''Extracurricular'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series directed by Kim Jin-min, starring Kim Dong-hee,

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, Nam Yoon-su,

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, and

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. It was released on

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on April 29, 2020.

Cast

Main

* Kim Dong-hee as Oh Ji-soo *

as Bae Gyu-ri *

as Seo Min-hee * Nam Yoon-su as Kwak Ki-tae *

as Lee Wang-chul *

as Cho Jin-woo *

as Lee Hae-gyoung

Recurring

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as Na Sung-mi *

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as Kim Ji-ye * Park Bo-mi as Cho Min-joo * Jang Se-rim as Yoo Eun-chae * Kwak Hee-joo as Lee Tae-rim * Kim Gyu-tae as Lim Tae-woo *

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as Hye-min * Woo Da-bi as Soo-ji * Kang Seol as Na-eun * Lee Jae-baek as Kang-bbang * Choi Joon-gyu as Chae-bin * Kim Byung-hwi as Tae-nam *

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as Oh Jung-jin *

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as Cho Hye-yeon, Gyu-ri's mother * Kim Young-pil as Gyu-ri's father *

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as Cho Mi-jung * Lim Gi-hong as Ryu Dae-yeol * Kim Kwang-kyu as Nam Byung-kwan *

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as Shin Kyung-shik *

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as Jae-ik * Lee Hyun-gul as Du-gi * Cheon Dong-bin as Jung-hwan

Episodes

Production

Development

On April 22, 2019, Netflix announced through a press release that it would distribute a new Korean original series entitled ''Extracurricular'' and produced by Studio 329, confirming at the same time that the main cast would consist of Kim Dong-hee,

, Nam Yoon-soo,

and

. The series is written by

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's son Jin Han-sae and directed by Kim Jin-min, whose wife Kim Yeo-jin is starring in the series.

Filming

Filming, which ended on August 6, 2019, mostly took place in

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Promotion

On April 28, 2020, the press conference was held online due to the

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, in presence of actors Kim Dong-hee,

and Nam Yoon-soo, executive producer (and Studio 329's CEO) Yoon Shin-ae, and director Kim Jin-min. The series being released a few months after the

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opened, director Kim said that "the incident was so shocking that efelt frightened. ''Extracurricular'' could become an opportunity to discuss this uncomfortable reality. As a creator, efelt ehad to deal with the issues of our society with more depth and responsibility." On April 29, some of the cast and crew attended a special one-day class by Professors Kwon Il-yong (South Korea's first profiler), Park Mi-rang (a criminologist) and Seo Min-soo (from the Police Human Resources Development Institute), which was broadcast live on Netflix Korea's

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and

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channels. They discussed the reality of youth crime in society.

Release

On March 19, 2020, Netflix Korea announced through Twitter that the series would be released on April 29. On April 16, the official trailer was released.

Reception

Audience viewership

''Extracurricular'' was the ninth most-watched South Korean series on Netflix in 2020.

Critical response

John Serba of ''

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'' said that "''Extracurricular'' is good, funny stuff. The debut episode's near-miss ending isn't entirely satisfying, but that's not likely to stop you from binging the crap out of this show." The series has also "gained rave reviews for its clear depiction of the struggles of teenage students."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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