Kim Hyun Joo receives the offer to star in the upcoming K-drama by Extraordinary Attorney Woo director.
On November 20, media outlet OSEN shared that Kim Hyun Joo will also join the cast of the upcoming K-drama 100 Days of Lies. This K-drama was also offered to actress Kim You Jung.
100 Days of Lies will tell the story of a skilled Gyeongseong pickpocket who infiltrates the Japanese colonial government as a spy for the Korean independence movement.
The upcoming K-drama will be the next work of director Yoo In Shik (Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Dr. Romantic) and writer Ryu Bo Ri (Trolley and Do You Like Brahms?).
If Kim Hyun Joo confirms her casting, this will be her second project with writer Ryu Bo Ri. The two previously worked in the 2022 SBS K-drama. They worked alongside Park Hee Soon, Kim Mu Yeol, Jung Soo Bin, Ryu Hyun Kyung, and Ki Tae Young.
100 Days of Lies will reportedly premiere on tvN and will air in 2026. It will be part of the Saturday and Sunday K-drama timeslot.
Just last month, Kim Hyun Joo led the Netflix original K-drama Hellbound Season 2. She worked with Kim Sung Cheol, Kim Shin Rok, Hong Eui Joon, Yang Ik June, and Lee Re.
She also starred in the suspense mystery K-drama The Bequeathed which also aired on Netflix.
If Kim Hyun Joo decides to join 100 Days of Lies, this will be her grand comeback to K-dramas airing on broadcast channels.
Kim Hyun Joo is known for being part of the K-dramas Hellbound, Undercover, Watcher, Miracle That We Met, I Have a Lover, What Happens to My Family?, Boys over Flower, Marrying a Millionaire, and more.
Do you think Kim Hyun Joo is the best pick to star in 100 Days of Lies?