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SPY (2015 TV series)

SPY
Spy (스파이) Promotional Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Thriller
Action
Romance
Family
Based on The Gordin Cell
Written by Han Sang-woon
Lee Kang
Directed by Park Hyun-suk
Starring Kim Jae-joong
Bae Jong-ok
Yu Oh-seong
Ko Sung-hee
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Running time 100 minutes
Production company(s) Iam TV
DN Contents
7even Studio
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release January 9 (2015-01-09) – March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
Chronology
Related shows The Gordin Cell
Allegiance
External links
Website

Spy (Hangul스파이; RRSeupai, 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.

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.

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.

Sun-woo wants to bring his girlfriend, Lee Yoon-jin, home to introduce to his family. However, Sun-woo is late because of traffic, Yoon-jin has to face a challenge by meeting Sun-woo's anxious, over-protective mother. Her attempts to endear herself to Sun-woo's mother by revealing that they are from the same hometown in China are met with suspicion.

Sun-woo and Agent Hyun-tae are appointed to meet a North Korean female secret agent. Hyun-tae is displeased that Sun-woo has not brought a gun with him so he intends to pull out and arrange another rendezvous location, but Sun-woo decides to head in himself because they may not have another opportunity like this. They eventually bring the girl to their headquarters. The girl, Soo-yeon, is interviewed by Sun-woo's female co-worker Noh Eun-ah to put Soo-yeon at ease. Eun-ah's aggressive interrogation style, however, upsets Soo-yeon and she refuses to say anything else until Sun-woo volunteers to speak with her. Sun-woo eventually finds the location where she was held after asking Soo-yeon a few questions. Soo-yeon begs Sun-woo to rescue her family from North Korea.


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