6.6 /10 1 Votes
Based on The Gordin Cell Directed by Park Hyun-suk First episode date 9 January 2015 Number of episodes 16 | 6.5/10 IMDb Written by Han Sang-woon
Lee Kang Country of origin South Korea Final episode date 6 March 2015 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Thriller
Action
Romance
Family Starring Kim Jae-joong
Bae Jong-ok
Yu Oh-seong
Ko Sung-hee Networks Korean Broadcasting System, KBS2 Cast Jaejoong, Bae Jong‑ok, Yu Oh‑seong Similar Enchanting Neighbor, The King's Face, Legendary Witches, Heart to Heart, Punch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spy (Hangul: 스파이; RR: Seupai, stylized as SPY) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the Israeli drama The Gordin Cell but modified to depict North/South Korean relations. A family drama with spy thriller elements, it starred Kim Jae-joong as a genius analyst working for the National Intelligence Service (NIS), while Bae Jong-ok played his mother, an ex-spy from North Korea.
Contents
SPY aired two episodes a week back to back on Fridays on KBS2 from January 9 to March 6, 2015 for a total of 16 episodes.
Plot
The fictional story begins after the execution of real-life North Korean general Jang Sung-taek. One day an order comes down from North Korea, reactivating erstwhile spy Park Hye-rim who has spent decades in South Korea as an ordinary housewife. She is given the mission to turn and bring in her own son, Kim Sun-woo. Cool-headed, quick-witted genius Sun-woo is an information analyst on North Korea working for the NIS. His girlfriend Yoon-jin is a tour guide for Chinese tourists who cannot speak Chinese, and they fell in love when Sun-woo helped her translate. Hye-rim is suddenly forced to choose between her son and country, and risks her life to see the choice through.
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