Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan chase army deserters in D.P. 2

7 June 30, 2023July 14, 2023

Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan chase army deserters in D.P. 2

by solstices

Unforgiving and unafraid to shine a light on the harsh reality of military service, Netflix original D.P. is back for a second season. Despite its gut-wrenching violence and suffocating bleakness, the first season told its tale with candid sensitivity, and the sequel looks poised to do the same.

Reprising his role, Jung Hae-in (Connect) returns as the private Ahn Jun-ho. Together with the corporal Han Ho-yeol, played by Gu Kyo-hwan (Monstrous), Jun-ho is part of the military’s Deserter Pursuit (D.P.) unit. Their role? “To bring deserters back,” Jun-ho states, “without any problems.”

In the wake of the first season’s events, Moon Sang-hoon (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3) plays the traumatized soldier Kim Roo-ri. Pushed to his breaking point by his platoon mates’ violent beatings and callous slights against his weight, a dazed Roo-ri grabs his rifle and opens fire on his squad.

He isn’t the only victim. Musical actor Bae Nara (Eli) makes his screen debut as the runaway soldier Jang Sung-min, who’s been subjected to vicious bullying ever since his fellow soldiers found out that he’s a drag queen. Sung-min’s locker is defaced with derogatory insults and humiliating scribbles, and there’s no shortage of sexual harassment too. Unable to withstand their cruel torment any longer, Sung-min only sees one way out. “If I return to the army,” Sung-min pleads, “I’ll really die.”

Rounding out the main cast, we also have several anticipated names. Sohn Seok-gu (Big Bet) graces our screens once again as the lieutenant Im Ji-sub, whose allegiances are unclear after his transfer at the end of Season 1. There’s also the up-and-coming Choi Hyun-wook (Weak Hero Class 1), playing a squad leader whose anguished screams indicate tragedy on the horizon. And personally, as a fan of Bae Nara, I’m hoping he gets to show off his vocal prowess too. D.P. may be a difficult series to stomach, but with its solid cast and insightful storytelling, I’m definitely anticipating this upcoming season.

Helmed by director Han Joon-hee (D.P., Weak Hero Class 1), who wrote the drama’s scripts alongside the original webtoon author Kim Bo-tong, D.P. 2 is slated for a July 28 premiere.

Jung Hae-in and Gu Kyo-hwan chase army deserters in D.P. 2

Via Sports DongA

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1 Kafiyah Bello

June 30, 2023 at 6:08 PM

Yesssssh!!!!

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2 spazmo

June 30, 2023 at 8:54 PM

i'm definitely IN.........

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3 Kurama

July 1, 2023 at 12:34 AM

Only 6 episodes... The first season was so good. I'm really excited to watch this one.

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4 DancingEmma

July 1, 2023 at 12:43 AM

This is a good series even if the stories are bleak. Korea Herald had a sad article a few days ago denoting that the majority of military deaths in SK are by suicide. There is currently a human rights investigation into this terrible state of affairs:

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5 A. McG.

July 1, 2023 at 8:35 AM

I loved the cast from Season1. Curious how the ending of that is handled, so am tuning in.

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6 Miky

July 1, 2023 at 10:29 AM

Really waiting for this even more seeing as it continues from where it left with the emotional consequences of the outcome of the finale...The bad thing is it's only has 6 episodes...Can't wait to see our duo in action once again and their dynamic...

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7 LaurenSophie

July 1, 2023 at 12:38 PM

I liked this show a lot, even though it's not a genre I typically watch. The stories were hard to process and unsparing in their critique of military culture (and the greater cult of toxic masculinity that it reflects), but the performances were uniformly excellent. The thing I remember most, however, is that beautifully shot, haunting opening with that Kevin Lee song playing in the background. It's one of the rare title sequences that I watched every single time because it immediately pulls you into the world you're about to see, and by including shots of (I presume) real families and young men saying goodbye at the start of military service, it reminds you that although the show is fiction, it's based in real-life experience and tragedy.