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Park Hae Soo, Lee Hee Joon, and Kwak Sun Young are joining forces to lead the upcoming ENA K-drama Scarecrow.
On September 4, it was officially confirmed that Park Hae Soo, Lee Hee Joon, and Kwak Sun Young will be the main leads of the upcoming thriller mystery K-drama Scarecrow. The series will exclusively air on the ENA channel.
Scarecrow will revolve around Kang Tae Ju, a policeman who returns to his hometown and begins his chase for the criminal responsible for a serial murder case. The story is based on the Lee Choon Jae serial murder case that occurred in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, between 1986 and 1991. The 2003 film Memories of Murder by renowned director Bong Joon Ho also depicted this same serial murder case.
The upcoming K-drama will be the latest work of director Park Joon Woo, who also created the works Crash, Taxi Driver, and Doctor Detective.
Scarecrow will reportedly premiere in 2026 and will have a total of 12 episodes.
Kwak Sun-young portrays Seo Ji-won, Kang Tae-joo’s classmate and a righteous, bold reporter for the Gangseong Daily. Broadcast in the 1st half of 2026.
Park Hae Soo will be Kang Tae Ju in the K-drama. He is a police officer and profiler. After getting demoted and returning to his hometown, he starts to chase a criminal after a series of murders occur in his hometown. He is hoping to use the serial murder case as an opportunity to restore his honor.
Lee Hee Joon will portray Cha Si Young, a prosecutor who was a high school classmate of Kang Tae Ju. Driven by ambition, he seeks to solve the controversial serial murder case, hoping it will be a stepping stone into politics. Cha Si Young and Kang Tae Ju will work together to tackle a series of murders that have garnered nationwide attention, all while pursuing their own hidden agendas.
This will be Park Hae Soo and Lee Hee Joon's reunion K-drama. The two previously worked together in the hit Netflix original series Karma.
Lastly, Kwak Sun Young will give life to the character named Seo Ji Won. She is the elementary school classmate of Kang Tae Ju, who now works as a journalist.
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