Shadow Detective (Korean: 형사록) is a 2022 South Korean crime thriller television series directed by Han Dong-hwa, starring Lee Sung-min as a veteran detective who becomes a murder suspect after receiving a phone call. The series co-stars Jin Goo, Kyung Soo-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Jung Jin-young, and Kim Shin-rok. It premiered on Disney+ on October 26, 2022. In November 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on July 5, 2023.
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Synopsis
Detective Taek-rok, who is nearing retirement, receives a threatening phone call and finds himself framed for murder. The mysterious caller, who calls himself a friend, challenges Taek-rok to a twisted game, ordering him to reinvestigate the cases he once handled. To catch the culprit, Taek-rok revisits his long and difficult life with determination. As he follows the trail, he comes face to face with a shocking truth.
Cast
Main
Lee Sung-min as Kim Taek-rok
Jin Goo as Guk Jin-han (season 1)
Kyung Soo-jin as Lee Seong-ah
Lee Hak-joo as Son Kyung-cheon
Jung Jin-young as Choi Do-hyung (season 2)
Kim Shin-rok as Yeon Joo-hyun (season 2)
Supporting
Kim Hong-pa as Seo Gwang-su
Kim Tae-hoon as Woo Hyun-seok
Yoo Seung-mok as Bae Young-doo
Kim Min-jae as Han Ki-yong
Jung Hae-kyun as Baek Seong-il
Seo Jeong-yeon as Oh Hye-seong
Kim Jae-bum as Yang Ki-tae
Ko Kyu-pil as Gong Ha-neul
Hyun Bong-sik as Gu Dong-beom
Kim Soo-jin as Shin Jeong-ae
Jung Yi-ju as Kim Ji-woo
Yoon Je-moon as Cheon Ki-deok
Oh Dae-hwan as Ma Sang-goo
Geum Gwang-san as Chung-bok
Kwon Hyuk-bum as Antenna
Song Young-chang as An Hyung-woo
Jang Seong-beom as An Ju-yong
Ahn Nae-sang as Jang Seong-tae
Joo Jin-mo as Lee Young-ho
Choi Byung-mo as Cha Kyung-pil
Jung In-gi as Won Jae-gu
Ji Seung-hyun as Woo Jang-ik
Jung Hee-tae as Lee Jeong-beom
Woo Mi-hwa as Kim Jin-seon
Production
The series was announced on Disney+. The series was initially titled as Old Detective but later changed as Shadow Detective. The principal photography of the series commenced in October 2022. The trailer of the series was released on October 11, 2022.
Reception
Pierce Conran of South China Morning Post graded both seasons with 3+1⁄2 out of 5 stars. Rhian Daly of NME rated the season with 4 out of 5 stars in her review.
