Summer Strike () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Seol-hyun and Im Si-wan. It is based on a webtoon of the same Korean title by writer Joo Young-hyun. The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform and on OTT media service Seezn. It also aired on ENA from November 21 to December 27, 2022, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:20 (KST).
Synopsis Summer Strike is about people who start finding themselves after leaving their lifestyles in a complicated city, and moving to an unfamiliar place to do nothing.
Cast Main Kim Seol-hyun as Lee Yeo-reum: a 28-year-old woman who decides to quit her job of five years and move to a small seaside town called Angok. Im Si-wan as Ahn Dae-beom: a librarian at Angok Library who is a physics genius.
Supporting Shin Eun-soo as Kim Bom Bang Jae-min as Heo Jae-hoon Park Ye-young as Jo Ji-young Kwak Min-gyu as Bae Sung-min Kim Joon as Bae Joon
Extended Park Ok-chul as Song Ok-soon Kim Yo-han as Hwang Geun-ho Oh Yong as Chang-su Im Jae-hyuk as Dae-ho Park Ji-hoon
Production The series is co-written and co-directed by Lee Yoon-jung and Hong Moon-pyo.
The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2022. Filming was conducted for six months in several locations including Gurye, Gokseong, and Namhae.
Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) NationwideNielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
SeoulNielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):
1 November 21, 2022 rowspan="6" 2 November 22, 2022 0.655% 3 November 28, 2022 0.697% 4 November 29, 2022 0.657% 5 December 5, 2022 0.7% 6 December 6, 2022 0.8% 7 December 12, 2022 1.382% 8 December 13, 2022 1.1% 1.201% 9 December 19, 2022 0.9% 10 December 20, 2022 0.9% 11 December 26, 2022 1.1% 1.352% 12 December 27, 2022 1.0% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released. 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).
Accolades + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result LA Web Fest 2023 Best Actress – Long Form Series Kim Seol-hyun Best Series – Long Form Summer Strike Best Creator / Director / Writer Lee Yoon-jung, Hong Moon-pyo Best Actor – Long Form Series Im Si-wan
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