Player (TV series)

Player is a South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal Jung, Lee Si-eon, Tae Won-seok, Oh Yeon-seo, and Jang Gyu-ri. The first season aired on OCN from September 29, to November 11, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20. The second season aired on tvN from June 3, to July 9, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50.

WWW ocn.cjenm.com/ko/player

Synopsis

Season 1

The story about the four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes in partnership with a righteous prosecutor. Together, they confiscate black money and make sure that those who earn money through crimes will be arrested.

Cast and characters

Main

Song Seung-heon as Kang Ha-ri / Choi Soo-hyuk
Krystal Jung as Cha Ah-ryung
Lee Si-eon as Lim Byung-min
Tae Won-seok as Do Jin-woong
Oh Yeon-seo as Jeong Soo-min
Jang Gyu-ri as Cha Jae-yi

Supporting

Public Prosecutors' Office

Kim Won-hae as Prosecutor Jang In-gyu
Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon
Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon

Target

Kim Jong-tae as "that person"
Kwak Ja-hyung as Cheon Dong-seob

People around Ha-ri

Huh Joon-ho as Choi Hyun-gi
Yoo Ye-bin as Cho Yeon-hee

Others

Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo
Kang Min-tae as gangster
Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak
Lee Hwa-ryong
Min Joon-hyun
Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-gu
Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo
Jin Mo as Wang Seob
Kim Seo-kyung as Mike

Special appearances

Yoo Seung-ho as a security guard
Hong Seok-cheon as a driving instructor
Wang Ji-hye as Ryu Hyun-ja
Kang Hye-won as Mi-woo
Im Jin-ah as Eun Na
Lee Soo-hyuk as Mr. Myeong
Yoon Ji-on as Kim Soo-chan
Heo Sung-tae as Lim Sang-sik
Lee Sung-kyung as A mysterious woman

Production

Early working titles of the series were Hustle and Round.
On July 12, 2022, it was announced that the series would return with second season in the second half of 2023, under the title Player: War of Gamblers. On January 27, 2023, it was reported that filming was scheduled to begin in March 2023, and actresses Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Gyu-ri were in talks for the main roles. In January 2024, it was officially announced that the second season is included on tvN's 2024 drama line-up.