Netflix releases more details about the story and characters ahead of the premiere of D.P. Season 2.
Along with that character posters were also unveiled.
The highly anticipated D.P. Season 2 brings together yet again director Han Jun-hee and the same main cast members from the first season, including Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan, who respectively played An Jun-ho and Han Ho-yeol, the fantastic duo from the D.P. unit, Kim Sung Kyun, who played D.P. Unit Chief Park Beom-gu, and Son Suk Ku, who played Lieutenant Lim Ji-seop, bringing their teamwork and rock-solid chemistry back to the new season.
D.P. is a Netflix series that follows Jun-ho and Ho-yeol of the Deserter Pursuit unit in the Korean military as they encounter the realities unknown to them until they chase after the deserters with various backstories. The first season of D.P. was highly acclaimed for its social commentary and resonated with many audiences.
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Released in August 2021, the series received favorable reviews and love from viewers for its fresh subject matter, the arresting group of deserters, the excellent performance of attractive characters and actors, and a story that sharply illuminates violence and absurdity in the military, which can be said to be a microcosm of society.
Notably, D.P. was selected as one of the top 10 best international TV shows of the 2021 New York Times, won the Best Picture Award in the TV category at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards, and won the Best Picture Award at the 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards in succession.
News Characters and New Expectations on D.P. Season 2
Picking up from the first season, the released posters heralded a larger scale, including the appearance of the 103rd Division Military Police Investigation Division, highlighted in D.P. Season 1, and a new person belonging to the Armed Forces Headquarters.
Jun-ho, who has become a Private; DP Captain Han who is about to be discharged; D.P. Unit Chief Park Park Beom-gu, who was disciplined after the deserter Private Cho committed suicide; and Captain Lim who was ordered to be transferred are set to reunite after two years.
Curiosity is heightened by the growth and depth that D.P. Season 2 will show. In Season 2, the story goes beyond the 103rd Division as the Armed Forces Headquarters intervenes in the case, further expanding the story.
Accordingly, the cast shares filming stories and character preparations for D.P. Season 2.
Jung Hae-in said, “I think I kept filming with the events that happened in season 1 in my mind and captured Ahn Jun-ho’s complex emotions such as guilt and frustration in his tired eyes.”
“Ho-yeol continues to be Ho-yeol. However, the situation changes, so I wonder what kind of face he will show in front of a new incident,” said Koo Kyo Hwan who responded with his trademark comic and maverick appearance.
Kim Sung Kyun, who plays Park Beom-gu remarked how Season 1 created an impactful image of an office worker who had conflicts in the organization. He is confident that the confrontations in the new season as well as decisions to make would draw tension in the story.
Conveying his thoughts, Son Suk Ku who played Captain Lim Ji-seop, shared the amplitude of change in Season 2 is great. It will feature faces and twists that viewers did not know about.
Joining the lead cast, Ji Jin Hee plays Brigadier General Koo Ja-woon, head of the Legal Office at the Armed Forces Headquarters.
“It was a character that took on a challenge in terms of acting. He is definitely different from other roles I played before.”
Kim Ji Hyun, who played the role of Lieutenant Colonel Seo Eun, a legal officer at the Armed Forces Headquarters, tries to solve the case in the direction she wants by putting a specific frame in favor of the military.
Expectations are gathering for the opposing views of the D.P. team which constantly moves to change the reality where everything is in place and the new characters with different perspectives and how they will collide with each other.
Season 2 of D.P. will be released on Netflix on July 28th.
Source: JTBC News
Photos: Netflix
