Island () is a 2022–2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Sung Joon. Part 1 of the series aired on TVING from December 30, 2022, to January 13, 2023, and later aired on tvN from February 10 to 25, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:10 (KST). Part 2 of the series aired from February 24 to March 10, 2023. Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights to distribute the series in 240 countries.
The first episode of Island was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.
Synopsis Based on the graphic novel, which was later published as a webtoon series on Naver Webtoon, the series is set on Jeju Island where three people fight against an evil that is trying to destroy the world.
Cast Main Kim Nam-gil as Van Kim Seo-joon as young Van Lee Da-hee as Won Mi-ho / Wonjeong Park Seo-kyung as young Wonjeong / Won Mi-ho Cha Eun-woo as Priest Johan Ki Eun-yoo as young Priest Johan Sung Joon as Gungtan Kim Min-jun as young Gungtan
Supporting
Granny Haenyeo's Home Go Doo-shim as Geum Baek-ju Heo Jung-hee as Boo Yeom-ji Kwon Ye-eun as young Boo Yeom-ji
Daehan Group Jeon Kuk-hwan as Won Tae-han Oh Kwang-rok as Butler Jang Lee Soon-won as Secretary Kang
Jijangjong Park Geun-hyung as Jongryeong Keum Kwang-san as monk Kang Hyun-joong as monk Kim Jin-man as monk
Tamra High School
Kim Ki-cheon as Principal Lee San-il Yoo Seung-ok as Han Su-jin Chung Su-bin as Lee Su-ryun
Others Lee Hang-na as Won Bo-ram Yoo Yi-jun as Kyung-jun Jeon Ji-hwan Kim Sung-oh as Yul
Special appearance Choi Tae-joon as Kang Chan-hee Kim Min-jun as groom
Production Filming was scheduled to start in October 2021. On December 20, 2021, actress Lee Da-hee was injured while filming, which her agency confirmed to be a neck injury.
On May 24, 2022, actor Cha Eun-woo posted a photo on SNS saying that his part had finished filming.
Release The series was originally made available for streaming through TVING and Amazon Prime Video. Part 1 premiered on TVING and Amazon Prime Video on December 30, 2022, followed by the premiere on TVN on February 10, 2023. Part 2 premiered on TVING and Amazon Prime Video on February 24, 2023.
Broadcast Amazon Prime Video acquired the international rights to distribute Island in 240 countries outside of South Korea in October 2022.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date (tvN) Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul Part 1 1 February 10, 2023 2 February 11, 2023 2.046% 2.417% 3 February 17, 2023 2.362% 2.723% 4 February 18, 2023 1.515% 5 February 24, 2023 2.095% 2.619% 6 February 25, 2023 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating were not known. This drama 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, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Eun-woo Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Original Productions By A Streamer/OTT (National Winners – Korea) Island Asian Television Awards 2024 Best Original Digital Drama Series Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actor Popularity Star Award Cha Eun-woo Brand Customer Loyalty Awards Best Male Idol-Actor Brand of the Year Awards Actor of the Year – Idol
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References
External links
Island Chapter 1 at Naver Webtoon Island Chapter 2 at Naver Webtoon Island at Naver Webtoon