2018 South Korean television series
Less Than Evil Promotional poster
Also known as Luther Hangul 나쁜 형사
Hanja 나쁜 刑事
Lit. Bad Detective RR Nappeun hyeongsa MR Nappŭn hyŏngsa Genre Created by Park Jae-beom (MBC Drama Operation Team) Based on Luther Neil Cross Written by Directed by Kim Dae-jin Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes 32[ a] Production Executive producers Producer Yoo Hyun-jong Camera setup Single-camera Running time 35 minutes[ a] Production companies Budget ₩7.5 billion[ 2] Original release Network MBC TV Release December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03 ) – (2019-01-29 ) Related Klim
Less Than Evil [ 3] Korean :나쁜 형사 RR :Nappeun hyeongsa South Korean television series based on the British seriesLuther [ 4] [unreliable source? It starsShin Ha-kyun ,Lee Seol ,Park Ho-san andKim Gun-woo .[ 5] MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The drama centers on the ongoing psychological battle between a brilliant psychopathic murderer and a hot headed, justice-driven Detective Chief Inspector.[ 9]
A tough and unscrupulous detective with the highest arrest rate, a character based onDCI John Luther . A female psychopath based on antagonist Alice Morgan. A leading detective in the metropolitan area who is at odds with Woo Tae-suk A serial killer who pretends to be a prosecutor and Woo Tae-suk's greatest enemy based on serial killer Tom Marwood. A straight-as-an-arrow detective who graduated early from the police academy based on Luther's partner DS Justin Ripley. A prickly police officer based on DCI Erin Gray. Bae Yoo-ram[ 14] An expert in IT programming who sets up her own detective agency based on DS Benny Silver. The head of the PR department at the police station and Woo Tae-suk's best friend based on John Luther's best friend DCI Ian Reed. Yang Ki-won as Lee Moon-ki A policeman on Woo Tae-suk's team Kim Na-yoon as Team Leader Sung The head of forensic investigative team based on Luther's bosses DSU Rose Teller and DSU Martin Schnek. A lawyer and Woo Tae-suk's wife based on John Luther's wife Zoe Luther. A victim of a case that Woo Tae-suk cannot forget Woo Tae-suk's sister Ryu Tae-ho[ 14] A timid head detective who is indecisive. He works with Jeon Choon-man Special appearances [ edit ] The actress Lee Seol was chosen among 300 others who auditioned for the role of Eun Sun-jae to play the female lead.[ 19]
Thefirst script reading was held in early September, 2018 with the attendance of cast and crew at theMBC inSangam-dong .[ 19]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Shadow" (그림자 Kang Myeong-shin Black Nine ZigZag Note 3:46 2. "Shadow" (Inst.) ZigZag Note 3:46 Total length: 7:32
Released on December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Tattoo" Shoulder Bully Shoulder Bully Kim Young-hwan JK Kim Dong-wook 3:09 2. "Tattoo" (Inst.) Shoulder Bully Kim Young-hwan 3:09 Total length: 6:18
Released on December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Regression" (회귀 Surf Green Surf Green Surf Green(feat. Dong Ha) 4:18 2. "Regression" (Inst.) Surf Green 4:18 Total length: 8:36
In this table,the blue numbers the red numbers NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.N/A denotes that the rating is not known.Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share AGB Nielsen[ 20] TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 December 3, 2018 7.1%(15th) 8.1%(9th) 6.5% 2 8.3%(9th) 9.2%(6th) 8.5% 3 December 4, 2018 8.6%(9th) 9.8%(6th) 8.2% 4 10.6% (6th) 11.5% (5th) 9.7% 5 December 10, 2018 7.4%(13th) 8.1%(9th) 6.9% 6 9.1%(9th) 10.0%(5th) 9.1% 7 December 11, 2018 7.3%(13th) 8.0%(8th) 6.2% 8 8.7%(6th) 9.5%(5th) 7.3% 9 December 17, 2018 7.1%(14th) 7.8%(11th) 6.2% 10 8.5%(9th) 9.4%(6th) 7.2% 11 December 18, 2018 7.6%(11th) 8.5%(8th) 6.6% 12 8.7%(7th) 9.6%(4th) 8.3% 13 December 24, 2018 6.6%(16th) 6.8%(16th) 6.1% 14 8.5%(9th) 8.9%(7th) 7.7% 15 December 25, 2018 7.0%(14th) 7.5%(13th) 6.5% 16 8.7%(8th) 9.4%(6th) 7.7% 17 January 7, 2019 5.4%(NR) 6.4%(15th) 4.8% 18 5.7%(19th) 5.2% 19 January 8, 2019 5.7%(NR) — 5.4% 20 5.9%(NR) 6.5%(20th) 5.7% 21 January 14, 2019 5.6%(NR) 6.1%(20th) 4.7% 22 6.8%(15th) 7.8%(13th) 5.7% 23 January 15, 2019 5.6%(NR) 6.2%(20th) — 24 6.3%(17th) 6.9%(15th) 25 January 21, 2019 5.4%(NR) 6.2%(18th) 4.4% 26 6.5%(17th) 7.1%(15th) 5.5% 27 January 22, 2019 3.9% (NR) — 3.6% 28 5.0%(17th) 5.3%(17th) 4.3% 29 January 28, 2019 5.7%(NR) 6.2%(19th) 4.8% 30 6.9%(13th) 7.3%(13th) 5.8% 31 January 29, 2019 5.7%(19th) 6.0%(15th) — 32 7.2%(11th) 7.7%(10th) 6.2% Average 7.2% — [ b] — [ b]
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[ 1] ^a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017)."Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks" .The Korea Times Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. RetrievedApril 17, 2020 – viaPressReader . ^ Jang, Ka-young (November 9, 2018).아이에이치큐, MBC '나쁜 형사' 제작 공급계약 체결 Newsway (in Korean). RetrievedJuly 29, 2024 . ^ "Less Than Evil [Title in the URL]" .iMBC.com Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation .Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. RetrievedNovember 24, 2018 .^ A. Kim (February 5, 2018)."MBC Confirmed To Remake BBC Crime Drama "Luther" .Soompi Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. RetrievedNovember 23, 2018 . ^ "[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Morality is Negotiable for the Leads of "Less Than Evil" . 31 October 2018.Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^ "Korean adaptation of 'Luther' to go on small screen in winter" . 10 August 2018.Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^ 이설→차선우까지…'나쁜형사' 책임질 美친 캐스팅 Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^ " .The Korea Herald Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. RetrievedNovember 29, 2018 .^ "[New Drama] BBC Crime Drama "Less Than Evil" to Get Korean Remake" . 10 February 2018.Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^ "Shin Ha-kyun cast in MBC remake of 'Luther' .Korea JoongAng Daily Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved23 November 2018 .^ "Shin Ha-kyun and Baro Courted for "Less Than Evil" Remake" . 2 August 2018.Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^ Sung Kyun-yoon (20 August 2018).바로, '나쁜형사' 합류 확정..신하균·박호산 호흡(공식) Star News Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved23 November 2018 . ^ "Bae Da-bin to Join "Less Than Evil" . 6 September 2018.Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved2018-11-23 .^a b Kim Hye-young (7 September 2018).'나쁜형사' 홍은희부터 배윤경까지··· 황금 라인업 완성! 역대급 앙상블 예고 iMBC Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved23 November 2018 . ^ [공식입장] '나쁜형사' 홍은희·류태호·차선우·윤희석·배윤경 합류 Xports News (in Korean). September 7, 2018.Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. RetrievedNovember 23, 2018 .^ Jang Jin-ri (5 September 2018).홍은희, '나쁜형사'로 2년 만에 안방 컴백…신하균 아내 된다 [공식입장] OSEN Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved23 November 2018 . ^ Kim Dong-ki (October 19, 2018).[공식] 신예 조이현, MBC '나쁜형사' 캐스팅…신하균과 호흡 The Seoul Economy Daily Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. RetrievedNovember 23, 2018 . ^ Noh Kyu-min (October 19, 2018)."JYP 신예 조이현, '배드파파'→ '나쁜형사'…눈도장 제대로" .Tenasia HangKyung (in Korean).Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. RetrievedNovember 23, 2018 . ^a b Kim Dong-ki (5 October 2018).'나쁜형사' 신하균X이설X박호산X김건우, 대본 리딩부터 시너지 폭발 The Seoul Economy Daily Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved23 November 2018 . ^ "Nielsen Korea" .AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived fromthe original on June 1, 2016. RetrievedDecember 3, 2018 .^ Jung, Yu-jin (December 31, 2018).소지섭 '데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상'(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD] Newsen (in Korean). Archived fromthe original on December 31, 2018. RetrievedJune 5, 2020 – viaNaver . ^ 55회 백상예술대상, TV부문 최종 후보 공개 Ilgan Sports Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. RetrievedApril 4, 2019 .
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