MBC to begin airing of 'May I Help You?' K-drama next month

MBC will air the first episode of its new series titled "May I Help You?" on Oct. 19, according to the channel on Thursday. The series, which tells of the teamwork between a funeral director and an errand runner, will star actors Lee Hye-ri and ..

MBC will air the first episode of its new series titled “May I Help You?” on Oct. 19. [MBC]

MBC will air the first episode of its new series titled “May I Help You?” on Oct. 19, according to the channel on Thursday.

The series, which tells of the teamwork between a funeral director and an errand runner, will star actors Lee Hye-ri and Lee Jun-young.

Lee Hye-ri plays a funeral director who is able to communicate with the dead and strives to grant the final wishes of the deceased. Lee Jun-young plays an errand runner who works with the funeral director to make those wishes come true.

Director Shim Soo-yeon of the MBC series “Welcome 2 Life” (2019) and “Here's My Plan” (2021), and screenwriter Lee Sun-hye of the hit “Reply 1997” (2012), “Reply 1994” (2013) and “Reply 1988” (2015) series joined forces for the upcoming series.

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]