‘D.P.’ Season 2 Reveals Official Main Cast With Jung Hae-in, Son Suk-Ku, and More – Here’s Everything We Know
Netflix’s successful military K-drama D.P. is officially returning for a second season, and its main cast will reprise their roles. The 2021 drama captured audiences’ attention due to its storyline based on the mistreatment soldiers face in the military. Actors Jung Hae-in and Koo Kyo-hwan led the drama and are confirmed to return for D.P. Season 2. The new season will also include new cast members.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the D.P. finale]
‘D.P.’ focused on two soldiers tasked to bring back military deserters
Actor Jung played the leading role of Private Ahn Joon-ho, a new military recruit fulfilling his mandatory service. From the first day, Joon-ho witnesses the brutality of the military and the misuse of power by his superiors against other soldiers. He is given the opportunity to join the D.P. (deserters pursuit) team. A team specialized in bringing back AWOL soldiers.
His teammate is the goofy and carefree Corporal Han Ho-yu (Koo). Joon-ho and Ho-yu return to civilian life to track down soldiers, well aware of why they escaped. Along the way, Joon-ho unearths the brutality, bullying, and mistreatment that led the soldiers to desert the military.
D.P.’s storyline and message resonated with global audiences and led to a second season. The drama and cast also took home wins at the 58th Baeksang Awards. After the K-drama, Jung teased fans with a D.P. Season 2, and its main cast has been revealed.
Jung Hae-in will reprise his leading role alongside Koo Kyo-hwan and Son Sk-ku in ‘D.P.’ Season 2
According to Soompi, in December of 2021, news of a second season was released with director Han Joon-hee returning in collaboration with webtoon author Kim Bo-tong. On May 30, 2022, Soompi and Netflix Korea announced that D.P. Season 2 is officially underway and announced its leading cast.
Jung will reprise his role as Joon-ho, alongside Koo as Ho-yu. Fans of D.P. and My Liberation Notes will be excited to see Son Suk-ku reprise his role as Captain Im Ji-sup, the deserter’s pursuit team leader. Actor Kim Sung-kyun will also return as Sergeant Park Beom-gu.
The actors are excited to return to set in a new impactful story, with Jung commenting, “I’ve been waiting. It’s nice to see [the cast] again. I look forward to [working with everyone].” Joining the original cast are two new actors. Ji Jin-hee will play Goo Ja-woon, the army headquarters chief legal officer. Fans will recognize actor Kim Ji-hyun for her recent role in Netflix’s Thirty-Nine.
Kim will join the cast in the role of Lieutenant Colonel Seo Eun, the operations officer of the Ministry of National Defense Prosecutor’s Office. The storyline for the second season has yet to be revealed.
The finale of the K-drama left a cliffhanger for ‘D.P.’ Season 2
Fans are eager to see what happens to Joon-ho after the open-ended finale of the first season. By the sixth episode, being part of the D.P. team has taken an emotional toll on Joon-ho. He witnesses the brutality of the military and the repercussions of going AWOL.
The last case of the season pushed Joon-ho over the edge. He uncovers the severe mistreatment Suk-bong faced by his superior, Hwang Hang-soo. Mentally broken, Suk-bong plans to kill him for getting away with what he did after his discharge. Joon-ho and Ho-yu track him down before it’s too late. Already deep into the darkness of his mind, Suk-bong sees no other way out and says he needs to make a change and dies by suicide.
The ending scene of D.P. shows Joon-ho back at the military base. As a group of trainees run past him, Joon-ho looks straight into the camera before running off toward the entrance. He stops before crossing the line, then leaves base. An epilogue shows a soldier opening fire on his superiors and saying, “I should at least do something.”
D.P. Season 2 will continue the team’s story and if the cases have affected Joon-ho.
