No Way Out: The Roulette

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No Way Out: The Roulette
Hangul
노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛
Revised RomanizationNo wei aut: deo rullet
McCune–ReischauerNo wei aut: tŏ rullet
Genre
Written byLee Soo-jin
Directed byChoi Kook-hee
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkU+ Mobile TV

No Way Out: The Roulette (Korean: 노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛) is an upcoming South Korean mystery thriller television series written by Lee Soo-jin, directed by Choi Kook-hee, and starring Cho Jin-woong, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Yum Jung-ah, Sung Yoo-bin, Greg Hsu, Lee Kwang-soo, and Kim Sung-cheol. The series is about an open murder contract with a bounty of 20 billion won on the life of a rare heinous criminal and the fierce battle between those who want to kill and those who want to survive. It is scheduled for release on U+ Mobile TV in July 2024.

Synopsis[edit]

No Way Out: The Roulette is about a police officer who is forced to protect a criminal in an ironic situation, a murderer released from prison after 13 years with a bounty on his head, a lawyer who becomes a criminal's legal representative in order to succeed, a mayor who uses criminals to save her political life, a son who lives with the stigma of being the child of a murderer, a killer who comes to Korea for pay, and a mysterious figure who puts a bounty on a criminal.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Cho Jin-woong as Baek Joong-sik: a police officer who is tasked with protecting a notorious criminal and finds himself in an ironic situation.[1]
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Kim Guk-ho: a notorious criminal who has been released from prison after 13 years and become a target by the entire nation with a bounty of 20 billion won on his head.[1]
  • Kim Mu-yeol as Lee Sang-bong: a lawyer and Guk-ho's legal representative.[1]
  • Yum Jung-ah as Ahn Myung-ja: the Mayor of Hosan who uses Guk-ho as her only hope in the face of the end of her political life.[1]
  • Sung Yoo-bin as Seo Dong-ha: Guk-ho's son who is a genius violinist but weighed down by the stigma of being the son of a murderer.[1]
  • Greg Hsu as Mr. Smile: a killer who comes to South Korea to kill Guk-ho.[1]
  • Lee Kwang-soo as Yoon Chang-jae: a butcher who wants to kill Guk-ho in exchange of big money.[1]
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Sung Joon-woo: a young pastor who influences the congregation of a large church.[1]

Supporting[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Director Choi Kook-hee, who directed Default (2018) and Life Is Beautiful (2022), and writer Lee Soo-jin, who wrote The Devil's Deal (2021), team up for the series. This is Choi small screen directorial debut. It was developed under the working title Open Murder Contract (Korean: 공개살인청부; RR: Gonggaesar-incheongbu).[3] Studio X+U and Twin Film managed the production. They began to crank-in in October 2023.[4]

Casting[edit]

In May 2023, Lee Sun-kyun was first offered for the lead role but later informed the production team of his intention to voluntarily leave the series because of his drug allegations.[3][5]

In July 2023, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were reportedly cast for the series.[6][7][8]

In August 2023, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were officially confirmed to appear on the series.[4] On the same month, Yum Jung-ah was reportedly offered to appear for the series.[9]

In September 2023, Greg Hsu was reportedly cast for the series and this would make his first Korean drama appearance.[10]

In October 2023, Cho Jin-woong was reportedly cast to replaced Lee Sun-kyun's role because of Lee's drug allegations broke out.[11] A day later, Kim Sung-cheol was reportedly cast for the series.[12]

Cho Jin-woong, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Yum Jung-ah, Sung Yoo-bin, Greg Hsu, Lee Kwang-soo, and Kim Sung-cheol completed the main cast lineup of the series.[13]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography took place from November 23, 2023, to March 31, 2024.[14][15][16]

Release[edit]

No Way Out: The Roulette was confirmed to be released on U+ Mobile TV in July 2024.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Chang, A-leum (May 22, 2024). 조진웅·유재명·김무열·허광한·이광수 '노웨이아웃'...7월 첫공개 확정 [Cho Jin-woong, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Hsu Kuang-han, Lee Kwang-soo 'No Way Out'...First release confirmed in July] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Kang, Nae-ri (March 21, 2024). [단독] '더 글로리' 허동원, '노 웨이 아웃' 출연...이혼 아픔 딛고 열일 [[Exclusive] ‘The Glory’ Heo Dong-won to appear in 'No Way Out'...10 days to overcome the pain of divorce] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b Park, Jung-sun (May 4, 2023). [단독] 이선균, 드라마 '공개살인청부' 주연 [[Exclusive] Lee Sun-kyun, lead role in drama 'Open Murder Contract'] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ a b Lee, Mi-ji (August 10, 2023). 이선균X유재명X김무열X이광수 '노 웨이 아웃' 캐스팅..최국희 연출(공식) [Lee Sun-kyun X Yoo Jae-myung X Kim Mu-yeol X Lee Kwang-soo cast in 'No Way Out'...Directed by Choi Kook-hee (Official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Ziwei, Puah (October 23, 2023). "Lee Sun-kyun drops out of K-drama 'No Way Out' amid drug investigation controversy". NME. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Choi, Bo-ran (July 10, 2023). [단독] 유재명, '공개살인청부' 주연 캐스팅...이선균과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Yoo Jae-myung cast as lead in 'Open Murder Contract'...Working with Lee Sun-kyun] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Lee, Seung-hun (July 13, 2023). [단독]김무열, 드라마 '공개살인청부' 남자 주인공 [[Exclusive] Kim Mu-yeol, male lead in drama 'Open Murder Contract'] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (July 18, 2023). [단독] 이광수, 최국희 감독 첫 드라마 '공개살인청부' 캐스팅 [[Exclusive] Lee Kwang-soo, cast for director Choi Kook-hee's first drama 'Open Murder Contract'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (August 23, 2023). [단독] '밀수' 흥행한 염정아, 최국희 감독 '노웨이아웃'으로 재회 [[Exclusive] Yum Jung-ah, who had a hit with 'Smuggling', reunites with director Choi Kook-hee in 'No Way Out'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kim, Min-ji (September 26, 2024). [단독] '상견니' 중화권 스타 허광한, '노 웨이 아웃' 출연...韓 진출 본격화 [[Exclusive] 'Someday or One Day' Chinese star Hsu Kuang-han to appear in 'No Way Out'...Full-fledged entry into Korea] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Hwang, So-young (October 30, 2023). [단독] 조진웅, 이선균 하차 '노 웨이 아웃' 출연 검토중 [[Exclusive] Cho Jin-woong, are considering to appear in 'No Way Out' after Lee Sun-kyun leave] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Lee, Seung-hun (October 31, 2023). [단독]김성철, 이선균 하차한 '노 웨이 아웃' 출연 [[Exclusive] Kim Sung-cheol to appear in 'No Way Out' after Lee Sun-kyun left] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Lee, Mi-ji (May 22, 2024). 조진웅→허광한X김성철 '노 웨이 아웃 : 더 룰렛' 캐스팅..7월 공개확정(공식) [Cho Jin-woong→Hsu Kuang-han and Kim Sung-cheol's 'No Way Out: The Roulette' casting...Confirmed to be released in July (Official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (July 18, 2023). [단독] 이광수, 최국희 감독 '공개살인청부' 캐스팅...이선균·유재명·김무열 호흡(종합) [[Exclusive] Lee Kwang-soo, director Choi Kook-hee's 'Open Murder Contract' casting...Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol collaboration (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Kim, Sun-woo (November 19, 2023). [단독] 조진웅 '노 웨이 아웃' 23일 첫 촬영...이선균 하차 채운다 [[Exclusive] Cho Jin-woong's 'No Way Out' first filming on the 23rd...Fill up after Lee Sun-kyun leaves] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Kim, Ye-eun (April 2, 2024). [단독] 故이선균 하차→조진웅 투입 '노 웨이 아웃', 우여곡절 끝 크랭크업 [[Exclusive] The late Lee Sun-kyun leaves→Cho Jin-woong joins 'No Way Out', crank up after twists and turns] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Naver.

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