''Light Shop'' () is a 2024 South Korean

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horror television series written by Kang Full and directed by

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. The series stars an

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led by

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and Park Bo-young along with

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, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun,

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, , and Kim Ki-hae, based on the

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of the same name by Kang. It was released on

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from December 4 to 18, 2024. It has become Disney+'s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024, and ranks as the second-largest Korean series debut ever on the platform globally, trailing only '' Moving'' – both series created by webtoon artist Kang Full.

Synopsis

The series follows the story of a group of strangers who are all having a hard time processing a horrible experience from their past. Each of them is going about their normal lives when they are all strangely pulled to a light shop located at the end of a dubious alleyway. A cautious shopkeeper guards the light shop, which may contain the key to the strangers' pasts, present, and futures.

Cast and characters

as Jung Won-young : The owner of the light shop. * Park Bo-young as Kwon Young-ji : A nurse with an unusual connection to her patients. * Kim Seol-hyun as Lee Ji-young : A mysterious woman who was in a relationship with Hyun-min. *

as Yang Sung-sik : A police officer. * Uhm Tae-goo as Kim Hyun-min : A man who develops an inexplicable curiosity about a mysterious woman sitting at a bus stop. * Lee Jung-eun as Jung Yu-hee : A distraught mother who sends her daughter Hyun-joo to the light shop daily for light bulbs. *

as Yoon Seon-hae : A screenwriter who experiences strange things after moving into an old house. *

as Oh Seung-won : A mysterious man who always wanders the dark alleys while wet. *

as Kim Sang-hoon : A mysterious restaurant owner who becomes the main suspect in a suspected murder case. *

as Joo Hyun-joo : A girl who stops by the light shop every day. * as Park Hye-won : A woman who wanders through a dark alley on a rainy night wearing red heels. * Kim Ki-hae as Heo Ji-ung : A high school student who encounters various people wandering around the light shop. *

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as Moon Yoo-na :A sergeant belonging to the Gangdong Police Station's investigation team and works in the CCTV investigation team. *

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as Song Kyung-jang :A detective.

Production

Development

Actor

was selected as the director for Kang Full's ''Light Shop'', which was serialized on

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in 2011. This marked Kim's debut as a director. Mr. Romance and Moving Pictures Co. managed the production of the series.

Casting

In 2023,

, Kim Seol-hyun,

, and Park Bo-young were cast for the series. Ju, Kim, Bae, and Park together with Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun,

, , and Kim Ki-hae were officially confirmed to play various roles on January 19, 2024.

Release

''Light Shop'' was announced to be released exclusively on

in the second half of 2024. Disney+ confirmed that the release date of the series would be on December 4, 2024, where four out of eight episodes would release at once and the remaining four for the following two weeks.

Accolades

References

External links

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