‘Office Worker Who Sees Fate’ Drama, People Story Company Lineup Revealed [Official]

TV Jan 07, 2025

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Photo | Naver Webtoon
Photo | Naver Webtoon

The drama production company People Story Company has revealed its production lineup for 2025.

On the 7th, People Story Company said, “2025 has confirmed various drama production lineups including ‘The Fortune Teller’, ‘Trash in the Trash Can’. We are gearing up for preparations, so please show a lot of interest.”.

The first drama that People Story Company is going into production, ‘The Fortune Teller’, is a joint production with Chorokbaem Media, and writer Park Hye-jin of ‘The Emperor: Owner of the Mask’, ‘The Handsome Party’ will be participating.

‘The Fortune Teller’ is a fantasy modern drama about a child born with the fate of becoming a shaman and causing chaos in the world who tries to become an ordinary office worker in order to avoid being possessed by a spirit. The original web novel ‘The Office Worker Who Sees Fate’ (original author Yeong-wan) has surpassed 10 million views on Munpia, and has already built a solid fan base, receiving love calls from many actors and officials in the broadcasting industry. ‘The Office Worker Who Sees Fate’ is currently in the casting process.

‘Trash in the Trash Can’ (original author EDDiERiNG)‘, which was named next, is the grand prize winner of the ’2021 Naver Webtoon Greatest Contest‘, a webtoon and web novel contest. It is a romantic thriller about ’Woo-bin‘, who lives like trash by seducing rich women with his handsome appearance, falling in love with ’Suji‘, a conglomerate heiress who was merely the object of his seduction. A webtoon that has been loved by many for its twists and turns that cross the boundaries between the romance and thriller genres. Here, writer Hagudam Ha, who works on ’Mon, Wed, Fri, Tue, Thu, Sat‘, will join the team.

In addition, People Story Company, which owns numerous IPs, plans to sequentially produce dramas based on Naver webtoons such as ‘Fatal to Those Without Real Estate’ (original author Yu Gi), ‘Imperfect Cinderella’ (original author Kkulbam/Jorim), as well as ‘The Man Sent by the Sea’. In the meantime, People Story Company has produced several dramas such as ’The Emperor: Owner of the Mask’, ’Two Cops‘, ’Pretty Boys‘, ‘Joseon Lawyer’, ’Player 2‘, and has been recognized for its production capabilities. People Story Company has presented various genres from historical dramas to modern dramas, so attention is also focused on its production lineup for 2025.

Meanwhile, People Story Company is a comprehensive entertainment company based on drama production, and has established Story J Company, an actor management subsidiary, to expand its areas of activity in various ways.

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