From Now On, Showtime!
From Now On, Showtime! is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Jin Ki-joo, and Jung Joon-ho. The series, directed by Lee Hyeong-min and Jeong Sang-hee for Samhwa Networks, is about a mysterious magician, Cha Cha-woong, and a hot-blooded policewoman working with ghosts to solve cases based on hidden clues. It premiered on MBC on April 23, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 till June 12, 2022. It was also pre-sold to OTT media services in over 190 countries.
Synopsis
The series is a romantic comedy between Cha Cha-woong, a magician and employer of ghosts, and Go Seul-hae, a passionate but hot blooded female police officer with supernatural powers.Cast and characters
Main
- Park Hae-jin as Cha Cha-woong, a ghost employer and famous magician.
- * Seo Dong-hyun as young Cha Cha-woong
- Jin Ki-joo as Go Seul-hae, a hot blooded cop with supernatural powers.
- * Oh Ye-ju as young Go Seul-hae
- Jung Joon-ho as General Choi Gum, who protects Cha Cha-woong's family from generation to generation
Supporting
People around Cha Woong
- Jung Suk-yong as Deputy Nam Sang-geon
- Ko Kyu-pil as Ma Dong-cheol
- Park Seo-yeon as Kang Ah-reum
- Kim Won-hae as Park Soo-moodang / Cha Sa-geum
- Cha Mi-kyung as Na Geum-ok
- Jang Ha-eun as Cheon Ye-ji, granddaughter of Na Geum-ok.
People around Go Seul-hae
- Kim Jong-tae as Ko Young-sik
- Kim Jong-hoon as Seo Hee-soo, Go Seul-hae's longtime unrequited love, and the police detective team leader.
Police
- Jeong Jae-sung as Seo Chang-ho, Hee-soo's father
- Choi Moo-in as Min Hong-sik, gag maniac police station chief.
- Ahn Jung-kwon as Kim Il-kyung, a sincere and reliable sergeant as Seul-hae's senior.
- Kim Hee-jae as Lee Yong-ryeol.
- Yang Joo-ho as Byeon Tae-sik, a detective at a powerful police station.
- Choi Young-woo as An Shi-hoon, the youngest detective
- Kim Jong-hoon as Hee-su
Others
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Tae-chun, it is that will instill intense tension.
- Seo Dong-hyun
- Ha Sung-kwang
- Lee Eun-gyeol
- Choi So-yul as Si-eun
Special appearances
- Shin Hyun-joon as Grim reaper
- Park Seul-gi as MC entertainment information program
- Choi Sung-won as Minho
- Han Cho-won as Aris
- Hong Soo-hyun as Virgin ghost
- Im Won-hee as God of heaven
Production
Park Hae-jin was confirmed as the main lead in the series in May 2021. Jin Ki-joo was offered the main lead opposite Park Hae-jin in July 2021. Jung Joon-ho received an offer to appear in the series in August 2021.Samhwa Networks signed a supply contract with PCCW, Vuclip in Singapore to sell the worldwide broadcasting rights licenses on September 27, 2021, for ten years.
The script reading for the series was held on October 6, 2021, at MBC in Sangam, Mapo District, Seoul, and filming began on October 14.
There will also be works of art by actor Park Ki-woong that have not yet aired in the drama.
On February 18, 2022, the script reading was released.