Taxi Driver star Lee Je Hoon to star in new prequel series Chief Inspector 1963

Taxi Driver star Lee Je Hoon is confirmed to star in Chief Inspector’s prequel series Chief Inspector 1963.

Taxi Driver star Lee Je Hoon to star in new prequel series Chief Inspector 1963

According to the Korean tabloid Soompi, Chief Inspector 1963 will serve as a prequel to the classic Korean series Chief Inspector, which ran for 18 years from 1971 to 1989 and achieved an incredible peak of 70 percent ratings back in its heyday.

While the original show was set in the 1970s and 1980s (present day at the time), Chief Inspector 1963 will be set even earlier, in the 1960s. Lee Je Hoon will play a younger, more naive version of Park Young Han in the series, struggling with the harsh realities that undermine human dignity.

As per the report, the new drama will also follow the journey of Park Young Han forming a team with the beloved detectives that made up his squad in the original show. Chief Inspector 1963 is set to begin filming in the second half of 2023.

Meanwhile on the work front, Lee Je Hoon has worked on numerous dramas like Fashion King, Secret Door, Signal, Tomorrow, With You, Where Stars Land, Taxi Driver, and Move to Heaven.

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