Series synopsis
Chicago Typewriter, also known as 시카고 타자기 is a South Korean sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on tvN on April 7, 2017. It ended on June 3, 2017. It stars Yoo Ah-in, Lim Soo-jung, Go Kyung-pyo and Kwak Si-yang.
Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
Premise
Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
Premise: The miracle of love that began with an old typewriter
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoo Ah-in as Han Se-joo / Seo Hwi-young
- Lim Soo-jung as Jeon Seol / Ryu Soo-hyeon
- Go Kyung-pyo as Yoo Ji-no / Shin Yool
- Kwak Si-yang as Baek Tae-min / Heo Young-min
- Jo Woo-jin as Gal Ji-seok
- Oh Na-ra as Secretary Kang
- Yang Jin-sung as Ma Bang-jin
- Jeon Soo-kyeong as Wang Bang-wool
Supporting cast
- Kang Hong-suk as Won Dae-han
- Ji Dae-han as Won Man-hae
- Cheon Ho-jin as Baek Do-ha
- Jo Kyung-sook as Hong So-hee
- Seo Hye-jin as Ribera
- Shim Min as Mi-young
- Kim Seong-hoon as Lee Jeong-bong
- Park Sun-im as Hanna Kim
- Choi Seo-yeon as Seol's colleague
- Cha Gun-woo as Yool's butler
- Jeong Yeon-joo as Bang-jin's colleague
- Kim Hyun-sook as Dr. Soo
Guest cast
- Woo Do-im as Jo Sang-mi
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | April 6, 2017 | June 3, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mysterious Package Han Se-joo is a popular writer who needs nothing but more time to write his novels that are recognized and loved by the public. Jeon Seol, the legendary girl being good at everything, is a big fan of Se-joo and she would give anything to meet with Se-joo. And one day, she is asked to deliver a mysterious box to Se-joo. |
April 7, 2017 |
| 2 |
Feeling the Past Seol subdues the intruder that tries to harm Se-joo. While grabbing the gun, she sees her past life. The police arrive and the stalker gets arrested. Apparently, the intruder is the culprit of another shooting incident. However, he suddenly commits suicide while being locked up in his prison cell. The public goes on a spree with rumors of how Se-joo’s writing is tightly connected with the crimes of the culprit. |
April 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
Just a Dream? Se-joo is unable to write anything while he’s in his slump. He almost gets himself killed in an accident. At the detrimental moment, Seol comes to help. She takes Se-joo to her father’s cabin. Se-joo keeps an eye out for any kind of danger and coincidentally saves Seol from harm. Se-joo keeps on having weird dreams and Seol always appears in them. |
April 14, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 3, 2017 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
| Status | ended |