Propulsive Korean motion drama A Shop for Killers has been renewed for a second season at Disney+.
Based on a novel of the identical Korean title by Kang Ji-young, A Shop for Killers follows Ji-an, a girl raised by her uncle, a mysterious mercenary. After her uncle’s obvious demise, she inherits his lethal weapons store—and his enemies. As assassins shut in, flashbacks reveal her uncle’s brutal previous.
Season two will function returning Korean stars Lee Dongwook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938) and Kim Hyejun (Connect, Kingdom) and see the addition of Japanese actors Masaki Okada (Drive My Car, We’re Millenials. Got a Problem?) and Hyunri (Pachinko, The Naked Director). Lee Kwon (Save Me 2, Door Lock) and writers Ji Hojin and Lee Kwon additionally return for the sophomore season.
The eight-part first season of A Shop for Killers debuted on Disney+ (Hulu within the U.S.) in January 2024, and it has been one other large hit for Disney+’s Korean originals workforce, following the likes of author Kang Full’s superhero drama Moving and his thriller horror collection Light Shop in changing into one of many most-watched reveals for the streamer within the Asia-Pacific area. A Shop for Killers at the moment holds a 98 % viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes and one hundred pc critic rating.
The second season will stream on Disney+ internationally and Hulu within the U.S., though a launch date hasn’t but been launched.
