Less than Evil
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Details
- Title: 나쁜 형사 / Nappeun Hyeongsa
- Also known as: Bad Detective
- Genre: Drama, psychological, crime
- Episodes: 32
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2018-Dec-03 to 2019-Jan-29
- Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
- Original Soundtrack: Less than Evil OST
Synopsis
Woo Tae Suk (Shin Ha Kyun) is an experienced and well-established detective with a long professional career, but in spite of everything he is a lonely and bitter human being. It all has to do with him only focusing on solving cases, while his actions are completely controversial because it crosses the line between good and evil. Woo Tae Suk crosses paths with a psychopath, but he cannot arrest her because of lack of evidence. The woman eventually decides to help Woo Tae Suk solve other cases.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Shin Ha Kyoon as Woo Tae Suk (39)
- Lee Sul as Eun Sun Jae / Bae Yeo Wool (31)
- Jo Yi Hyun as Bae Yeo Wool
- Park Ho San as Jun Choon Man (45)
- Kim Gun Woo as Jang Hyung Min / Jung Sun Ho (33)
- Serious & Serial Team
- Baro as Chae Dong Yoon (28)
- Bae Da Bin as Shin Ga Young (27)
- Bae Yoo Ram as Ban Ji Deuk (30)
- Yang Ki Won (양기원) as Lee Moon Ki (30)
- Cheongin Provincial Office
- Yoon Hee Suk as Jo Doo Jin (39)
- Ryu Tae Ho as Choi Jung Woo (50)
- Kim Na Yoon (김나윤) as Team Leader Sun (40)
- Tae Suk's family
- Hong Eun Hee as Kim Hae Joon (Tae Suk's wife)
- Bae Yoon Kyung as Woo Tae Hee (Tae Suk's younger sister)
- Others
- Kim Yi Kyung as Kwon Soo Ah
- Seol Ji Yoon as Kim Nan Hee (Bae Yeo Wool's mother)
- Kim Jong Goo as congressman
- Song Min Hyung as Lee Soo Han
- Kim Ki Chun as Seo Jae Geun
- Special Appearances
- Ahn Nae Sang as commissioner (ep 3, 5)
- Jun Jin Gi as Song Man Soo (ep 7-8)
- Kwon Tae Won as Jung In Hwan (police comissioner)
- Extended Cast
- Kim Dae Gook as bank security office staff
- Kim Dan Yool as Lee Dae Woong
- Kim Dong Won (김동원) as Song Yoo Jin (ep 7-8)
- Lee Shi Woo (이시우) as child Yoo Jin
- Lee Yong Joo as Go Joo Sung (ep 11-15)
- Shim Eun Woo as Jun Joo Yun (ep 12-15)
- Lee Jae Yoon as Kang Woo Joon (ep 21-24)
- Hwang Suk Jung as Hwang Boo Kyung (ep 24-26)
- Hong Seo Jun as Yoo Jung Soo (25-28)
- Choi Jong Won as Lee Sung Hak (ep 25-28)
Production Credits
- Directors: Kim Dae Jin, Lee Dong Hyun
- Screenwriters: Heo Joon Woo (허준우), Kang Yi Hun (강이헌)
Episode Ratings
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Recognitions
- 2018 37th MBC Drama Awards
- Top Excellence Award for an Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama (Shin Ha Kyun)
- Best New Actress (Lee Sul)
Notes
- It was initially titled "Luther" (루터) during the planning stages.
- It is a South Korean remake of the BBC TV series Luther (2010-present).
- Actress Lee Sul was selected for her role after competing in open auditions with 300 other applicants.
- The first script reading took place in early September 2018.
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