Uprising

Directed by Kim Sang-man (김상만)

Written by • Park Chan-wook (박찬욱) • Shin Chul (신철)

Release date in South Korea: 2024/Fourth quarter

Link

• Netflix

Filming: 2023/06/01~2023/11/24
Synopsis
Set in the Joseon era, during a tumultuous time in the aftermath of war, "Uprising" takes viewers on a gripping journey through the lives of two childhood friends turned adversaries: Cheon-yeong, a slave with remarkable martial prowess who struggles to break free from an unjust servitude, and Jong-ryeo, Cheon-yeong’s master and scion of Joseon's most influential military family. Produced and co-written by director Park Chan-wook, this latest work by director Kim Sang-man combines the human drama of people surviving a time of chaos with the genre appeal of action and chase sequences. Gang Dong-won stars as Cheon-yeong, a commoner with unparalleled swordsmanship who strives to escape his unjustly ascribed status as a servant. Park Jung-min plays Jong-ryeo, the son of a prominent military family in Joseon who takes Cheon-yeong under his wing, and later joins the royal army, rising to the closest position to King Seonjo. Anticipation is brewing over the first-ever on-screen synergy between the two leads, Gang Dong-won and Park Jung-min. The viewers can eagerly anticipate seeing Cha Seung-won, who effortlessly embodies every character he plays, in the role of King Seonjo, a monarch who abandons his people for refuge during the turbulence of war. The cast promises a powerful ensemble of drama with Kim Shin-rok playing Beom-dong, Jin Sun-kyu the role of Kim Ja-ryeong, a general of noble birth who leads the righteous army and the people behind it, and Jung Sung-il-I the role of Kenshin, a brutal vanguard of the Japanese army. (Netflix)