Moving (South Korean TV series)

Did You Know?

• The series was first aired on linear television via MBC on December 22, 2024.
• Moving won 6 awards at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, including Best Creative and Best Lead Actor.

Cast

Ryu Seung-ryong plays Jang Ju-won, a former mob enforcer turned ANSP black-ops agent with superhuman strength and regeneration, who opens a fried chicken shop. Han Hyo-joo portrays Lee Mi-hyun, a former ANSP intelligence analyst with superhuman senses, who runs a tonkatsu restaurant. Zo In-sung is Kim Doo-sik, a former ANSP agent with flying abilities, who is apprehended by the NIS after a secret mission. Cha Tae-hyun plays Jeon Gye-do, a theater actor-turned-bus driver who can generate electricity; Kim Joon portrays his younger self. Ryoo Seung-bum plays Frank, an orphan with healing abilities raised as an American assassin; Kim Tae-yul plays young Frank. Kim Sung-kyun is Lee Jae-man, a cognitively impaired father with superhuman strength and speed who runs a mini mart. Lee Jung-ha (Season 1) and Won Gyu-bin (Season 2) play Kim Bong-seok, the son of Mi-hyun and Doo-sik, who inherits both parents' abilities; Han Chang-min plays young Bong-seok. Go Youn-jung plays Jang Hui-soo, Ju-won's daughter with healing abilities; Park Soo-ah plays young Hui-soo. Kim Do-hoon plays Lee Gang-hoon, Jae-man's son with superhuman strength and speed; Kim Si-woo plays young Gang-hoon. Kim Hee-won is Choi Il-hwan, a former Special Forces member turned PE teacher. Yoo Seung-mok plays Jo Rae-hyuk, the principal of Jeongwon High School and a NIS agent. Shin Jae-hwi plays Bang Ki-soo, a delinquent student. Shim Dal-gi plays Shin Hye-won.

Production

Kang Full, who rose to popularity with his romance webtoon Love Story in 2003, later explored the superhero genre with Timing and Moving. On January 6, 2020, Studio & New announced production of a Moving television series, with Kang writing the script himself—his first screen adaptation. Zo In-sung received an offer in September 2020. Disney+ announced Moving as its tentpole show for the pan-Asian market on October 13, 2021. In February 2021, the joint production agreement was cancelled and Park In-je replaced director Mo Wan-il due to differences between co-producers JTBC and Next Entertainment World. Casting was completed on August 23, 2021, and filming began on August 26, with about half completed by January 2022. A second team was led by director Park Yoon-seo. In November 2024, Kang Full had begun work on the second season script, with pre-production underway and a target release in 2026.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, Moving scored a perfect 100% approval from nine critics, averaging 8.4 out of 10. Pierce Conran of the South China Morning Post awarded it five stars, praising how Kang Full adapted his own webcomic into a rich, character-driven narrative. Within a week of release, the series became Disney+’s most-streamed Korean original globally and on Hulu in the U.S. by hours watched. It also set a record for the biggest premiere week on Disney+ in South Korea. Carol Choi, Disney’s APAC executive vice president of original content strategy, said the response “exceeded our expectations.” Variety hailed it as “the next breakout hit from Asia after Squid Game.” During its fifth week, Disney+ usage in South Korea jumped 145%, hitting an all-time high of 196 million minutes. On December 15, 2023, Walt Disney Company Korea confirmed Moving was the year’s most-watched local original series on Disney+ in South Korea.