Jin Goo returns to small screen with thriller series 'A Superior Day'

From left, actor Jin Goo, director Jo Nam-hyun, actors Lim Hwa-young and Lee Won-geun pose during an online press conference for the new thriller series "A Superior Day," Friday. Courtesy of OCN

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actor Jin Goo is set to return to the small screen with OCN's new thriller series, "A Superior Day," about three years after he played the lead in the courtroom series "Legal High."

"I've played tough characters that go through all kinds of struggles in my previous works. But when I read the script for this series, my role seemed to be by far the toughest one," the actor said during an online press conference for the series, Friday. "So I wanted to put myself up for the challenge before I get older."

Based on the popular webcomics of the same name, the thriller action series follows the 24 hours of firefighter Lee Ho-cheol's life (Jin) as he fights to save his kidnapped daughter.

Ho-cheol is an ordinary man with a loving wife and a daughter. One day, he receives a message from a contract killer named Bae Tae-jin (Ha Do-kwon) who tells him that he has kidnaped his daughter. In order to save her, Ho-cheol must kill his next-door neighbor and a serial killer, Kwon Shi-woo (Lee Won-geun), who thinks he is superior to anyone else.

The series is directed by Jo Nam-hyun, whose previous work is tvN's fantasy series, "Tale of the Nine-Tailed" (2020), and is written by Lee Ji-hyeon who is the co-scripter of the SBS action series "Taxi Driver" (2021).

Scenes from the series "A Superior Day" / Courtesy of OCN

The director noted that the TV adaptation will add more layers to the webcomics' plot with the compelling performances from the lead actors.

"As the original piece had so many fans, there was some pressure on how I should make it into a TV series. The biggest difference is that Jin, Lee, and Ha are playing the lead characters, which will make the story more interesting," the director said. "Each character has his or her own desire and the actors have done such great job in delicately portraying them."

The director added that the series will deliver a message on the meaning of family and what it truly means to be "superior" to others.

"Aside from the thrills the series offers, it also captures the meaning of family. I hope it gives the viewers a chance to look back on what it means to be superior in this super-competitive society," he said. "I thought being 'superior' is to have the courage to sacrifice themselves for others and for justice like Ho-cheol, rather than to cause harm to others for their twisted desires and values."

Jin added that the cat-and-mouse chase of the three lead characters will offer an intense thrill.

"(The three) have a very intense relationship. One moment, one of them will take the upper hand and it would flip back and forth. It will only add to the tension as the story goes on," he noted.

"A Superior Day" is scheduled to premiere on Sunday at 10:30 p.m.

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