Knock-Off (TV series)

Knock-Off
Hangul
넉오프
Revised RomanizationNeogopeu
McCune–ReischauerNŏgop'ŭ
Genre
Written byHan Jung-hoon
Directed byPark Hyun-seok
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney+

Knock-Off (Korean: 넉오프) is an upcoming South Korean black comedy television series written by Han Jung-hoon, directed by Park Hyun-seok, and starring Kim Soo-hyun and Jo Bo-ah. The series depicts various stories based on fake luxury goods. It is scheduled to be release on Disney+ in 2025.

Synopsis

It tells the story of a man whose life was completely turned upside down by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, who goes from being an ordinary office worker to becoming the king of the global fake market.

Cast and characters

Main

He enters the world of counterfeit goods and becomes the vice president of Saemul Market after losing his job due to the IMF crisis.
Sung-joon's ex-lover and a special judicial police officer in charge of cracking down on counterfeit goods.

Supporting

Sung-joon's father who also introduced his son into the world of counterfeit goods.
Nu-ri's uncle who took over the Busan counterfeit market.
The president of Saemul Market.
A designer who makes S-class counterfeit bags.
Yoo-bin's younger sister who also makes counterfeit bags.
Nu-ri's lawyer and strategist.
Nu-ri's right-hand man and the action captain of Saemul Market.
A detective who crackdown counterfeit goods.
An investigator of the counterfeit crackdown task force team.

Special appearances

Sung-joon's mother who is a retired civil servant who devoted her life to her family.
The prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors' Office and head of the counterfeit crackdown task force team to track down Nu-ri and Sung-joon, who have taken over the counterfeit market.

Production

Development

The series is a black comedy genre, and director Park Hyun-seok and writer Han Jung-hoon would be working once again after Song of the Bandits (2023).[4] In addition, Arc Media and SLL would be jointly managed the production.[5]

According to SPOTV News report, the series was confirmed to have two seasons with nine episodes each.[6] News1 reported that the production team reorganized its schedule and filming would begin in earnest.[7]

Casting

Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Si-eun were reportedly cast for the series in March and April 2024, respectively.[8][4] Yoo Jae-myung, Ko Kyu-pil, Jo Bo-ah, Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Eui-sung, Kang Mal-geum, Kim Hye-eun and Choi Gyu-ri were reportedly cast in May 2024.[9][10][11][12][13] Kwon Na-ra, Kim Mu-yeol, and Woo Do-hwan were cast in July 2024.[14][15][16] Kim S.H. and Jo were confirmed to appear as the lead actors of the series in August 2024.[17] On August 29, 2024, Star News reported that according to multiple sources Kim S.E. has decided not to appear in the series and the production team was considering to cast Bang Hyo-rin [ko] as her replacement.[7] The next month, Yoo, Lee, Kim E., Bang, Kwon, Park Se-wan, Kim H., Kim M., Jung Man-sik, and Kang were confirmed to appear to complete the casting lineup of the series.[18]

Release

Disney+ confirmed that Knock-Off will be released exclusively on their platform in 2025.[17]

References

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