Undercover (2021 TV series)

Undercover
Promotional poster
Hangul
언더커버
GenreDrama
Thriller
Created byJTBC
Based onUndercover
by Peter Moffat and James Hawes
Written by
  • Baek Cheol-hyeon
  • Jung Hye-eun
  • Song Ja-hoon
Directed bySong Hyun-wook
Starring
ComposerEom Ki-yeop
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLim Byung-hoon
Producers
  • Kim Ye-ji
  • Park Woo-ram
  • Lee Hyeong-hoon
  • Kim Jae-geum
EditorIrene
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseApril 23 (2021-04-23) 
June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)
Related
Undercover (UK)

Undercover (Korean: 언더커버; RR: Eondeokeobeo) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Ji Jin-hee, Kim Hyun-joo, Jung Man-sik, and Huh Joon-ho. Based on BBC drama series of the same name, it portrays the story of Han Jeong-hyeon (Ji Jin-hee), an agent at the National Intelligence Service, and a Human Rights lawyer, Choi Yeon-soo (Kim Hyun-joo). It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) from April 23 to June 12, 2021. The series is also available on streaming media TVING in South Korea. Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004) and I Have a Lover (2015).

The series ended on June 12, 2021 with viewer ratings of 5.2% nationwide and 6.1% in the metropolitan Seoul area. It is its own best ratings achieved during its run.