When the South Korean prime minister fails to assassinate the president, he must go up against a power-hungry deputy prime minister to root out deep political corruption. From Kim Yong-wan (If You Wish Upon Me) and screenwriter Park Kyung-su (The Chaser), the political thriller The Whirlwind stars Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae.
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Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Mi-sook in The Whirlwind
Sul Kyung-gu in The Whirlwind
Hours before Prime Minister Park Dong-ho (Sul) is arrested on corruption charges, he attempts to assassinate South Korean President Jang Il-jun (Kim Hong-pa). The president has been colluding with a powerful conglomerate called Daejin Group, and Dong-ho hopes the president’s death will bring his misdeeds to light. But the president lives, throwing Dong-ho’s plan into chaos. By President Jang’s side is the steadfast deputy prime minister of economic affairs, Jeong Su-jin (Kim Hee-ae), whose desperation to climb the political ranks obscures her sense of justice. As Dong-ho and Su-jin face off, Dong-ho’s values are tested as he tries to expose his political rivals by any means necessary.
No, it’s not based on a book.
No, the series is fictional.
Kim Hee-ae in The Whirlwind
The series takes place in Seoul.
