Well, I wouldn't mind at all with an Answer 1977 or something like that...

Ooooh, K-dramas going a little bit Orange Is The New Black? Count me in!

I do hope that they do an Answer Me 2001 or something in a few years, though...

Huh. I was on board with the Reply PD doing this, but this is the first I've heard that the Reply writers were also involved. Which gives it a 68% chance that there will still be some sort of annoying twisty trolly husband-hunty thing happening. We'll see, I guess.

That sounds like a really cool idea. I hope it's going to go well, fingers crossed.
I actually just yesterday night that it would be nice if there would be some dark comedy in kdramaland....
I don't really know of any show that took that approach, maybe Come back mister a bit and I guess White Christmas could be almost seen as a satire at times.
However, the closest thing I have come across in kdramaland concerning dark humor is probably the scene in Hwarang where Kwang soo's character and Sun Woo climb the city wall and see those dead bodies.
I am interested to see how dark it is actually gonna get.

Anybody else watched the anime called Rainbow truly a masterpiece. Go check it out them feels, shed some manly tears. I hope it will be like that, bromance at its best the anime was all about having dreams, friendship and brotherhood.

I'm looking forward to the new faces Shin PD will bring out this time. :)

From prison it's only a short step to:

Answer Me Interrogation Room

Answer Me - Or Else

Boring..... Next!

Why would I care about life in prison? Unless I plan on being there someday... To my knowledge, I have no plans to commit any white-collar crimes in the pursuit of my day job.

I know. I know. Spoken like a true a*s-hat...

Gee, I should have more empathy. Sadly I'm all out.

I want fantasy and aspirational romance.

A day in the life of Bank Heist Willy and his My, Aren't They Just Like Regular Guys underlyings sounds positively drab...

Count me out. I'll let the door hit me on the way out.

;D

YES YES YES!! AFTER WATCHING DEFENDANT I KEPT THINKING ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A SHOW ABOUT PRISONERS. HALLELUJAHHH MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED

... so like, a Korean Orange Is the New Black? Hey, I'm down. My next question: will it be a female-centric show set in a female's prison or a male one?

The only thing that stood out from this post for me was there is still a possibility for another season of the Answer Me series. I don't have the heart anymore to watch her dramas. Nothing short of a sequel or spin off giving JungHwan his happily ever after can change that.

Guess this will be inspired by Orange is the New Black, if not Prison Break. But, is it unreasonable to hope there would be a Korean-style Prison School too? It's cable after all.

Black comedy? OK this sounds great. Contradict with the Reply franchise, isn't it? On top of that, it will be in prison. It is impossible to do for both male and female prisons, so maybe male prisons this time?

As long as no love triangle which cause unnecessary and boring fanwar between the two men over one girl, I am all in. Looks like there will be no. This PD also said will cast new and fresh faces, instead of that can you give chances for underrated actors? You know someone like Lee Sang Yub? Mix fresh and old faces will be great.

This sounds great! It reminds me of Jeffrey Archer's Cat O Nine Tales, where he wrote short stories based on the tales he heard in prison, where it was much less dark and more human, such as the back story of a clever crime or why they are in there for, such as (SPOILER) a homeless man purposely committing crime to get food and bed for the winter. Yes, prison is a pretty bleak place but it is still made of a bunch of people who are broken in some way and if we don't solely focus on the crazy crimes like murder and rape, I think it can be a warmer story of new friendships and growth with a large dose of guilt and repentance.

I am willing to give it a try. The team behind it is competent so I look forward to it.

As far as any future Answer Me shows, the husband search theme has ran its course and needs a rest.

This sounds really interesting. I've seen plenty of dramas where characters go to prison, but none where the drama is actually set there and focuses more on how people get by in prison. I really hope they create something interesting, hopefully with some fresh faces.

Answer Me in Prison hahaha I'm in!!!
I support PD Shin Wonho. Nothing interests me much from the reported 2017 dramas except this one.
Plus, I like Miracle in Cell#7. I think Prison is kinda the same :)

I love black comedy and satire. I'm looking out for this one. But is it going to be about males or females?

"It’s not about being wrongly accused or about escape.” hmmm.....I don't think I can find empathy with real criminals through. Unless it's about why they did what they did. Not sure about this one.

i never knew a film that revolves around prisoners would be worth-the-watch until i saw The Shawshank Redemption; and now that this new drama gives similar vibes to it, count me in right away!

I think the PD nim even said that they would hold off on another Answer me to give people time to get over 1988. Even though it's been a year, I agree that they should do something else or else it will become overplayed.

I really love The Shawshank Redemption, so this is going to be interesting, my only complaint that with this setting there won't be a big opening for diversity in characters. For example: if it is set in a prison for men, there won't be any big (or at all) roles for female actresses and vice-versa. Also if it isn't about inmates being wrongly accused, then this means most characters will be criminals. Which narrows the field for character diversity as well. While this might work for a movie or a few episodes I'm afraid this won't be very stimulating.