Connection | |
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Hangul | 커넥션 |
Revised Romanization | Keoneksyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | K'ŏneksyŏn |
Genre | |
Developed by | Studio S[2] |
Written by | Lee Hyun |
Directed by | Kim Mun-kyo |
Starring | |
Music by | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Kwang-sun[2] |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | May 24 July 6, 2024 | –
Connection (Korean: 커넥션) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Lee Hyun, directed by Kim Moon-gyo, and starring Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do, Kwon Yul, and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired on SBS TV from May 24, to July 6, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve and Coupang Play in South Korea, on Kocowa in the Americas, and on Vidio in Indonesia.
It is about the story of an ace detective from the narcotics team who, after being forcibly addicted to drugs by someone, uses the death of his friend as a clue to uncover the story of their 20-year-old altered friendship and the connection between them.
Director Kim Mun-kyo, who worked on Trolley (2023), and writer Lee Hyun, who worked on Diary of a Prosecutor (2019), are in charged of the directing and writing of the series.[17] Studio S, Soul Pictures, and Good Harvest managed the production.[18]
Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do were confirmed to star for the series. This is their first time working together on a project.[19] It is also Ji's comeback on SBS since Doctor John in 2019 and it was Jeon's first lead drama in a terrestrial channel since debuting as an actor in 2006.[17]
Connection was announced to air on SBS TV in the first half of 2024.[17] A special teaser of the series was released on December 29, 2023.[20] SBS' production team confirmed that the series would air on May 24, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[21] It is also available to stream on Wavve, Coupang Play, Kocowa and Vidio.[22][23][24]
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
1 | 1.038 | 1.090 | 1.288 | 1.432 | 1.507 | 1.665 | 1.619 | 1.649 | 1.650 | 2.039 | 1.735 | 1.952 | 1.859 | 2.560 | 1.649 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[25] | ||
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Nationwide | Seoul | |||
1 | May 24, 2024 | 5.7% (7th) | 6.1% (3rd) | |
2 | May 25, 2024 | 6.1% (2nd) | 7.0% (2nd) | |
3 | May 31, 2024 | 7.0% (4th) | 6.7% (3rd) | |
4 | June 1, 2024 | 7.9% (2nd) | 8.2% (2nd) | |
5 | June 7, 2024 | 8.5% (2nd) | 8.5% (1st) | |
6 | June 8, 2024 | 9.4% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | |
7 | June 14, 2024 | 9.4% (2nd) | 9.8% (1st) | |
8 | June 15, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | |
9 | June 21, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 8.9% (2nd) | |
10 | June 22, 2024 | 11.1% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | |
11 | June 28, 2024 | 9.7% (2nd) | 10.4% (1st) | |
12 | June 29, 2024 | 10.6% (2nd) | 11.2% (2nd) | |
13 | July 5, 2024 | 11.0% (2nd) | 11.7% (1st) | |
14 | July 6, 2024 | 14.2% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) | |
Average | 9.2% | 9.6% | ||
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