Vagabond () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Seung-gi, Bae Suzy and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on SBS TV from September 20 to November 23, 2019, for 16 episodes. Each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and internationally after their television broadcast.
Synopsis
Cha Dal-gun (Lee Seung-gi) works as an underrated stuntman, while simultaneously taking care of his orphaned nephew, Cha Hoon (Moon Woo-jin). Although they have a fairly loving relationship, Hoon argues with his uncle before he leaves to go on a field trip to Morocco after Metrojet Flight 9268. Just before the plane takes off, Hoon sends a video of himself encouraging Dal-gun to continue following his dream to become a master in Taekwondo. At a drama set Dal-gun watches a report of a plane crash that killed over 200 civilians due to structural failure.
He is completely shocked when he realizes that it is the exact same plane his nephew had taken to Morocco. With his world now turned upside down, Dal-gun travels to Morocco to attend the funeral for all the victims of the plane crash in the Mediterranean and Alboran Seas, grieving for the loss of his nephew. At the airport when reaching Morocco, Dal-gun recognizes a supposedly dead passenger from the video his nephew had recorded. He manages to confront the man and slowly begins to realize that the plane crash was not caused by a malfunction.
However, any evidence he finds is mysteriously erased and his life is threatened whenever he tries to prove to others that the plane crash was not an accident. As the situation grows more complex, he is forced to become partners with Go Hae-ri (Bae Suzy), a covert operative for the National Intelligence Service striving for a promotion. Determined to find out the truth behind the accident, Dal-gun and Hae-ri embark on an investigation that leads them deeper into a tangled web of corruption.
Cast
Main
Dal-gun is a stuntman whose nephew Cha Hoon was a victim of the B357 plane crash, which involved a ring of terrorists and governmental conspiracies attempting to cover it up. To expose their secrets, Dal-gun teams up with Hae-ri and the NIS to investigate and ultimately get justice.
Hae-ri is a NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent who chose the life of a civil servant to support her family but ends up becoming a covert operative.
Head of the National Intelligence Agency's information team.
Supporting
People at the Blue House
The President of Korea.
Prime Minister of South Korea.
Secretary of Civil Affairs.
Minister of National Defense.
People at NIS
Director General of the NIS.
Director of the NIS.
Hae-ri's boss at the NIS.
NIS staff member and Go Hae-ri's friend.
NIS staff.
People of Arms lobby group
Head of D.K.P (Dynamic KP), a group of the Dynamic Systems Corporation.
President-in-charge of the Asian branch of John & Mark.
Edward Park's assistant.
Jessica's aide.
People at Vagabond
- Kim Sun-young as Kye Sun-ja
- Yang Hyung-wook as tech genius Kye Jang-su who has Savant syndrome.
Others
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Kim Woo-gi, co-pilot of B357 plane who was bribed to crash the plane with Jerome.
- Kang Kyung-hun as Oh Sang-mi, Kim Woo-gi's wife
- Lee Si-yoo as Seo Young-ji
- Teo Yoo as Jerome, a former mercenary involved in the crash of the B357 plane, alongside Kim Woo-gi.
- Park Ah-in as Lily, an assassin hired by Jessica to kill Cha Dal-gun and Kim Woo-gi.
- Choi Dae-chul as Kim Do-soo, a North Korean defector working under Min Jae-sik's orders and later works for Lily.
- Kim Dae-gon as Ui Jeong's father
- Ko Kyu-pil as Park Kwang-deok, husband of one of the victims of the B357 plane crash who owns a judo gym.
- Yoo Hyung-kwan
- Matthew Douma
Special appearances
- Moon Woo-jin as Cha Hoon, Cha Dal-gun's nephew (Ep. 1, 7, 9) and one of the victims of the B357 plane crash.
- Jung Hyun-joon as a young Cha Hoon (ep. 1âÂÂ2)
- António Pedro Cerdeira as Michael Almeida, the VP of John & Mark Asia, implicated in the crash of the B357 plane. He was killed in Portugal at the beginning of the series when he attempted to abort the crash.
- Seo Sang-won as Choi Jeong-woon - Airplane captain
- Yoon Na-moo as Kim Ho-sik (Embassy staff)
- Lee Hwang-ui as Dr. Kevin Kim
- Yoon Da-hoon as Judge Ahn Seung-tae
Production
Development
Filming
Filming began in June 2018 and the series is entirely pre-produced. Overseas filming took place in Tangier and Medina in Morocco. In addition, some scenes were filmed in the desert and in Portugal.
Release
Originally scheduled to air in end-2018, the series was pushed back to May 2019, and then again due to filming schedule issues and a pending deal with Netflix. It aired in September 2019.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Viewership
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links