The Running Mates: Human Rights
| The Running Mates: Human Rights | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 달리는 조사관 |
| Literal meaning | Running Investigators |
| Revised Romanization | Dallineun Josagwan |
| Based on | Running Investigators by Song Shi-woo |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Baek Jung-chul |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-soo |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Song Jung-woo |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Daydream Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | September 18 – October 31, 2019 |
The Running Mates: Human Rights (Korean: 달리는 조사관) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won and Choi Gwi-hwa. Based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Song Shi-woo, it aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST from September 18 to October 31, 2019.[1][2]
Synopsis[edit]
The series follows a group of investigators who work for South Korea's Human rights commission.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Lee Yo-won as Han Yoon-seo[3][4]
- Choi Gwi-hwa as Bae Hong-tae[3][4]
Supporting[edit]
Human rights commission[edit]
- Jang Hyun-sung as Kim Hyun-seok[5]
- Oh Mi-hee as Ahn Kyeong-sook
- Kim Joo-young as Bu Ji-hoon
- Lee Joo-woo as Lee Dal-sook
Others[edit]
- Shim Ji-ho as Oh Tae-moon
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Jang Dong-seok
- Kim Roi-ha as Han Gwang-ho
- Jo Soo-min as Han Yoon-jin
- Ryu Sung-rok as Jung Il-byung
- Park Bo-kyung as Jin Jin-nyeo
- Gu Ja-geon as Koo Ja-keon
Production[edit]
The first script reading took place in June 2019.[6][7]
On October 14, it was announced that the total number of episodes was reduced from 16 to 14.
Ratings[edit]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[8] | ||
| Nationwide | ||
| 1 | September 18, 2019 | 1.207% |
| 2 | September 19, 2019 | 1.3% |
| 3 | September 25, 2019 | 1.18% |
| 4 | September 26, 2019 | 1.057% |
| 5 | October 2, 2019 | 0.813% |
| 6 | October 3, 2019 | 0.8% |
| 7 | October 9, 2019 | 0.819% |
| 8 | October 10, 2019 | 0.892% |
| 9 | October 16, 2019 | 0.6% |
| 10 | October 17, 2019 | 0.4% |
| 11 | October 23, 2019 | 0.9% |
| 12 | October 24, 2019 | 0.909% |
| 13 | October 30, 2019 | 0.8% |
| 14 | October 31, 2019 | 1.1% |
| Average | 0.9% | |
- This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
References[edit]
- ^ Park, So-young (June 26, 2019). "이요원·최귀화·장현성·오미희, OCN '달리는 조사관' 확정 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Park, Chang-gi (August 16, 2019). "'달리는 조사관', 메인포스터 공개···이요원 등 '인권 히어로 6인방' 맹활약 예고". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Moon, Ji-yeon (March 19, 2019). "[단독] "이번에 인권위"..이요원·최귀화 OCN '달리는 조사관' 주인공". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Hong, Sye-young (March 19, 2019). "OCN "이요원·최귀화 '달리는 조사관' 출연 검토…하반기 편성" [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Yu, Byung-cheol (July 8, 2019). "'킬미나우' 장현성 "관객들의 공감 눈빛, 오래 기억될 것" 막공 소감". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (August 2, 2019). "'달리는 조사관' 이요원 최귀화 장현성 오미희 대본리딩, 첫만남부터 美친 케미". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Park, Hyeon-sook (August 2, 2019). "'달리는 조사관' 이요원×최귀화×장현성×오미희 첫 만남부터 美친 케미!". Sports Khan (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Running Mates: Human Rights at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- The Running Mates: Human Rights at Daydream Entertainment (in Korean)
- The Running Mates: Human Rights at HanCinema
- The Running Mates: Human Rights at IMDb
