Rural Police () is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join small police centres in the countryside to experience their work as an amateur police officer. Assigned the rank of entry-level police officer (), the cast attend to emergency calls and community tasks under the mentorship of their experienced colleagues.
Four seasons of the show aired from July 2017 to December 2018, with each season filmed in a different locale in South Korea. In April 2023, the show was rebooted with the title Rural Police Returns, featuring an all-new cast. A second season of the reboot began airing in December 2023.
Two spin-offs were also produced: Sea Police, which features the Korea Coast Guard, and Urban Cops, which follows police departments based in the city.
Cast
Original series NameSeasonShin Hyun-joon1234Oh Dae-hwan1234Choi Min-yong1Lee Joo-seung1Lee Jung-jin23Lee Jae-joon2Lee Chung-ah34Kang Kyung-joon4
Reboot series
Kim Yong-man Kim Sung-joo Ahn Jung-hwan Jung Hyung-don Shin Hyun-joon (guest)
Locations The first two seasons were filmed in small "Security Centres" () serving townships () that encompass several villages, while the later two seasons were filmed in larger police substations () serving relatively more populated geographical areas such as towns (). SeasonPolice CentreLocaleOfficers1Yongdam Security CentreJinan County, North Jeolla ProvinceCentre Chiefs Lee Wan-jae, Cha Gyu-cheolAssistant Inspector Jeon Dong-wan2Munsu Security CentreYeongju, North Gyeongsang ProvinceCentre Chief Kim Shin-taekAssistant Inspector Go Dong-woo3Heunghae Police SubstationBuk District, Pohang, North Gyeongsang ProvinceStation Chief Park Byeong-daeTeam Leader Gwon Sun-wonAssistant Inspectors Seo Jeong-hyeob, Lee Jeong-minUlleungdo North Police SubstationUlleungdoStation Chief Kim Gi-hoAssistant Inspectors Lee Seon-woo, Ryu Yeong-cheol4Sindong Police SubstationJeongseon County, Gangwon ProvinceStation Chief Kim Sang-hyeonInspector Park Sang-ho & Police Officer Shin Dong-jinRural Police Returns1Imdong Police SubstationAndong, North Gyeongsang ProvinceStation Chief Lee Dong-sikInspector Kim Dong-hwi & Senior Police Officer Kwon Hyo-seonYeonghae Police SubstationYeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang ProvinceStation Chief Son Gwang-deukSenior Inspector Lee Sang-hyun & Assistant Inspector Lee Hwa-mokMitan Security CentrePyeongchang County, Gangwon ProvinceStation Chief Lee Gab-kiSenior Police Officer Park Hyung-jun & Police Officer Park Geun-min2Jupo Police SubstationBoryeong, South Chungcheong ProvinceStation Chief Oh Min-hoAssistant Inspector Nam Seong-hyun & Police Officer Kim Dae-sungOcheon Police Substation
List of episodes
Season 1 EpisodeBroadcast Date1July 17, 20172July 24, 20173July 31, 20174August 7, 20175August 14, 20176August 21, 20177August 28, 20178September 4, 20179September 11, 201710September 18, 201711September 25, 201712October 2, 2017
Season 2 EpisodeBroadcast Date1November 20, 20172November 27, 20173December 4, 20174December 11, 20175December 18, 20176December 25, 20177January 1, 20188January 8, 20189January 15, 2018
Season 3 EpisodeBroadcast Date1April 16, 20182April 23, 20183April 30, 20184May 7, 20185May 14, 20186May 21, 20187May 28, 20188June 4, 20189June 11, 201810June 25, 2018
Season 4 EpisodeBroadcast Date1October 8, 20182October 15, 20183October 22, 20184October 29, 20185November 5, 20186November 12, 20187November 19, 20188November 26, 20189December 3, 201810December 10, 2018
Notes
References
External links
Season 1 website (in Korean) Season 2 website (in Korean) Season 3 website (in Korean) Season 4 website (in Korean)