Series synopsis
The Veil, also known as 검은 태양 is a South Korean crime mystery action & adventure television series that premiered on MBC on September 17, 2021. It ended on October 23, 2021. It was created by Park Seok-ho. It stars Namkoong Min, Park Ha-seon, Kim Ji-eun and Kim Byeong-gi.
Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.
Premise
Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.
Premise: Behind every lie is a truth waiting to be told.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Namkoong Min as Han Ji-hyuk
- Park Ha-seon as Seo Soo-yeon
- Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Je-yi
- Kim Byeong-gi as Bang Yeong-chan
- Lee Kyung-young as Lee In-hwan
- Jang Young-nam as Do Jin-sook
- Yu Oh-seong as Baek Mo-sa
- Kim Jong-tae as Kang Pil-ho
Supporting cast
- Kim Min-sang as Jung Yong-tae
- Kim Do-hyun as Ha Dong-kyun
- Kwon So-hyun as Koo Hyo-Eun
- Jung Moon-sung as Jang Cheon-woo
- Hwang Hee as Oh Kyung-seok
- Jo Bok-rae as Kim Dong-Wook
- Park Jin-woo as Cha Min-Cheol
- Hyun Bong-sik as Cheon Myung-ki
- Jung Ji-yoon as Kim Yeo-jin
- Ok Ja-yeon as Lin Wei
- Ahn Seong-bong as Kim Young-Woo
- Im Cheol-hyung as Kim Dong-Hwan
Guest cast
- Ahn Ji-ho as Choi Sang Gyun
- Seo Ye Hee as Mr. Kim Wife (eps 7)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | September 17, 2021 | October 23, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Han Ji Hyuk Returns Agent Han Ji Hyuk gets discovered on a fishing boat. The National Intelligence Service gets notified of his identity number, but his file is locked. When they realize he's their ace agent who went missing one year ago, they rush to get him. However, Ji Hyuk doesn't remember anything that happened, leaving many questions unanswered. |
September 17, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Huayang Gang After watching a video of himself disclosing his mission, Han Ji Hyuk seeks to find the rat in the agency and the last piece of the puzzle. As he narrows down his suspects, Jang Gwang Cheol, the second-in-command of the Huayang Gang, gets taken into custody. With his arrest, the police get a threatening call for his release or suffer the consequences. |
September 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Do You Need to Take It This Far? Han Ji Hyuk's memory flashes before him. He remembers that it was Choon Gil who came to the safehouse in Dandong to see him. Without the agency's support, he tracks him down to find out everything that happened on that day one year ago. |
September 24, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 2021 |
| Last aired | October 23, 2021 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday, Saturday at 22:00:00 |