D.P.

Contents:  Season 1 • Season 2

Details

• Title: D.P./ D.P. (Deserter Pursuit)
• Also known as: D.P Dog Day
• Genre: Drama, military
• Format: Webdrama
• Broadcast Network: Netflix

User/Viewer Ratings

4.40

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Synopsis

Ahn Joon Ho is assigned to the Deserter Pursuit (DP) unit in the Army. As such, he is tasked with catching deserters and must grapple with the more troubling cases of why some soldiers feel they have no other choice but go AWOL.

Season 1

D.P.

• Episodes: 6
• Broadcast period: 2021-Aug-27
• Original soundtrack: D.P. OST

Cast

D.P.

• Jung Hae In as Private Ahn Joon Ho
  • Nam Do Yoon (남도윤) as young Joon Ho
• Goo Gyo Hwan as Corporal Han Ho Yul
• Kim Sung Kyun as Sergeant First Class Park Bum Goo
• Park Se Joon (박세준) as Heo Ki Young
• Go Kyung Pyo as Park Sung Woo (ep 1)
• Bae Yoo Ram as Kim Kyu (ep 3, 5)
• Han Woo Yul (한우열) as Tae Sung Gon (ep 3, 5)

Military

• Son Suk Goo as Captain Im Ji Sup
• Hyun Bong Shik (현봉식) as Chun Yong Duk
• Jo Hyun Chul as Jo Suk Bong
• Shin Seung Ho as Hwang Jang Soo
• Hong Kyung as Ryu Yi Kang
• Kim Bum Soo (김범수) as Kim Il Suk
• Joo Jong Hyuk as Lee Hyo Sang
• Hwang Sung Bin (황성빈) as Hwang Young Doo
• Kyung Ki Hyun (경기현) as patient in shower (ep 2)
• Lee Jae Hak (이재학) as hospital soldier (ep 2)
• Song Yo Sep (송요셉) as Kim Young Min (ep 4)
• Yoon Jung Hoon (윤정훈) as Jun Sang Min (ep 4)
• Kwak Min Kyu (곽민규) as soldier (ep 4)
• Moon Sang Hoon (문상훈) as Kim Roo Ri (ep 5-6)

Ahn Joon Ho's family

• Kwon Hae Hyo as Joon Ho's father
• Park Mi Hyun (박미현) as Joon Ho's mother
• Lee Yun (이연) as Ahn Soo Jin
  • Jo Shi Yun as child Soo Jin

Extended cast

• Park Jung Woo as Shin Woo Suk (ep 1)
• Lee Sul as Shin Hye Yun (ep 1, 6)
• Ahn Hyun Jung (안현정) as Shin Woo Suk's mother (ep 1)
• Kim Dong Young as Choi Joon Mok (ep 2, 4)
• Oh Min Ae (오민애) as Choi Joon Mok's mother (ep 2, 4)
• Kim So Hyung (김소형) as Hye Jung (ep 2)
• Lee Joong Ok as sauna cashier (ep 2)
• Lee Joon Young as Jung Hyun Min (ep 3)
• Won Ji Ahn as Moon Young Ok (ep 3)
• Lee Sang Hoon (이상훈) as Jung Hyun Min's father (ep 3)
• Yoon Tae Soo (윤태수) as karaoke bar manager (ep 3)
• Heo Ji Na (허지나) as Holic Bar manager (ep 3)
• Choi Joon Young (최준영) as Heo Chi Do (ep 4)
• Byun Joong Hee (변중희) as Heo Chi Do's grandmother (ep 4)
• Ha Seung Yun (하승연) as volunteer (ep 4)
• Lee Hae Woon (이해운) as Heo Chi Do's friend (ep 4)
• Min Kyung Ok (민경옥) as professor (ep 4)
• Lee Soo Min (이수민) as art teacher (ep 5)
• Jung Da Eun as Sun Ah (ep 5-6)
• Bae Je Ki as Detective Bae (ep 6)
• Na Chul as Detective Na (ep 6)

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Season 2

D.P. 2

• Episodes: 6
• Broadcast period: 2023-Jul-28
• Original soundtrack: D.P. 2 OST

Cast

D.P.

• Jung Hae In as Private Ahn Joon Ho
• Goo Gyo Hwan as Corporal Han Ho Yul
• Kim Sung Kyun as Sergeant First Class Park Bum Goo
• Son Suk Goo as Captain Im Ji Sup
• Yoo Soo Bin as Park Se Woong
• Park Se Joon (박세준) as Heo Ki Young

People around General Koo Ja Woon

• Ji Jin Hee as General Koo Ja Woon
• Kim Ji Hyun as Lieutenant Colonel Seo Eun
• Jung Suk Yong as Oh Min Woo

Military

• Lee Kyu Hoe as Yang Doo Kwan
• Go Kyung Pyo as Park Sung Woo
• Kim Bum Soo (김범수) as Kim Il Suk
• Lee Taek Keun (이택근) as Oh Min Woo's investigator
• Noh Jae Won (노재원) as Oh Min Woo's investigator
• Na Hyun Woo (나현우) as Jun Sun Ho

GP

• Im Sung Jae as Na Jung Suk
• Choi Hyun Wook as Shin Ah Hwi
• Song Jae Ryong as Heo Tae San

Past Deserters

• Park Jung Woo as Shin Woo Suk (ep 1)
• Kim Dong Young as Choi Joon Mok (ep 1)
• Lee Joon Young as Jung Hyun Min (ep 1)
• Choi Joon Young (최준영) as Heo Chi Do (ep 1)
• Jo Hyun Chul as Jo Suk Bong

Military Human Rights Center

• Lee Sul as Shin Hye Yun

Ahn Joon Ho's family

• Kwon Hae Hyo as Joon Ho's father
• Park Mi Hyun (박미현) as Joon Ho's mother
• Lee Yun (이연) as Ahn Soo Jin

Extended cast

• Moon Sang Hoon (문상훈) as Kim Roo Ri
• Hwang Jung Min as Kim Roo Ri's mother
• Shin Dong Ryuk (신동력) as soldier
• Kwon Ha Dam (권다함) as Jung Hyun Bum
• Bae Na Ra as Jang Sung Min (ep 3)
• Won Ji Ahn as Moon Young Ok (ep 3)
• Choi Jong Won as elderly broker (ep 3)
• Yoon Dae Yul (윤대열) as broker (ep 3)
• Oh Ji Hye as Ji Yoo Na (ep 3)
• Shin Seung Ho as Hwang Jang Soo (ep 6)
• Yum Ji Young as airline staff (ep 3)

Production Credits

• Production Companies: Lezhin Studio (레진스튜디오), Homemade Film
• Director: Han Joon Hee (한준희)
• Original writing: Kim Bo Tong (김보통)
• Screenwriters: Han Joon Hee (한준희), Kim Bo Tong (김보통)

Recognitions

• 2022 5th Asian Academy Creative Awards: Best Actor in a leading role (Jung Hae In)
• 2022 20th Director's Cut Awards: Best New Actor (TV) (Jo Hyun Chul)
• 2022 20th Director's Cut Awards: Best Actor (TV) (Goo Gyo Hwan)
• 2022 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards: Best Drama
• 2022 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards: Best Rookie Actor (Goo Gyo Hwan)
• 2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Jo Hyun Chul)
• 2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Drama
• 2022 8th APAN Star Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama (Jung Hae In)

Notes

• Based on the webtoon D.P Dog Day (D.P 개의 날) by Kim Bo Tong (김보통).
• The original writer served in a DP unit, while in the Army.

External Links

• HanCinema
• Netflix press release
• English Wikipedia