Actors Jung So-min, Ryu Seung-beom to star in Netflix's original crime drama series 'The Dealer'

Netflix will produce a new original series titled “The Dealer,” a crime drama set in the gambling world, the streaming service confirmed on Wednesday.

The cast and crew of Netflix's upcoming series ″The Dealer″ pose for a photo. From left are director Hwang Dong-hyuk, actor Ryu Kyung-soo, actor Jung So-min, director Choi Young-hwan, actor Lee Soo-hyuk and actor Ryu Seung-beom. [NETFLIX]

Netflix will produce a new original series titled “The Dealer,” a crime drama set in the gambling world, the streaming service confirmed on Wednesday.

Actors Jung So-min, Ryu Seung-beom, Lee Soo-hyuk and Ryu Kyung-soo will star in the show.

Jung plays a character named Jeong Geon-hwa, a top-tier dealer at a casino who avoids gambling herself but takes the job after falling victim to a housing scam that derails her plans for marriage. To gain the money back, she draws on a skill that she had hidden and thought was part of her past.

Ryu Seung-beom's character, Hwang Chi-su, gambles with money that he earned through petty schemes.

Lee plays Jo Jun, a skilled player at the casino table, and Ryu Kyung-soo portrays Choi Woo-seung, Geon-hwa’s boyfriend and a detective in the violent crimes unit.

The series is directed by Choi Young-hwan, who worked as a cinematographer for major Korean films including “The Thieves” (2012), “Veteran” (2015) and “Smugglers” (2023).

Firstman Studio, the company behind the global hit “Squid Game” (2021-25), leads production. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who also worked on “Squid Game,” joins the project as executive producer.

A release date for “The Dealer” has yet to be announced.

BY PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]