Netflix sets Gang Dong-won and Kim Go-eun for new Korean period drama
The streaming platform has greenlit a romance-action series directed by Kim Won-suk, alongside a new vocal reality show scheduled for 2027.
By James Foster ·
Netflix has approved the production of The Twilight Between Us, a period drama that combines romance with action elements. The platform added the project to its slate to expand its library of high-profile Korean television content. The series is set against the backdrop of a royal decree that forces two feuding families to unite through marriage.
Filmmaker Kim Won-suk will direct the project. He previously directed When Life Gives You Tangerines, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Signal, and My Mister. The screenplay is by Park Ji-eun, who wrote Queen of Tears, Crash Landing on You, and Legends of the Blue Sea. Netflix described the story as following Mu-yeong and Su-ryeon, heirs to two houses locked in a century-long feud. The king ordered their marriage to end generations of conflict, but the union soon spirals in unforeseen directions.
Gang Dong-won will portray Mu-yeong, the illegitimate son of the House of Kang. The character carries the title Demon of the North and lives in obscurity despite exceptional martial skill and a noble heart. Kim Go-eun will play Su-ryeon, the only daughter of the House of Han. After failing to become Crown Princess, Su-ryeon becomes bound by a royal marriage ban, leading to her union with Mu-yeong.
Gang’s previous work includes the films The Priests, A Violent Prosecutor, Master, and Peninsula, as well as the 2025 TV series Tempest. Kim is known for the TV series Cheese in the Trap, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Yumi’s Cells, and Little Women, along with the films Coin Locker Girl, Hero, and Love in the Big City.
The announcement also confirmed production on Vocal Class Wars, a new Korean reality competition series. This show is a spinoff of Culinary Class Wars and is scheduled for release in 2027. The format pits established artists, referred to as White Singers, against challengers called Black Singers. The Black Singers erase their names and identities to prove their worth through voice alone.
Kim Hak-min, the producer behind Culinary Class Wars, will produce the new series. He will work alongside Park Sung-hwan, who produced Just Makeup. The two previously collaborated on Sing Again. Netflix noted that the terminology used in the show may change when it launches globally.
The production team will begin work on both projects following the greenlight. The period drama and the reality competition will join the platform’s expanding lineup of Korean-language content.
