Tense stares and prison meetings in tvN’s The Good Wife
by javabeans
Here we go, first stills from tvN’s remake of American TV drama The Good Wife, which is a series I’m anticipating for its standout cast, headed by A-list film star Jeon Do-yeon (The Shameless, My Dear Enemy) in her first drama in 11 years (the last being Lovers in Prague).
The drama centers around a woman whose successful prosecutor husband Yoo Ji-tae (Healer, The Tenor – Lirico Spinto) is caught up in a corruption scandal and sent to prison. She returns to the workforce as lawyer for the first time in years after quitting upon marriage, and ends up at a law firm headed by Yoon Kye-sang (Last); the story follows her rediscovering herself and coming into her own as she juggles career and family while becoming the sole breadwinner.
In these stills, Yoo Ji-tae is already wearing his prison uniform in his tension-filled scene with Jeon Do-yeon, while Yoon Kye-sang looks sharp (and rather sharkish) in his crisp suit. One big question mark for me regarding this series is how faithful of a remake it will be: On the upside, the original is chock-full of smart, well-written material, but on the downside, how do you satisfyingly condense a seven-season series into a 16-episode miniseries?
I don’t know how lovelines will go in this version, but regardless of whether romance or reunion is in the cards for our married couple, I do hope we’ll get to look forward to lots of crackling scenes between these two film veterans. Of course, I’m pretty fond of Yoon Kye-sang too, so let’s just say I’m glad that anywhere we look in this drama, we’ll be able to land on a solid actor; supporting cast members include Kim Seo-hyung (Assembly), Kim Tae-woo (Goodbye Mr. Black), Lee Won-geun (Sassy Go Go), and Jeon Seok-ho (Misaeng).
Writing is Han Sang-woon of Spy, while PD Lee Jung-hyo of Heartless City and Witch’s Romance directs. The Good Wife follows tvN’s upcoming Friday-Saturday drama Dear My Friends, premiering on July 8.
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1 MsB
May 10, 2016 at 3:09 AM
I didn't watch all the seasons of Good Wife but I was a rabid fan the first 3! Really looking to this and Jeon Do Yeon returning to the drama world is a PLUS!
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2 Hwari
May 10, 2016 at 3:18 AM
I so want to know who will be the child of JDY in this drama. Her children are pair siblings right?
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fab
May 10, 2016 at 4:29 AM
Yes, two teenagers. I hope they'll be included, her family is a big part of the plot.
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zia
May 10, 2016 at 9:05 AM
Lee Won Geun, maybe?
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odilettante
May 10, 2016 at 12:51 PM
Sung Yoo-bin will be playing the son (haven't heard about a daughter yet -- maybe this version will have an only child?). Lee Won-geon will be playing the Cary Agos role.
Also fyi After School/Orange Caramel's Nana will be playing the Kalinda role. I love Nana as an idol buuuuut Kalinda is my most favorite character from this show, so while I'm wary about her acting skill in portraying such a multi-layered character, I'm also hoping some the amazing talent surrounding her will somehow rub off and there will be no tears of bitter disappointment. I am bracing myself for a slight revision of the character for, y'know, reasons, although if the show decides to surprise me and have an idol playing an openly bisexual character, then I will happily accept this Dramaland miracle.
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3 genkibaka
May 10, 2016 at 3:29 AM
Really worried about the writer. Please be good.
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mary
May 10, 2016 at 6:04 PM
Me too :( Spy had great source material but the writer made it boring.
Maybe the acting will keep us glued to the screen instead.
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4 kororo
May 10, 2016 at 3:36 AM
OML, i'm super excited for this ! I hope it's good, please be good !!! Please be super good !!!!
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5 fab
May 10, 2016 at 3:53 AM
CANNOT.WAIT! The loveline could go either way, because let's face it, JDY(I mean us actually) has nothing to lose here. xD
#PLEASEBEGOOD
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6 elvira
May 10, 2016 at 4:00 AM
tvN continues snatching all the big names to cableeeeees
Cooooooool
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Moonbean
May 10, 2016 at 5:41 AM
Will TvN be the HBO of Korea?
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Oshi
May 10, 2016 at 3:36 PM
Isn't it already the HBO of Korea?
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7 anglvue
May 10, 2016 at 4:13 AM
squee!!!!! i'm so excited. i concur with many of you are also hoping praying...yes please please be good!
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8 kles
May 10, 2016 at 5:12 AM
I love Lovers in Prague. Jeon Do Yeon, Gutaeng Hyung, Kim Min Joon.
Finally, a drama with no bad idol actors (I think?)... will definitely catch this for the solid actors.
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Sera The Ms Temper
May 10, 2016 at 6:02 PM
There is Nana After School here, right?hmm
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9 gaeinalee
May 10, 2016 at 5:29 AM
So, who's portraying Will Gardner's character here? LKS? Will he dead as well? If they kill him here too, I guess I better steer clear from this amazing cast-full drama rather than brokenhearted and weep all over again.
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10 Nika
May 10, 2016 at 6:30 AM
I really liked TGW up to when Kalinda and Will left the show. They were my favorite characters. I am happy that Yoon Kye-sang whom I like that much is playing Will whom I love that much. I just hope he ends up better than the original Will. The cast is strong. I wonder what Jeon Do-yeon was promised to go back to dramas and to cable at that. It was a big win for TvN. I don’t worry about the acting or directing but writing is a big question for me. This story needs an excellent writing and Spy was far beneath good. I think the team behind Signal or A Wife's Credentials (SLA, HITTG) would make from this material great and original drama. For the cast involved I hope we will get a solid show.
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Kiara
May 11, 2016 at 3:11 PM
I'd take A Wife’s Credentials's team over Signal's. It's hard to beat Jung Sung-Joo and especially An Pan-Seok.
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11 Manavath
May 10, 2016 at 6:40 AM
I really hope they don't follow the finale of the Good Wife! It was so flat and completely degraded the character development of Alicia throughout the series. :/
With this new cast, I'm looking forward to it!
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Adal
May 10, 2016 at 9:38 AM
Yeah.
I didn't like how Alicia ended up. By the last season, I barely recognized the lady I rooted for in the beginning, her values had changed so much. I started liking the show a lot less when Kalinda left the show and when I found out the "behind-the-scenes" drama between both actresses.
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12 hana
May 10, 2016 at 7:47 AM
Kinda scared that they want to condense a well known and loved show into 16 episodes. I know seasons aren't very popular or done very often in Korea but this is a show that has so much going on, there is a reason it has so many seasons. I guess they will just stick with the main plot and lose the side stories but still 16 episodes..... yikes. On the plus side I like the cast so I have hope it will be at least a well acted show. Perhaps they shouldn't have called it the good wife but more influenced by the idea.
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13 Annie
May 10, 2016 at 8:28 AM
I love Jeon Do Yeon so much. She made Lovers in Prague memorable for me.
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14 Deb
May 10, 2016 at 8:46 AM
I'm just hoping the big names were attracted because the quality of the script was good. I'm excited with all the big names but writing is forever king.
Good wife US just aired it's series finale and it was...not good. Thankfully it aired after the script was finished. I'm hoping this will be more successful overall and I'm very curious as to how they will condense multiple seasons into 16 episodes.
Also I just have to express how Manly and handsome Yoo Ji Tae is to me. He is all that while always coming off as such a gentleman. His wife is incredibly lucky. I'm jeliz.
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15 Adal
May 10, 2016 at 9:36 AM
I will forever be comparing this drama in my mind with the original. I wish it wasn't marketed as a "remake" because as a faithful fan of the original series, it's going to be hard to top the original. I'm going to have to convince myself that it's a different drama entirely and just enjoy it.
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16 Peekaboo
May 10, 2016 at 11:22 AM
The premise sounds really interesting. The last campy series that saw about prisons in kdrama was Secret. This isn't going to be like that right?
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17 canxi
May 10, 2016 at 1:35 PM
With such a solid cast I can't wait to tune in to this.
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18 kanz
May 10, 2016 at 3:15 PM
The writer actually doesn't instill confidence, but boy, the cast is perfect!
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19 Sera The Ms Temper
May 10, 2016 at 6:08 PM
first Dear My Friends and then follow by this.. Auw. Looks like I will have a lot of dramas in the list.
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20 ki
May 10, 2016 at 7:21 PM
Oh no! I mean OH YES! Yoo Ji Tae..
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21 dramadreamer
May 10, 2016 at 8:22 PM
Yoo Ji Tae (Healer!), yoon Kye Sang and Lee Won Geun ? lots of heavy weight eye candy and the plot sounds suitably mysterious and interesting! can't wait! dramaland has been rather lackadaisical lately....
hahaha - YKS looks rather sharkish? he always does! it must be the bad boy vibe and the peter pan youthfulness? Hmm... well, he's one of g.o.d's gift to dramaland - anyhow !
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22 nids
May 10, 2016 at 10:50 PM
Thank God a synopsis version of the Good wife is here. I HAVE heard a lot about this series but just dint had the patience to watch this long a series. God knows we get enough of these types of series here in India. I hate the series that drag on for years and years. By the time they finish they have totally moved off the main topic or the reason the series started in the first place. This was one of the main reasons why i started watching Korean series. Every series no matter how good or how bad finishes off in 24 episodes tops....with a few exceptions but i dont watch those. Hell even DOTS finished off in 16 episodes and i LOVED that one (this is the one where i had wished for 24 episodes...but no more than that).
Looking forward to watching this one...The cast looks good, hopefully so will be the script.
Fighting !!
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23 Sivibi
May 11, 2016 at 3:46 AM
I am excited about the trio, but what makes me more excited is we get to see Assistant Manager Ha!!! YEEEAYYYYY!!!
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