The Killing Vote TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 국민사형투표 |
| Hanja | 國民死刑投票 |
| Literal meaning | National Death Penalty Vote |
| Revised Romanization | Gungminsahyeongtupyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungminsahyŏngt’up’yo |
| Based on | National Death Penalty Vote by Uhm Se-yoon and Jung Yi-pum |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Release date | August 10 – November 16, 2023 |
| Aired on | Thursday |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Age rating | 16+ |
| Starring | Park Hae-jin Park Sung-woong Lim Ji-yeon |
| Directed by | Park Shin-woo |
| Written by | Jo Yoon-young |
| Produced by | Han Jeong-hwan Kim Hee-yeol Park Sang-hyun |
| Executive producers | Lee Seul-gi Jeon Su-jeong Kim Eun-mi |
| Music by | Koo Ja-wan |
| Production Companies | Pan Entertainment Studio S |
| Distributor | SBS TV |
| Budget | ₩15.36 billion |
The Killing Vote TV Series Cast & Character:
Main
- Park Hae-jin as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency’s regional investigation unit.
- Park Sung-woong as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter.
- Lim Ji-yeon as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA).
Supporting
- People around Moo-chan:
- Shin Jung-geun as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan’s partner.
- Go Geon-han as Kim Jordan: Hyeon’s colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA.
- Oh Ha-nee as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national taekwondo athlete.
- Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.
- People around Seok-joo:
- Kim Yoo-mi as Min Ji-young: a member of the National Assembly who becomes the next presidential candidate.
- Kim Kwon as Lee Min-soo: a high school teacher.
- Cha Rae-hyung as Park Chul-min: a prison guard at Cheongnang Prison.
- People around Joo Hyeon:
- Choi Yu-hwa as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host.
- Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon’s younger sister who is a third-year high school student.
- Seo Young-joo as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child.
- Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon’s grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.
Extended
- Gong Do-eun as Hye-mi: Min’s best friend.
- Chae Ri-eun as Ji-young’s secretary.
- Ahn Young-hoon as Byun Woo-taek
- Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.
- Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jeong-ho: a doctor and a former army captain.
Storyline:
People are busy watching the screen. The person wearing a mysterious mask so called ‘Gaetal’ appears, and the Killing Vote begins.
About The Killing Vote TV Series:
The Killing Vote (Korean: 국민사형투표) is a South Korean crime thriller television series directed by Park Shin-woo and starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, and Lim Ji-yeon in thee main roles.
The series is based on webcomic “Kookminsahyungtopyo” written by Eom Se-Yoon & illustrated by Jung Yi-Poom, which was published from January 25, 2015 to June 12, 2016 via Kakao.
Pan Entertainment and Studio S produced the series and the cost of production was about ₩15.36 billion.
It aired on SBS TV from August 10 to November 16, 2023, every Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
The Killing Vote TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Episodes | Original Broadcast Date | Average Audience Share (Nationwide) | Average Audience Share (Seoul) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 2023 | 4.1% (13th) | 4.1% (11th) |
| 2 | August 17, 2023 | 3.8% (13th) | 3.9% (10th) |
| 3 | August 24, 2023 | 4.1% (11th) | 4.0% (9th) |
| 4 | August 31, 2023 | 4.1% (11th) | 4.3% (9th) |
| 5 | September 7, 2023 | 3.4% (14th) | 3.1% (15th) |
| 6 | September 14, 2023 | 4.1% (12th) | 4.4% (9th) |
| 7 | September 21, 2023 | 3.1% (15th) | 3.0% (14th) |
| 8 | October 12, 2023 | 2.8% (18th) | 3.2% (16th) |
| 9 | October 19, 2023 | 2.7% (21st) | 3.0% (17th) |
| 10 | October 26, 2023 | 3.2% (17th) | 3.2% (16th) |
| 11 | November 9, 2023 | 3.3% (17th) | 3.7% (12th) |
| 12 | November 16, 2023 | 3.1% (16th) | 2.9% (18th) |
| Average | 3.5% | 3.5% |
