things within. Once ranked as number two gangster in Yeosu, he often uses violence to achieve his goal. *

as Seo Seung-ah :A rookie detective at Gudam Police Station who is dedicated in helping Hae-il to reveal the truth behind Priest Lee's death. She secretly has a crush on Hae-il.

Supporting

Local cartel

* Jeong Young-ju as Jung Dong-ja :Gudam's Head of Borough and Hwang Cheol-bum step-sister. * Kim Hyung-mook as Kang Seok-tae :Chief prosecutor of Gudam and boss of Park Kyung-sun. *

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as Nam Suk-goo :Gudam Police Station's corrupt superintendent and leader of Rising Sun, a nightclub with connections to the cartel. * Han Gi-jung as Park Won-moo :A corrupt assemblyman representing Gudam. *

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as Ki Yong-moon :A con-artist and the leader of a religious cult "Maegak". *

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as Vladimir Gozhaev :Leader of the Russian gang.

People at the Cathedral and believers

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as Priest Lee Young-joon :He is looked up as a father figure by Kim Hae-il and is a wise, soft-spoken man. His murder was touted as a suicide. *

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as Han Sung-kyu :A gentle young priest at Gudam's Church. He trained to replace Priest Lee's position after his death. His real name is Han Woo-ram, a famous child actor who starred in an old, popular drama prior to becoming a priest. *

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as Kim In-kyung :Head nun at Gudam's church who constantly worry about Hae-il boldness in finding the truth. She is revealed to be a former well-known gambler nicknamed Ten-Tailed Fox who blamed herself for her brother's death. * Ahn Chang-hwan as Song Sac :A young man from Thailand who came to Gudam and work as a delivery boy to support his family. He was often bullied by Jang-ryeong for being a foreigner and best-friend with Oh Yo-han. * Go Kyu-pil as Oh Yo-han :A cheerful yet chubby part-timer who majored in astronomy but struggles to make a living. He did many part-time work and is best friend with Song Sac. *

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as Bae Hee-jung A psychiatrist.

People at the Police Station

* Shin Dam-soo as Lee Myung-soo * Jeon Jeong-gwan as Heo Lig-gu * Ji Chan as Na Dae-gil * Kim Kwan-mo as Kim Kyung-ryul

Others

* Kim Min-jae as Lee Jung-gwon :Former NIS agent and Hae-il's team leader. * Lee Je-yeon as Kim Hoon-suk *

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as Jang-ryong * Kim Joon-ha as altar boy * Lim Seung-min as altar boy *

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as Lim Ji-eun * Young Ye-na as Hyun-joo * Jo Ah-in as Eun-ji * Choi Kwang-je as Anton *

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as Kim Keon-yong * Jeon Eun-mi as Wangmat Foods staff * Heo Jae-ho as Gi Hong-chan :The CEO of Great Taste Foods and Yong-moon's cousin. * Kang Un as Wangmat Foods manager * Lee Gyu-ho as Choco :A large chef who works at "Great Taste Foods" and acts as the muscle. Despite his towering size, he is easily knocked out by Hae-il but reemerges as backup later on. *

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as Ahn Dul-ja * Yoo Kyung-ah as nursery nun * Song Young-hak as former detective

Special appearances

* Lee Young-bum as Father Kang Matthew (Ep. 1–2) *

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as Oh Jung-kook (Ep. 6, 33–34) * Hwang Bum-shik as Kyung-sun’s father (Ep. 16) * Jung Shi-ah as Maegakkyo believer (Ep. 19) * Kim Jong-goo as Kim Jong-chul * Yoo Seung-mok as Oh Kwang-du (Ep. 30–31) * Jang Ye-won as news announcer * Kwon Hyeok-soo as President of the Republic of Korea * Kim Hong-fa as Lee Seok-yoon (Ep. 40) * Byun Joo-eun as Kim Geom-sa * Park Eun-kyung as announcer * Kim Won-gi as prosecutor * Bang Jun-ho as planning manager

Production

The first script reading took place on October 26, 2018 at the SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea. ''The Fiery Priest'' was first scheduled to air as a Monday-Tuesday drama following ''

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'', but due to SBS deciding to cancel the weekend special drama time slot (Saturday nights at 21:05 KST) after '' Fates & Furies'', it became the network's first Friday-Saturday night drama. '' Haechi'' was then chosen to follow ''My Strange Hero''. This series marks

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's last project for SBS, after 12 years of partnership. In October 2019, he moved to Taewon Entertainment.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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