Flower of Evil (Korean: 악의 꽃) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo. It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020, and streamed internationally on Netflix, iQiyi, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.
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Synopsis
Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they seem to be the perfect family with a six-year-old daughter who loves her parents. As Cha Ji-won being a detective she and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and she is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.
Cast
Main
Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung/Do Hyun-soo
Park Hyun-joon as young Hyun-soo
Cha Sung-je as child Hyun-soo
Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife
Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo
Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister
Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo
Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist
Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin
Supporting
Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won
Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father
Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother
Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother
Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team
Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective
Kim Soo-oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member
Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief
Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain
Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter
Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo
Extended
Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
Choi Kwon-soo as young Hee-sung
Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil
Kim Geon as Kim In-seo
Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young
Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook
Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook
Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja
Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk
Original soundtrack
Adaptation
On September 16, 2021, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake for the series. It was released on Viu on June 23, 2022, along with its television broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z which premiered on June 25, 2022.
A Hindi remake titled Duranga is produced by Rose Audio Visuals with streaming partner ZEE5 after buying rights from Studio Dragon. The series premiered August 19, 2022. It is also the first official remake of a Korean drama in India. On August 23, 2023, a Chinese remake titled Deceit was announced.