Seoul Busters
Seoul Busters is a 2024 South Korean crime comedy television series co-written by Lee Young-chul and Lee Gwang-jae, co-directed by Ahn Jong-yeon and Shin Joong-hoon, and starring Kim Dong-wook, Park Ji-hwan, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Se-wan, and Lee Seung-woo. It was released on Disney+ from September 11, to October 30, 2024.
Synopsis
It depicts the story of the nation's last-ranked powerful squad in the county and the elite Violent Crime Team leader and meet to become the best team.Cast and characters
Main
- Kim Dong-wook as Dongbang Yu-bin
- Park Ji-hwan as Mu Jung-ryeok
- Seo Hyun-woo as Jeong Jeong-hwan
- Park Se-wan as Seo Min-seo
- Lee Seung-woo as Jang Tan-sik
Supporting
- Son Eun-seo as Jang Eun-kyeong
- as a chief of police
- Park Hyung-soo as Special investigation leader
Production
Development
The series was developed under the working title Not Powerful but Attractive Violent Crime Unit, and both penned by Lee Young-cheol and Lee Kwang-jae of MBC's High Kick!, High [Kick Through the Roof], High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged, tvN's Potato Star 2013QR3, and TV Chosun's . BA Entertainment, Chorokbaem Media, and Studio S managed the production.It was reported that the series was being discussed to be a Disney+ original instead. In May 2024, Disney+ confirmed and shared its broadcast plan for the series.
Casting
, Park Ji-hwan, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Se-wan was cast for the series. Kim, Park, Seo, Park together with Lee Seung-woo were confirmed to play the main roles of the series.Filming
began at the end of October 2023.Release
The series was scheduled to air in 2024 as part of SBS' Friday–Saturday lineup. According to broadcasting official, the series was supposed to be broadcast in May 2024, but suffered from frequent programming changes and a suggestion to change it as a Disney+ original was discussed.Disney+ confirmed that Seoul Busters was scheduled to be released on September 11, 2024.