Calling all fans of political dramas like The Diplomat and The Night Agent: Hulu's new K-drama Tempest is your next must-watch show. The genre-bending series follows Seo Mun-ju (Gianna Jun), South Korea's former ambassador to the U.S., who resigned to support her husband's presidential run. When he's assassinated, she teams up with a mysterious mercenary (Gang Dong-won) to investigate a conspiracy involving the reunification of North and South Korea and the nuclear arms race between North Korea and the United States. (And, of course, since this is a K-drama, there's some steamy tension between the diplomat and her new bodyguard.)
For this blockbuster thriller K-drama, Hulu recruited an all-star team, including writer Chung Seo-kyung (Decision to Leave), and co-directors Kim Hee-won (Queen of Tears) and Heo Myeonghaeng (The Roundup: Punishment). As for the actors, K-drama fans will tune in to find award-winning actors from the past three decades of Korean entertainment, as well as familiar faces from American TV. Below, read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Tempest.
