The Chaser (TV series)
| The Chaser | |
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Promotional poster for The Chaser
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| Genre | Action, Thriller, Crime drama |
| Written by | Park Kyung-soo |
| Directed by | Jo Nam-kook |
| Starring |
Son Hyun-joo Kim Sang-joong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | The Chaser SPC Kim Jong-hak Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 28 May – 15 July 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Fashion King |
| Followed by | Faith |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 추적자 |
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| Hanja | 追跡者 |
| Revised Romanization | Chujeokja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ujŏkcha |
The Chaser (Hangul: 추적자; RR: Chujeokja) is a 2012 South Korean television drama series about a grieving father out for revenge against corrupt officials.
Despite no hype or big stars, the thriller gave a strong performance in the ratings, ending its run at 22.1% (number one in its timeslot). Its rise in popularity was based on the tightly written and well-structured storyline, solid direction, and cast members' acting skills.
The series tells the story of Detective Baek Hong-suk, a happily married family man whose life is shattered when his 15-year-old daughter is killed in a car accident, causing his wife to go into a state of shock, eventually killing herself and leaving Hong-suk a widower. He later discovers his daughter's death was the result of a conspiracy led by politician Kang Dong-yoon, to secure his political future as a presidential candidate. Hong-suk goes from loving, doting father and cop to harrowed man hellbent on revenge, as Kang continues to rise in power. With the help of Kang's sister-in-law, a reporter, Hong-suk takes revenge against the man who ruined his life.
It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from September 20 to November 8, 2013, and was re-aired on cable channel BS-Fuji.
It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV in midyear 2015.
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