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Hangul | 노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛 |
Revised Romanization | No wei aut: deo rullet |
McCune–Reischauer | No wei aut: tŏ rullet |
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Written by | Lee Soo-jin |
Directed by | Choi Kook-hee |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
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Original release | |
Network | U+ Mobile TV |
No Way Out: The Roulette ( Korean: 노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛) is an upcoming South Korean mystery thriller television series written by Lee Soo-jin, directed by Choi Kook-hee, and starring Cho Jin-woong, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Yum Jung-ah, Sung Yoo-bin, Greg Hsu, Lee Kwang-soo, and Kim Sung-cheol. The series is about an open murder contract with a bounty of 20 billion won on the life of a rare heinous criminal and the fierce battle between those who want to kill and those who want to survive. It is scheduled to premiere on U+ Mobile TV on July 31, 2024. It will also be available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
No Way Out: The Roulette is about a police officer who is forced to protect a criminal in an ironic situation, a murderer released from prison after 13 years with a bounty on his head, a lawyer who becomes a criminal's legal representative in order to succeed, a mayor who uses criminals to save her political life, a son who lives with the stigma of being the child of a murderer, a killer who comes to Korea for pay, and a mysterious figure who puts a bounty on a criminal.
Director Choi Kook-hee, who directed Default (2018) and Life Is Beautiful (2022), and writer Lee Soo-jin, who wrote The Devil's Deal (2021), team up for the series. This is Choi small screen directorial debut. It was developed under the working title Open Murder Contract (Korean: 공개살인청부; RR: Gonggaesar-incheongbu). [3] Studio X+U and Twin Film managed the production. They began to crank-in in October 2023. [4]
In May 2023, Lee Sun-kyun was first offered for the lead role but later informed the production team of his intention to voluntarily leave the series because of his drug allegations. [3] [5]
In July 2023, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were reportedly cast for the series. [6] [7] [8]
In August 2023, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were officially confirmed to appear on the series. [4] On the same month, Yum Jung-ah was reportedly offered to appear for the series. [9]
In September 2023, Greg Hsu was reportedly cast for the series and this would make his first Korean drama appearance. [10]
In October 2023, Cho Jin-woong was reportedly cast to replaced Lee Sun-kyun's role because of Lee's drug allegations broke out. [11] A day later, Kim Sung-cheol was reportedly cast for the series. [12]
Cho, Yoo, Kim M., Yum, Sung, Hsu, Lee, and Kim S. completed the main cast lineup of the series. [13]
Principal photography took place from November 23, 2023, to March 31, 2024. [14] [15] [16]
No Way Out: The Roulette was confirmed to be released on U+ Mobile TV on July 31, 2024. [17] It was also confirmed that the series would simultaneously released via Disney+. [18]
No Way Out: The Roulette | |
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![]() Promotional poster | |
Hangul | 노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛 |
Revised Romanization | No wei aut: deo rullet |
McCune–Reischauer | No wei aut: tŏ rullet |
Genre | |
Written by | Lee Soo-jin |
Directed by | Choi Kook-hee |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
Production | |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | U+ Mobile TV |
No Way Out: The Roulette ( Korean: 노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛) is an upcoming South Korean mystery thriller television series written by Lee Soo-jin, directed by Choi Kook-hee, and starring Cho Jin-woong, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, Yum Jung-ah, Sung Yoo-bin, Greg Hsu, Lee Kwang-soo, and Kim Sung-cheol. The series is about an open murder contract with a bounty of 20 billion won on the life of a rare heinous criminal and the fierce battle between those who want to kill and those who want to survive. It is scheduled to premiere on U+ Mobile TV on July 31, 2024. It will also be available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
No Way Out: The Roulette is about a police officer who is forced to protect a criminal in an ironic situation, a murderer released from prison after 13 years with a bounty on his head, a lawyer who becomes a criminal's legal representative in order to succeed, a mayor who uses criminals to save her political life, a son who lives with the stigma of being the child of a murderer, a killer who comes to Korea for pay, and a mysterious figure who puts a bounty on a criminal.
Director Choi Kook-hee, who directed Default (2018) and Life Is Beautiful (2022), and writer Lee Soo-jin, who wrote The Devil's Deal (2021), team up for the series. This is Choi small screen directorial debut. It was developed under the working title Open Murder Contract (Korean: 공개살인청부; RR: Gonggaesar-incheongbu). [3] Studio X+U and Twin Film managed the production. They began to crank-in in October 2023. [4]
In May 2023, Lee Sun-kyun was first offered for the lead role but later informed the production team of his intention to voluntarily leave the series because of his drug allegations. [3] [5]
In July 2023, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were reportedly cast for the series. [6] [7] [8]
In August 2023, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Kwang-soo were officially confirmed to appear on the series. [4] On the same month, Yum Jung-ah was reportedly offered to appear for the series. [9]
In September 2023, Greg Hsu was reportedly cast for the series and this would make his first Korean drama appearance. [10]
In October 2023, Cho Jin-woong was reportedly cast to replaced Lee Sun-kyun's role because of Lee's drug allegations broke out. [11] A day later, Kim Sung-cheol was reportedly cast for the series. [12]
Cho, Yoo, Kim M., Yum, Sung, Hsu, Lee, and Kim S. completed the main cast lineup of the series. [13]
Principal photography took place from November 23, 2023, to March 31, 2024. [14] [15] [16]
No Way Out: The Roulette was confirmed to be released on U+ Mobile TV on July 31, 2024. [17] It was also confirmed that the series would simultaneously released via Disney+. [18]