''Mr. Plankton'' () is a 2024 South Korean

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

television series written by Jo-young, directed by Hong Jong-chan, and starring Woo Do-hwan,

Lee Yoo-mi Lee Yoo-mi (; born July 18, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles as Ji-yeong / Player 240 in ''Squid Game'' (2021), Lee Na-yeon in ''All of Us Are Dead'' (2022), Gang Nam-soon in '' Strong Girl Nam-soon'' (2023), and Jo ...

, Oh Jung-se, and

Kim Hae-sook Kim Hae-sook (; born December 30, 1955) is a South Korean actress. Career In 1974, she made her acting debut in MBC's ''Chief Inspector''. Over the past decade, she has won over 10 awards and appeared in over 30 films. Kim Hae-sook has publis ...

. The series tells the story of a man named Hae-jo, a man who was the product of an incorrect artificial insemination, as he forces Jae-mi to accompany him on his last journey in life after learning he is

terminally ill Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer, rather than fatal injur ...

. It was released on

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on November 8, 2024.

Synopsis

''Mr. Plankton'' is a romantic comedy about a woman, Jae-mi, as she is forced by Hae-jo, a man who was the product of an incorrect artificial insemination, to accompany him on his last journey in life after learning he is terminally ill. Jae-mi also learns she has a medical problem, which is devastating to her.

Cast and characters

Main

* Woo Do-hwan as Hae Jo/Chae Seung-hyeok : A terminally ill man who was born from a mistake. *

as Jo Jae-mi : A 28 years old girl who has premature menopause. * Oh Jung-se as Eo Heung : The only son of the 500-year-old ancient Eo clan's main family, Jae-mi's fiance *

as Bum Ho-ja : Eo Heung's mother and the daughter-in-law of the Eo clan's main family for 60 years.

Supporting

* Kim Min-seok as Yoo Ki-ho/Kkari :Hae jo's colleague *

Lee El Kim Ji-hyun (; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her Supporting character, supporting roles in the film ''Inside Men (film), Inside Men'' (2015), the television series ''It's ...

as Bong suk/Ju Ri :Hae Jo's childhood friend *

Oh Dae-hwan Oh Dae-hwan (born July 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He appeared in television series such as '' Squad 38'' (2016), ''Shopping King Louie'' (2016), ''Radiant Office'' (2017), ''The Red Sleeve ''The Red Sleeve'' () is a South Korean tel ...

as Wang Chil-seong :Leader of the gangster Prince Gang * Lee Hae Young as Chae Yeong-jo :Hae Jo's father *

Alex Landi Alex Landi (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor and model of Korean-Italian descent, best known for his role as Dr. Nico Kim on ABC's ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' Station 19''. Early life and education Landi was born in New York City. His ...

as John Na * Kim Soo-jin as Park Gal-ja *

Ahn Suk-hwan Ahn Suk-hwan (; born November 1, 1959) is a South Korean actor. Ahn has been active in theater, film and television since 1986. His onscreen roles include both comedic and villainous supporting turns, among them a ruthless but humane prison war ...

as O Man-soo :Owner of a sundae shop and the first candidate for Hae-jo's biological father. *

Jo Han-chul Jo Han-chul (; born June 13, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Jo Han-cheol debuted in the play 'One Room' in 1998 and has been active in the theatre world for a long time. After that, he went back and forth between TV dramas and movies, playing su ...

as Ko Jae-geun :the second candidate for Hae-jo's biological father. * Kim Jung-ho as Shin Myeong-su :Pharmaceutical company boss and the third candidate for Hae-Jo's biological father.

Others

Nam Mi-jung Nam Mi-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Snowdrop (South Korean TV series), Snowdrop'', ''Chip In'', ''Woori the Virgin'' and ''Happiness (South Korean TV series), Happiness''. She also appeared in mo ...

as Hospital lobby mom

Production

Development

The series, which consists of ten episodes, was directed by Hong Jong-chan, who previously directed ''

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'' (2022) and written by Jo-young, who previously wrote ''

It's Okay to Not Be Okay ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean Romance film, romantic comedy drama television series written by Jo Yong, directed by Park Shin-woo, and starring Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, and Oh Jung-se. The series follows ...

'' (2020). It is produced by Base Story and HighZium Studio.

Casting

On July 12, 2023,

revealed the casting of Woo Do-hwan,

, Oh Jung-se, and

Release

''Mr. Plankton'' was released on

on November 8, 2024, with all its ten episodes.

Reception

Controversy

On October 16, 2023, the production company of the series told Newsen about a

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's claim that the filming crew illegally dumped trash after filming on Jeju Island. The production company stated, "We filmed from the morning to the afternoon on October 15 at Hwasun Golden Sand Beach. Since filming ended after sunset, we had planned to clean up over two days, that day and the next morning. After checking, we found that the production team was even more careful and finished cleaning this morning. We will be even more careful during filming in the future."

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External links

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