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Duty After School

Students fight alien spheres for extra credit in CSAT.

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It follows senior students at Sungjin High School who are conscripted as cadets to fight mysterious purple alien spheres that threaten humanity.[1][2] The series stars an ensemble cast including Shin Hyun-soo, Lee Soon-won, Im Se-mi, and many others.[1]

Making and release

The first three episodes were released together on March 31, 2023.[3] Filming was planned to start in 2021 with a broadcast target of 2022.[4] Shin Hyun-soo joined the cast in August 2021, and Hwang Se-in confirmed her role in October 2021.[5] The full cast and the premiere date were made public in February 2023.[6]

TVING scheduled the series as an original, while Studio Dragon also explored making it a Netflix original.[7] Viewers in certain regions can stream the series on Viu and Viki.[1]

What the cited sources add

An April 2023 article confirmed that the second part would be released on the 21st of that month.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Drama Korea Terbaru 2023", Viu, March 7, 2023; Parlevliet, "Rakuten Viki April 2023 Schedule Announced", Vital Thrills, April 4, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kim, Newsen, February 7, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Park, KBS Media, March 3, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kim, YTN, May 11, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jung, Sports World, August 25, 2021; Jung, Dispatch, October 2, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee Yoo-min, Sports Trend, February 7, 2023; Park Joo-won, The Seoul Economic Daily, February 15, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Duty After School" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chae, Bloter, July 1, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Kim Chae-yeon, OSEN, April 11, 2023. facts only, no text reused. entertain.naver.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Duty After School (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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1. Which network originally aired "Duty After School"?

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Not quite. The answer is TVING.

From the source: “It was released from March 31 to April 21, 2023, on TVING's Fridays at 16:00 (KST).”

2. In what year was "Duty After School" first released?

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Not quite. The answer is 2023.

From the source: “It was released from March 31 to April 21, 2023, on TVING's Fridays at 16:00 (KST).”

3. Who directed "Duty After School"?

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Not quite. The answer is Sung Yong-il.

From the source: “Duty After School () is a 2023 South Korean military sci-fi thriller dystopian teen drama television series created by , written by Yoon Soo and directed by Sung Yong-il.”

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