Island (South Korean TV series)

Island is a 2022–2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Sung Joon. The Part 1 of the series aired on TVING from December 30, 2022, to January 13, 2023, and later aired on tvN from February 10 to 25, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:10 (KST). The Part 2 of the series aired from February 24 to March 10, 2023. It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.

The first episode of Island was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.

Synopsis
Based on the graphic novel, which later published as a webtoon series on Naver Webtoon, the series was set on Jeju Island where three people are fighting against the evil that's trying to destroy the world.

Main

 * Kim Nam-gil as Van
 * Kim Seo-joon as young Van
 * Lee Da-hee as Won Mi-ho / Wonjeong
 * Park Seo-kyung as young Wonjeong / Won Mi-ho
 * Cha Eun-woo as Priest Johan
 * Ki Eun-yoo as young Priest Johan
 * Sung Joon as Gungtan
 * Kim Min-jun as young Gungtan

Granny Haenyeo's Home

 * Go Doo-shim as Geum Baek-ju
 * Heo Jung-hee as Boo Yeom-ji
 * Kwon Ye-eun as young Boo Yeom-ji

Daehan Group

 * Jeon Kuk-hwan as Won Tae-han
 * Oh Kwang-rok as Butler Jang
 * Lee Soon-won as Secretary Kang

Jijangjong

 * Park Geun-hyung as Jongryeong
 * Keum Kwang-san as monk
 * Kang Hyun-joong as monk
 * Kim Jin-man as monk

Tamra High School

 * Kim Ki-cheon as Principal Lee San-il
 * Yoo Seung-ok as Han Su-jin
 * Jung Soo-bin as Lee Su-ryun

Others

 * Yoo Yi-jun as Kyung-jun
 * Jeon Ji-hwan
 * Kim Sung-oh as Yul

Special appearance

 * Choi Tae-joon as Kang Chan-hee
 * Kim Min-jun as groom

Production
The filming was scheduled to start in October 2021.

On December 20, 2021, it was reported that actress Lee Da-hee was injured while filming. Later in the day, the actress's agency confirmed that she suffered a neck injury.

On May 24, 2022, actor Cha Eun-woo posted a photo on SNS saying that his part had finished filming.

Release
The series was originally made available for streaming through TVING and Amazon Prime Video. On February 10, 2023, Part 1 was premiered on tvN. The Part 2 was available to stream on TVING from February 24.