''The Killing Vote'' () is an ongoing

South Korean television series Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...

starring

Park Hae-jin Park Hae-jin (born May 1, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in dramas ''My Love from the Star'' (2013) and ''Doctor Stranger'' (2014), and his leading roles in ''Bad Guys'' (2014), ''Cheese in the Trap'' (201 ...

Park Sung-woong Park Sung-woong (born January 9, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in '' No. 3'' in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in ''New World'' (2013) and a serial killer in '' T ...

, and

Lim Ji-yeon Lim Ji-yeon (born June 23, 1990) is a South Korean actress. After beginning her acting career in stage plays and short films, Lim made her feature debut in 2014 with a leading role in the erotic thriller '' Obsessed''. Early life Lim majored in ...

. It is based on a popular

webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

of the same Korean title serialized on

Kakao Webtoon Kakao Webtoon (Hangul: 카카오 웹툰) is a webtoon platform operated by Kakao. History The service originally launched in 2003 by Daum, a popular web portal in Korea, as Daum Webtoon making it the first official webtoon platform in the worl ...

and

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. It premiered on August 10, 2023, and airs on

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every Thursday at 21:00 ( KST). It is also available for streaming on

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in selected regions.

Synopsis

The series follows a mysterious figure known as Gaetal, who conducts surveys via text message to decide whether to put certain vicious criminals to death, then murders them if more than fifty percent of those who respond favor a death sentence.

Cast

Main

as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency's regional investigation unit. *

as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter. *

as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA; Hangul: ko, 서울지방경찰청; Hanja: ) is the primary police force for the South Korean capital city of Seoul; it is not an independent police force in of itself, but is one of 16 provincial sub- ...

(SMPA).

Supporting

People around Moo-chan

Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' In Love and War'' (2011), ''The Grand Heist'' (2012), and '' The Five'' (2013), as well as t ...

as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan's partner. *

Go Geon-han Go Geon-han is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Clean with Passion for Now'', ''The Tale of Nokdu'' and ''Sweet Home''. He also appeared in movies '' Friend: The Great Legacy'' and ''The Battle of Jan ...

as Kim Jordan: Hyeon's colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA. *

Oh Ha-nee Oh Ha-nee is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Goodbye to Goodbye'', '' Tempted'', ''The Crowned Clown'' and ''Three Bold Siblings''. She also appeared in movies ''The Shameless'', ''A Special Lady'', ''Diva' ...

as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

athlete. * Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.

People around Seok-joo

* Kim Yoo-mi as Min Ji-young: a member of the National Assembly who becomes the next presidential candidate. *

Kim Kwon Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo on May 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He played minor roles in television dramas such as ''Secret Love Affair'' (2014), ''Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and ''Marry Me Now ''Marry Me Now'' () is a ...

as Lee Min-soo: a high school teacher. * Cha Rae-hyung as Park Chul-min: a prison guard at Cheongnang Prison.

People around Joo Hyeon

Choi Yu-hwa Choi Yu-hwa (born October 10, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Choi entered the entertainment industry after winning the Fashion Model Award at the fashion magazine CeCi's Model Contest in 2005. She debuted in the one-act ''Drama Special'' "The ...

as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host. * Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon's younger sister who is a third-year high school student. *

Seo Young-joo Seo Young-joo (born February 16, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Cinemanila International Film Festival for his performance in ''Juvenile Offender A young offender is a young perso ...

as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child. * Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon's grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.

Extended

* Gong Do-eun as Hye-mi: Min's best friend. * Chae Ri-eun as Ji-young's secretary. * Ahn Young-hoon as Byun Woo-taek * Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.

Production

In March 2023, production company

Pan Entertainment Pan Entertainment () is a Korean drama production company. It was established on April 3, 1998 under the name HS Media Co., Ltd.. Its main office, called ''The PAN'', is located in Seoul's Mapo District. The company's slogan is ''A world of magic ...

announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio S for the production of the series worth 15.36 billion

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Release

Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on August 10, 2023 from 21:00 KST. However, the broadcast of the first episode was postponed to 22:10 KST due to a special news report about Typhoon Khanun. Hence, the second episode will be broadcast on August 17.

Viewership

Notes

References

External links

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