Inspector Koo () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, alongside Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hae-sook, Kwak Sun-young, Baek Sung-chul and Cho Hyun-chul. The series is about the battle of a former police officer against a female college student who is a serial killer. It aired on JTBC from October 30 to December 12, 2021, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
Synopsis It follows the story of Koo Kyung-yi (Lee Young-ae), whose world is all about games and alcohol, as she digs into a mysterious serial murder case completely disguised as an accident.
Cast Main Lee Young-ae as Koo Kyung-yi, an intelligent policewoman-turned-insurance investigator in her 40s who investigates a murder case. Kim Hye-jun as K / Song Yi-kyung (real name), a mysterious college student and a passionate amateur theater actress. Kim Hae-sook as Yong Sook (Director Yong), the director of a foundation. Kwak Sun-young as Na Je-hee, the head of NT Life Insurance's investigation team. Baek Sung-chul as Santa / Han Kwang-wook, Kyung-yi's assistant. Cho Hyun-chul as Oh Kyung-soo, an investigator at NT Life Insurance.
Supporting People around K Lee Hong-nae as Geon-wook, K's supporter. Bae Hae-sun as Jung-yeon, K's aunt.
People around Director Yong Jung Seok-yong as Manager Kim Choi Dae-chul as Heo Sung-tae, Director Yong's eldest son. Park Ji-bin as Heo Hyun-tae, Director Yong's second son.
Extended Choi Young-joon as Jang Seong-woo, a high school theater teacher.
Special appearances as Kim Min-gyu Park Ye-young as Yoon Jae-young Park Kang-seop as Dae-ho Shin Yoon-seop as Park Gyu-il Kim Soo-ro as Gotham Ahn Shin-woo as Security team leader
Production Early working title of the series is Incredible Koo Kyung-yi (). The first script reading of the cast was held in May 2021, and filming started the next month.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Nationwide Seoul 1 October 30, 2021 2.640% 2.666% 2 October 31, 2021 2.642% 3.027% 3 November 6, 20212.305% 4 November 7, 2021 5 November 13, 20211.809% 6 November 14, 20212.548% 3.036% 7 November 20, 20211.800% 2.510% 8 November 21, 2021 2.185% 2.717% 9 December 4, 20211.699% rowspan=3 10 December 5, 20211.808% 11 December 11, 2021 12 December 12, 2021 2.312% 2.864% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Recipient Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best New Actress – Television Kim Hye-jun Bechdel Day2022 Bechdel's Choice 5 Inspector Koo Best Actress Lee Young-ae Producer Park Seong-hye
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