''Wanted'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It aired on SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) from June 22 to August 18, 2016 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Jung Hye-in (

) is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. The drama begins when Jung Hye-in's son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of PD Shin Dong-wook (

) and police detective Cha Seung-in (

), she ends up participating in a live reality show where she follows the kidnapper's orders, and in the process uncovers clues towards catching the culprit and finding her son.

Cast

Main cast

as Jung Hye-in – 35-year-old, actress *

as Cha Seung-in – 33-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team *

as Shin Dong-wook – 38-year-old, "Jung Hye-in's Wanted" PD *

as Song Jeong-ho – 42-year-old, Hye-in's husband, UCN's CEO

Broadcast Production member

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as Choi Joon-goo – 48-year-old, Head of UCN Drama Bureau, "Wanted" executive producer *

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as Yeon Woo-shin – 35-year-old, freelance broadcasting writer *

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as Park Bo-yeon – 26-year-old, assistant director

Investigation team

* Shin Jae-ha as Lee Young-gwan – 27-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team newcomer, Seung-in's partner * Kim Sun-young as Oh Mi-ok – 39-year-old, profiler, inspector of Police Hall's crime information support section *

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as Jung Jung-ki – 54-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team leader * as Park Young-sik – 38-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team * as Yoo Dong-joon – 31-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team

People around Jung Hye-in

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as Kwon Kyung-hoon – 25-year-old, Hye-in's manager * Lee Seung-joon as Jang Jin-woong – 36-year-old, internet entertainment show "Star Live" reporter * as Ham Tae-seop – SG Group CEO, Tae-young's older brother * as Song Hyun-woo – 7-year-old, Jeong-ho and Hye-in's son

Events and mission-related people

* as Park Se-hyung – Hyun-woo kidnap's suspect * Shim Eun-woo as Lee Ji-eun – BJ * as Kim Woo-jin – teacher, Han-sol's father (first mission) *

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as Kim Han-sol – child found in the car trunk (first mission) * as Ha Dong-min – Soo Jeong Hospital's Head of Pediatrics (second mission) * as Kim Sang-mi – Soo Jeong Hospital nurse (second mission) * N/A as Kim Hae-joo – people who solicited the killing of Kim Sang-mi (second mission) * Park Sang-wook as Jo Nam-cheol – old hand * Choo Gyo-jin as Im Hyung-soon – people who was killed by Jo Nam-cheol * Ahn Soo-bin as Kim Yang-hee – Jo Nam-cheol's girlfriend *

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as Kim Sang-sik – Jo Seung-in's police senior * as Na Soo-hyun – coffee shop's part-time staff * as Go Hyung-joon – detective investigating the disappearance of Na Jae-hyun * as Moon Sung-hyuk * as Lee Yong-hwan – Lee Ji-eun's father * as Lee Tae-gyun – Police Hall chief * as Kim So-hyun – Song Jeong-ho's lady * Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Pil-gyu – lawyer * as Ham Tae-young – Jung Hye-in's deceased husband, Hyun-woo's biological father

Extended cast

* as Kim Hong-joon – director of film "Mother" in which starred Jung Hye-in * as Broadcasting PD – successor PD of the program directed by Shin Dong-wook * as talk show "Kiss and Talk" PD *

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as talk show "Kiss and Talk" MC *

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as talk show "Kiss and Talk" guest *

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as internet entertainment show "Star Live" editor-in-chief * Yeo Woon-bok as debate program's police panelist * as Cha Seung-in's father * Shin Young-jin as autopsy responsibility * Kang Chan-yang as nurse * as Na Young-hyun – Na Soo-hyun's younger sister *

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as Pierrot * Kim Min-sang as Kaepko * Kang Heon as convenience store's customer * * * as Police Hall deputy * as Kim Sang-oh – Ham Tae-seop's lawyer * Sung Min-soo as Kang Young-min – Internal Affairs Department's police officer * *

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as Nurse

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Remark

*Episode 15 and 16 wasn't aired on August 10 and 11 due to broadcast of the

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. This episode was re-scheduled to be aired on August 17 and 18, 2016.

Original soundtrack

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International broadcast

The series aired in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore with a variety of subtitles on

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within 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast. The drama is also available to stream in Singapore and Indonesia on Viu with English and Indonesian subtitles respectively. In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on

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-oriented TV channel, LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles from July 13 to September 1, 2016.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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