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| From left, actors Cho Jin-woong, Cha Seung-won, and Han Hyo-joo will star in Netflix's crime film, 'Believer 2.' |
By Lee Gyu-lee
The sequel to the crime action film, "Believer," which was released in 2018, will be made into a Netflix original film, the streaming platform announced Monday.
Netflix also revealed the cast members for its upcoming film, which include actors from the first series, Cho Jin-woong and Cha Seung-won, as well as the new ones, Han Hyo-joo and Oh Seung-hoon.
"Believer" revolves around a detective, Won-ho (Cho), who is determined to bring down the unseen kingpin of a drug cartel, nicknamed Teacher Lee, who runs Asia's biggest drug ring. With the help of revenge-thirsty, low-level drug dealer Rak (Ryu Jun-Yeol), Won-ho meets the vicious Korean Chinese drug boss (Kim Joo-hyuk) and ambitious member of the cartel, Brian (Cha), who leads him to clues that help him find the drug lord.
The first film sold over 5.2 million tickets after hitting local theaters.
The sequel will pick up on the story after the bloody, violent fight at the end of the first movie. It will follow Won-ho as he continues to hunt down the kingpin and find out the truth behind the sudden disappearance of Rak.
Actor Oh will play the role of Rak and Han will play the role of a woman who knows the truth behind the kingpin.
The new movie will be led by director Baik Jong-yul, who directed the romance film, "The Beauty Inside" (2015).
