The popular webtoon ‘True Education’ is being produced as a drama.

‘True Education’ (directed by Hong Jong-chan, written by Lee Nam-gyu) is a newly adapted and planned work that borrows the setting of a fictional government agency, the Educational Rights Protection Agency, to deliver a message about restoring the fallen authority of teachers.

‘True Education’ will be directed by Hong Jong-chan. Director Hong Jong-chan is the creator of Netflix‘s ‘Mr. Through works such as ‘Plankton’, ‘Juvenile Judgement’, and tvN‘Dear My Friends’, he has shown a warm gaze and insight toward various characters.

Director Hong Jong-chan said, “After encountering notable incidents in the educational field a few years ago, I felt the need to talk about those who the system failed to protect and those who exploited the system.”, “The drama ‘True Education’ is a work that everyone has been developing for a long time with a sense of responsibility because it deals with a story that is absolutely necessary in this era.”.

Director Hong Jong-chan said, “I am aware of the recent criticism and concerns about some episodes in the original work. I will do my best to create a drama with a more refined perspective with a sense of responsibility. Please show your affection for the drama ‘True Education.”.‘True Education will be starring actor Kim Moo-yeol. Kim Moo-yeol plays the role of Na Hwa-jin, a supervisor at the Education Protection Bureau. Kim Moo-yeol has proven his wide acting spectrum, spanning action and emotion, through various works such as the dramas ‘Sweet Home’, ‘Juvenile Judgement’, and the films ‘Honest Candidate’, ‘Villainess’, and ‘The Outlaws 4’.

Regarding the reason he decided to appear in the drama ‘True Education’, Kim Moo-yeol said, “After reading the script for the drama adaptation of ‘True Education’, I felt that it was a work that allowed me to think about the current state of education and the discrimination and absurdity within it. Also, the strong trust in director Hong Jong-chan’s directing ability, who confidently handled a potentially difficult subject matter in his previous work, ‘Juvenile Justice’, was a big factor in deciding to select the work,” he said.

The script for ‘True Education’ will be written by writer Lee Nam-gyu, who has written warm perspectives on the socially disadvantaged and humorous yet profound stories, such as Netflix‘s ‘Morning Comes to the Mental Ward’ and JTBC’s ‘Dazzling’. Writer Lee Nam-gyu said, “I worked on the drama ‘True Education’ with the earnest hope that it would become a small opportunity to confront the problems in the educational field of this era and find a clue to recovery.”

‘True Education’ is scheduled to be filmed in the first half of 2025, and the broadcast schedule is currently being discussed.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com