Park Bo-ram () is a South Korean

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best known for the crime drama series '' Through the Darkness''. In 2022, the show won the Best Drama Award in the Best Drama Series category at ''the 27th'' ''

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''. In 2023, it was selected as a finalist in the Crime Drama Category at ''the'' ''New York Festivals: TV and Film Awards''.

Early life

Park is a native of Daegok Village, Changseon-myeon, Namhae. She graduated from Changseon Middle School and High School and then majored in economics at

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. While studying, Park continued to pursue her interest in dramas and films through her participation in club activities. Park earnestly decided on her career path and dreamed of joining a broadcasting station. In 2013, Park applied to the SBS public recruitment test.

Career

After passing SBS public recruitment batch 2013, Park started her career as SBS drama crew. In 2019, She worked as Assistant Director in Team B of

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's justice trilogy ''

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,'' as well as Season 1 telenovela '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' in 2021. The crime drama series '' Through the Darkness'' was Park first directorial debut. The drama was adapted by Seol Yi-na from 2018 non-fiction book of the same title co-written by Korea's first

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and journalist-turned-author Ko Na-mu, which highlights Kwon's field experiences. ''Through the Darkness'' is a crime drama series that explores the psyche of a serial killer in a unique and gripping way. The show is based on the real-life events of the late 1990s, a time when

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was plagued by a string of seemingly random and brutal murders. In 2022, drama series '' Through the Darkness'' won the Best Drama Award in the Best Drama Series category at ''the 27th'' ''

''. In 2023, it was selected as a finalist in the Crime Drama Category at ''the'' ''New York Festivals: TV and Film Awards''. Success of drama series '' Through the Darkness'' made Park recognized as one of star director. On December 7, 2022, at the 'Yong Film Night' event, it was announced that Park will co-direct an OTT series with the tentative title "Mangnaein" alongside veteran director

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. The series is an adaptation of the crime novel 'Second Sister' by Hong Kong writer Chan Ho Kei. Yong Film is producing the series in collaboration with Anthology Studio and SK Global.

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Bo-ram Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from South Gyeongsang Province People from Namhae County Seoul National University alumni South Korean television directors South Korean television people Seoul Broadcasting System people