Night Has Come

Night Has Come is a 2023 South Korean television series written by Kang Min-ji, directed by Lim Dae-woong, and starring Lee Jae-in, Kim Woo-seok, Choi Ye-bin, Cha Woo-min, Ahn Ji Ho, and Jung So-ri. It was released on U+ Mobile TV from December 4 to 21, 2023, and every Monday to Thursday. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected regions.

Synopsis

A group of high school students is forced to play a deadly real-life game of Mafia at a retreat center. The class 2–3 students from Yooil High School go on a field trip. When night comes, all the students in the building receive a message that indicates that the mafia game is about to begin. The only way to survive is to eliminate fellow classmates and find the Mafia.

Cast and characters

Main

Lee Jae-in as Lee Yoon-seo
Kim Woo-seok as Kim Joon-hee
Choi Ye-bin as Oh Jung-won
Cha Woo-min as Go Kyung-jun
Ahn Ji-ho as Jin Da-beom
as Kim So-mi

Supporting

Park Ju-won as Ahn Na-hee
as Cha Yoo-joon
Kim Min-seo as Choi Joo-won
as Park Woo-ram
as Park Ji-soo
as Im Eun-chan
Kim So-hee as Baek Eun-ha
Park Yoon-ho as Heo Yool
as Nam Yeon-woo
as Choi Mi-na
Kim Gyu-bin as Lee Joo-young
Hong Min-gi as Jang Hyun-ho
as Kim Dong-hyun
as Shin Seung-bin
as Kim Jin-ha

Extended

Won Yu-jin as Kang Ye-won
Cha Yoo-hyun as Lee Sang-hwan
Kim Kyung-min as Kim Hyung-seok
Goo Ha-ri as Lee Soo-bin
Kim Chang-ho as Park Ji-hoon
Jang Yeon-joo as Oh Jin-seo
Jang Yun-jin as Oh Hye-seung
Kim Bum-joong as Lee Hyun-jun
Song Ji-woo as Park Jeong-eun
Song Ha-jin as Kim Yeon-ju

Special appearances

Lami as Park Se-eun
Kim Tae-hoon as Se-eun's father
Kim Joo-ryoung as Se-eun's mother
Jo Young-joon as teacher

Production

Development

Director Lim Dae-woong, who directed Horror Stories and Search, and writer Kang Min-ji, team up for the series. Studio X+U and EO Contents Group managed the production. They began to crank-in in July 2023.

Casting

On July 17, 2023, lineup of the lead stars was revealed by releasing the photos from the script reading of the cast. On the same month, Kang Seol, Bae Jae-young, Kim So-hee, and Park Ju-won were officially confirmed to appear on the series.
In August 2023, Song Byung-geun, and Seo Dong-hyun were reportedly cast for the series.

Filming

After completing the casting of the series, Principal photography took place from July 31, 2023, to October 13, 2023.

Release

confirmed the release date which would be on December 4, 2023, and each episode was released every Monday to Thursday. In addition, it was also confirmed that the series would be released via Netflix in South Korea, and OTT platforms such as Viki in 190 countries, Amazon Prime Video in Japan, friDay video in Taiwan, MONOMAX in Thailand, and Viu in 16 countries.