Wednesday, 5 June 2013

The End of the World


Title: 세계의 끝 / The End of the World
Chinese Title: 世界的盡頭
Genre: Medical, Mystery, Romance
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2013-March-16 to 2013-May-05
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:55 (1-8) changed to Sunday 21:55 (9-12)


Synopsis
This is a drama about a unknown mysterious disease spreads.
Kang Joo Hun (Yoon Je Moon) is the chief of epidemiological investigation at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He loses his beloved to the new virus and attempts to find a critical clue through reverse tracing.

Cast
Main Cast
Yoon Je Moon as Kang Joo Hun
Jang Kyung Ah as Lee Na Hyun
Jang Hyun Sung as Yoon Gyu Jin

Other People
Kim Chang Wan as Choi Soo Chul
Park Hyuk Kwon as Kim Hee Sang
Yoon Bok In (윤복인) as Park Joo Hee
Gil Hae Yun (길해연) as Jung Sang Sook
Lee Hwa Ryong (이화룡) as Park Do Kyung
Song Sam Dong (송삼동) as Kim Dae Ik
Kim Yong Min as Eo Ki Young
Park In Young (박인영) as Kim Soo Jin

Production Credits
Production Company: Drama House
Chief Producer: Jo Joon Hyung
Producer: Kim Sang Ho, Jung Seung Soon
Director: Ahn Pan Suk
Original writing: Novel Epidemic by Bae Young Ik
Screenwriter: Park Hye Ryun

Note
- Based on the korean novel “Infectious Disease” by Bae Young Ik which was published on 25/Dec/2010 by Screen Seller publishing company.
- Due to the low ratings, the production team will be cutting the show down by 8 episodes; originally slated for 20 episodes and airing as a Saturday-Sunday series, it will now end on Episode 12. Furthermore, instead of airing 2 episodes per week as with conventional prime-time dramas, it will switch to a once-a-week broadcast (it will air on Sundays only starting from episodes 10, 21/April).

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