Iris (2009)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Kim Yeong-cheol
Baek San
Yoon Joo-sang
Oh Hyeon-Kyu
Kim Seung-woo
Park Cheol-yeong
Lee Jeong-kil
President Jo Myeong-Ho
Kim So-yeon
Kim Seon-hwa
Lee Byung-hun
Kim Hyun-Jun
Choi Seung-hyun
Vick
Kim Tae-hee
Choi Seung-Hee
Im Soo-hyang
Kim Yeon-hwa
Lee Joon
Yoon Shi-hyuk
Yoon Soy
Park Tae-hee
Jeong Jun-ho
Jin Sa-Woo
Baek Sung-hyun
Kang Byung-jin
Moon Hee-kyung
Choi Seung-hee's aunt
Hyun Jyu-ni
Yang Mi-jung
Jang Hyuk
Jung Yoo-Gun
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 14, 2009
Original Name아이리스
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes40
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
Filming LocationsJapan
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This TV Show Is About.
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Iris (Korean: 아이리스; RR: Airiseu) is a 2009 South Korean espionage television drama series, starring Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-hee, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Seung-woo, Kim So-yeon and Choi Seung-hyun. The plot revolves around two best friends from the 707th Special Mission Group recruited into a secret South Korean black ops agency known as the National Security Service. As the two friends find their loyalties tested and forge new, unlikely alliances, the journey takes them from their home country to Hungary, Japan, and China where they find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 17, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
With a budget in excess of 40 billion won (34 million USD), Iris along with its spin-off Athena: Goddess of War, share the record for the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced. The series was a critical and commercial success, with an average viewership of over 30% in addition to ranking as the top program consistently every week after its debut. The series also took home many of the highest honors at the 2009 KBS Drama Awards, including the Daesang Award for Lee Byung-hun.
The success of the series has led to a feature film, a 2010 spin-off, and a sequel series in 2013.