Dark Hole

Dark Hole
Promotional poster
Hangul
다크홀
Genre
Created byOCN
Written byJung Yi-do
Directed byKim Bong-joo
Starring
ComposerJeung Seung Hyun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersHan Ji Haing
Lee Jeong-soon
ProducersPark Se Yeon
Kim Awol In
Ahn ho Ryum
Lee Min Jin
Kim Da Hine
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Kiwi Media Group
  • WooSang Film
Original release
NetworkOCN
tvN
ReleaseApril 30 (2021-04-30) –
June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05)

Dark Hole (Korean: 다크홀; RR: Dakeuhol) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk.[1] The fifth series of OCN's "Dramatic Cinema" project which combines film and drama formats, premiered on OCN TV on April 30, 2021.[2][3][4]

Synopsis

Dark Hole is about a detective and a wrecker driver who have to fight for their lives against mutants that are created when humans breathe mysterious dark smoke from a sinkhole.

Cast

Main

  • Kim Ok-vin as Lee Hwa-sun,[5] a detective grieving over the death of her husband
  • Lee Joon-hyuk as Yoo Tae-han, a former detective turned wrecker driver

Supporting

  • Park Keun-rok as Choi Seung-tae
  • Yoon Jung-hoon as Woo-sang
  • Jang Sung-won as Lee Young-tae
  • Kim Do-hoon as Lee Jin-seok
  • Im Won-hee as Park Soon-il
  • Zo Zee-An as Cho Hyun-ho
  • Jeon Young-mi[6]
  • Kim Do-hoon as Lee Jin-seok
  • Cho Ja-In as Cho Hyun-Ho
  • Bae Jung-hwa
  • Oh Yu-jin as Han Dong-rim
  • Kim Byung-ki as Choi Kyeong-soo
  • Kim Han-jong as Nam Yeong-sik
  • Kim Byung-ki as Choi Kyung Soo
  • Bae Jung-hwa as Han Ji-soo
  • Kim Su-ol as Yoon Ji-Ae
  • Lee Ha-eun[7] as Yoon Saet-byeol
  • Song Sang-eun as Kim Seon-nyeo
  • Kim Kang-min as Min-gyu

Special appearances

  • Tak Jae-hoon as Restaurant Owner
  • Ahn Eun-jin as So Jung-hwa
  • Kim Han Jong as Nam Young Sik
  • Jung Hae-kyun as Lim Joo-ho
  • Won Choon gyu as Nam Jin-Il
  • Heo Hyeong-gyu as Kang Sung-Bum
  • Choi Jung-kyu as Yoo Kang-soo

Production

OCN announced its lineup of 2021 drama slate in November 2020 which included the fifth installment of the 'Dramatic Cinema' project, Dark Hole.[8][9]

Casting

OCN revealed the casting news of Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk on October 9, 2020.[10] On December 11, 2020, Yoon Jung-hoon was confirmed to join the cast[11] and on December 14, 2020, Jang Sung-won reportedly joined the cast.[12] The photos from the first script reading were released by OCN on March 2, 2021.[13]

Viewership

Dark Hole : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1427572309410N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A297N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea (tvN ratings)[14]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[14]
OCN tvN
Nationwide Nationwide Seoul
1 April 30, 2021 1.025% (NR) 1.882% (3rd) 2.370% (3rd)
2 May 1, 2021 0.957% (NR) 2.352% (3rd) 2.873% (3rd)
3 May 7, 2021 0.8% (NR) 1.070% (NR) —
4 May 8, 2021 0.8% (NR) 1.647% (8th) 1.769% (10th)
5 May 14, 2021 0.7% (NR) 0.940% (20th) 1.166% (9th)
6 May 15, 2021 0.8% (NR) 0.9% (NR) —
7 May 21, 2021 0.6% (NR) 0.9% (NR) —
8 May 22, 2021 0.6% (NR) 1.1% (NR) —
9 May 28, 2021 0.5% (NR) 0.98% (20th) 1.137% (9th)
10 May 29, 2021 0.5% (NR) 1.0% (NR) —
11 June 4, 2021 0.5% (NR) 0.7% (NR) —
12 June 5, 2021 1.0% (NR) 1.42% (11th) 1.915% (5th)
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 10 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

References

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