After Love Scout K-drama success, Lee Joon Hyuk to reunite with iconic Stranger co-star for Netflix mystery series | Web Series
K-drama fans didn’t realise how much they needed this pairing back on their screens until this brand-new Netflix announcement. The highly coveted reunion of Stranger Season 1 co-stars Lee Joon Hyuk and Shin Hye Sun is officially confirmed, thanks to the upcoming mystery drama project, “The Art of Sarah” (working title).
Chasing newfound breakout success through the 2025 SBS TV romance drama Love Scout, Lee Joon Hyuk (or Lee Jun Hyuk) was blessed with a new life in the K-entertainment industry this new year. Although Netflix continues to stream weekly episodes of his ongoing show, co-starring Han Ji Min, in selected regions, the Korean actor has already booked a new gig.
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Netflix announced Lee Joon Hyuk and Shin Hye Sun’s reunion in new drama
On January 22, Netflix’s official K content social media profile confirmed that the production for “The Art of Sarah” was underway. Beloved actress Shin Hye Sun (or Shin Hae Sun), as seen in leading roles across dramas such as Mr Queen, See You in My 19th Life, and Welcome to Samdal-ri has been named as the elusive titular character, Sarah Kim.
Meanwhile, Lee Joon Hyuk is set to assume the role of Mu Gyeong, a persistent detective, who has no choice but to probe the eponymous protagonist’s many intriguing and slippery identities.
Famed Kim Jin Min, who was behind cult favourite dramas like Extracurricular and My Name, has been tapped to direct the forthcoming Netflix K-drama that seeks “the real Sarah Kim.”
K-drama enthusiasts applaud massive throwback to hit series Stranger
Fans are already more than thrilled to witness Lee Joon Hyuk return to the thrilling mystery drama scene, owing to previous prolific credits in 365: Repeat the Year, Dark Hole, Vigilante, and of course, Stranger. The last-mentioned series is still celebrated as an award-winning hit for its gripping approach to the crime thriller genre.
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The series ended up earning such a larger-than-life status over the years that tvN even released the spinoff, Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard, focussed on Lee Joon Hyuk’s character Seo Dong Jae last year.
While other casting and broadcast details will follow later, Joon Hyuk and Shin Hye Sun’s onscreen reunion has already stirred a raging storm of buzz online. Fans flooded the Instagram announcement post with comments like “Wow Shin Hye-sun, Lee Jun-Hyuk! This reunion! It’s finally the day I’ve been waiting for” and “They will work again? I love them both in Stranger 😭”
