Such a Close Traitor

Such a Close Traitor is an upcoming South Korean television series written by Han Ah-young, directed by Song Yeon-hwa, and starring Han Suk-kyu. It depicts the dilemma faced by Korea's best profiler when he discovers his daughter's secret related to a murder crime. It is scheduled to premiere on MBC TV in the second half of 2024, and will air every Friday and Saturday.

Cast

 * Han Suk-kyu as Jang Tae-su
 * One of South Korea's top profilers and a single father raising his only daughter. He is a self-taught criminal behavior analyst who has earned unparalleled respect and trust within the police force since profiling was not even a word. However, when an incident shakes up his professional beliefs and his relationship with his beloved daughter, he struggles to uncover the truth in order to protect the one thing that means the world to him.


 * Chae Won-bin as Jang Ha-bin
 * The only daughter of Tae-su who is a high school student. She looks ordinary, but like her father, she has an extraordinary ability to keenly observe and understand people. She also hides a secret that will shake the life of her father.


 * Han Ye-ri as Lee Eo-jin
 * A person who studied abroad in the United Kingdom and majored in criminal psychology, and always prioritizes facts over emotions and cases over people. Although he respects Tae-su as a role model, she feels suspicious about his appearance as if he is hiding something.


 * Oh Yeon-soo as Yoon Ji-su
 * Tae-su's ex-wife and Ha-bin's mother. She stands at the center of father-daughter narrative and amplifies the mystery surrounding it.


 * Noh Jae-won as Koo Dae-hong
 * An inspector of Criminal Behavior Analysis Unit.


 * Yoon Kyung-ho as Oh Jeong-hwan
 * A passionate team leader of Violent Crime Unit and is often in conflict with Tae-su.


 * Kim Jeong-jin as Choi Young-min
 * A runaway family leader who cannot control his emotions and acts impulsively.


 * Yoo Eui-tae as Park Jun-tae
 * Ha-bin's homeroom teacher who is a person with conviction as a teacher and takes great care of his students.


 * Lee Shin-ki as Kim Yong-su
 * A detective of Violent Crime Unit who supports his team leader and takes care of his subordinates. He enjoys profiling and criminal psychology, takes personal interest to Tae-su but maintains a poker face because he is conscious of Jeong-hwan.

Development
Writer Han Ah-young, who won the 2021 MBC Drama Scriptwriting Contest Excellence Award, and producer Song Yeon-hwa, who worked on MBC dramas such as The Red Sleeve (2022) and Hunted (South Korean TV series (2022), team up for the series. In addition, this work, which is being pre-produced, is a masterpiece that even MBC is watching carefully due to the large production cost being invested.

Casting
In 2023, Han Suk-kyu was reportedly cast for the lead role on November 16, and he was officially confirmed on December 5. This was also Han's return to MBC after 29 years.

In 2024, Chae Won-bin was reportedly cast for the daughter role on January 17, and she was officially confirmed on April 2. Han Ye-ri was reportedly cast on February 22, and she was officially confirmed on April 8.

Release
It is scheduled to air in the second half of 2024 as part of MBC TV's Friday–Saturday lineup.