[HanCinema's News] "The Penthouse" Script Reading Delayed Owing to COVID-19
By William Schwartz | Published on
The major upcoming summer drama "The Penthouse" is now officially behind schedule. The drama production announced that though the first script reading had been planned for February 25th it had to be pushed back to March due to concerns about COVID-19.
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The drama is set to reunite director Joo Dong-min and screenwriter Kim Soon-ok of "The Last Empress".
"The Penthouse" is not the only drama production to have been affected by COVID-19. "Kingdom - Season 2", which is set to release on March 13th worldwide on Netflix, had to change its March 5th press conference from taking place in person to taking place online. Actor Jung Hae-in also had to push back a fan meeting planned on his birthday to April 4th.
Written by William Schwartz
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"The Penthouse" is directed by Joo Dong-min, written by Kim Soon-ok, and features Kim So-yeon, Shin Sung-rok, Eugene, Lee Ji-ah, Ha Seok-jin, Oh Man-seok. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2020/08/27~Upcoming, Mon, Tue 21:40 on SBS.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.