Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Athena: Goddess of War

Title: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin / Athena: Goddess of War

Chinese Title : 雅典娜:战争女神

Genre: Action, thriller, romance

Episodes: To Be Announced

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2010-Dec-13 to 2011 (to replaced Giant)

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Related Series : IRIS, IRIS 2

Synopsis

A terrorist group known as “Athena” and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

Cast

Jung Woo Sung as Lee Jung Woo

Cha Seung Won as Son Hyuk

Soo Ae as Yoon Hye In

Lee Ji Ah as Han Jae Hee

Kim Min Jong as Kim Ki Soo

Choi Si Won as Kim Joon Ho

Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young

Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho

Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young

Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa

Yoo Dong Geun as Kwon Yong Gwan

Son Ji Hoon (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk

Kim Young Ae as Choi Jin Hee

Lee Han Wie

Yoo Tae Woong

Sean Richard

Bang Kil Seung (방길승)

BoA as female singer (cameo)

Girls’ Generation (cameo)

Chu Sung Hoon (cameo)

Ryu Dam (cameo)

Oh Chang Suk

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment

Producer: Kim Young Sup

Director: Kim Myung Joon (김명준), Kim Tae Hoon (김태훈), Hwang Jung Hyun (황정현)

Screenwriter: Kim Hyun Joon (김현준), Yoo Nam Kyung (유남경)

Notes

- Filming locations include Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, and New Zealand.

- This drama is a spin-off of the 2009 KBS2 drama "IRIS” with new characters and will be aired on SBS.

- Production company Taewon Entertainment, responsible for the original "IRIS“, will produce this drama and the upcoming “IRIS 2″ (KBS2 will air the sequel to IRIS sometime in 2011).

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