Connection (Korean: 커넥션) is a 2024 South Korean psychological crime police procedural thriller television series written by Lee Hyun, co-directed by Kim Moon-gyo and Kwon Da-som, and starring Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do, Kwon Yul, and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired on SBS TV from May 24, to July 6, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve and Coupang Play in South Korea, on Vidio in Indonesia, and on Kocowa and Viki in selected regions.
Contents
Synopsis
It is about the story of an ace detective from the narcotics team who, after being forcibly addicted to drugs by someone, uses the death of his friend as a clue to uncover the story of their 20-year-old altered friendship and the connection between them.
Cast and characters
Main
Ji Sung as Jang Jae-gyeong
Cho Han-gyeol as young Jang Jae-gyeong
A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station, who is respected by his juniors and trusted by his seniors within the police force.
Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yoon-jin
Kim Min-ju as young Oh Yoon-jin
A social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily, who is assertive and outspoken.
Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin
Baek Jae-woo as young Park Tae-jin
A prosecutor at Anhyeon District Office who was known as a child prodigy with a brilliant mind and gets entangled in a case involving his high school classmates Jae-gyeong and Yoon-jin.
Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo
Park Si-yun as young Won Jong-soo
A second generation chaebol who holds some sort of power through a friendship that has continued since his school days. He is Keumhyung Group's successor and has tense confrontation with high school classmate Jae-gyeong.
Supporting
Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song
Jo Min-gu as young Heo Joo-song
CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company, who is talkative and weak-hearted and is in love to Yoon-jin.
Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon
A mysterious person who not only finds herself alone due to the sudden death of her husband Jun-seo, but also discovers that she is not the beneficiary of 5 billion won in insurance money.
Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo
Lee Hyun-so as young Park Jun-seo
President of Pil O Real Estate who was a close friend of Jae-gyeong when they were in high school.
Moon Sung-keun as Won Chang-ho
Chairman of the Keumhyung Group and Jong-soo's father.
Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun
Choi Min-suk as young Oh Chi-hyun
A fighter from Anhyeon City High School and values loyalty more than life. He is Jong-soo's chief secretary.
Lee Gang-wook as Jeong Yoon-ho
Kim Je-hun as young Jeong Yoon-ho
A taxi driver who is part of the 'Inner Circle' led by Jong-soo and Si-jung's husband.
Park Geun-rok as Jeong Sang-eui
Bae Jun-hyung as young Jeong Sang-eui
Others
Seo Yi-ra as Oh Soo-hyun
The youngest detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station under Jae-gyeong.
Lee Sang-jun as Kim Woo-sung
A junior reporter at Anhyeon Economic Daily who is Yoon-jin's junior.
Ryu Hye-rin as Kang Si-jung
Yoon-ho's wife and an Anhyeon City High School alumni.
Han Hyeon-jun as Min Hyun-woo
A high school student who helps Jun-seo in delivering pharmaceutical drugs.
Kim Min-sik as Park In-soo
A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
Byun Hyo-joon as Min Jung-guk
A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
Oh Il-young as Lee Myung-guk
A senior researcher at Keumhyung Pharmaceutical.
Park Chan-woo as No Gyu-min
Ahn Do-gyu as teen No Gyu-min
A taxi driver who is Chae Kyung-tae's friend in high school days.
Special appearances
Jang Hyuk-jin as Hwang Hong-suk
Lee Chang-hun as a corporate PR staff
Production
Development
Director Kim Mun-kyo, who worked on Trolley (2023), and writer Lee Hyun, who worked on Diary of a Prosecutor (2019), are in charge of the directing and writing of the series. Studio S, Soul Pictures, and Good Wave, Inc. managed the production.
Casting
Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do were confirmed to star for the series. This is their first time working together on a project. It is also Ji's comeback on SBS since Doctor John in 2019 and it was Jeon's first lead drama in a terrestrial channel since debuting as an actor in 2006.
Release
Connection was announced to air on SBS TV in the first half of 2024. A special teaser of the series was released on December 29, 2023. SBS' production team confirmed that the series would air on May 24, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available to stream on Wavve, Coupang Play, Kocowa and Vidio.