Coupang Play and Genie TV have confirmed the production and casting of ‘UDT : Our Neighborhood Special Forces’ and are set to begin full-scale filming in June, raising expectations.

Coupang Play X Genie TV original series ‘UDT : Our Neighborhood Task Force’ (Creator: Bang Ki-ri | Screenplay: Kim Sang-yoon | Director: Jo Woong | Cast: Yoon Kye-sang, Jin Seon-gyu, Kim Ji-hyun, Go Kyu-pil, Lee Jung-ha | Provided by: Coupang Play, Genie TV, ENA | Production: Studio Genie, Hi-Zium Studio, K Connected, 221b)is a work that depicts a cheerful joint operation of reserve special forces who come together not to protect the country, much less to care about peace on Earth, but only for their families and our neighborhood.



In ‘UDT : Our Neighborhood Special Forces’, Yoon Kye-sang plays the role of Choi Kang, an ordinary insurance investigator who is formerly from the JDD special forces but is known as a ‘guy who never served in the military’.Jin Seon-gyu plays the role of Kwak Byung-nam, a former member of HID counter-terrorism unit who currently runs a hardware store and stationery shop and lives as the president of the Changri-dong youth association.

Yoon Kye-sang and Jin Seon-gyu have shown strong chemistry as a gang boss and gang member in the national crime action film ‘The Outlaws’.The two will once again show their extreme chemistry through this work.In addition, Kim Ji-hyun has been confirmed to appear as ‘Jeong Nam-yeon’, the owner of ‘Mammoth Mart’, Go Kyu-pil as ‘Lee Yong-hee’, the director of ‘Special Forces Martial Arts Yongmu Dojo’, and Lee Jung-ha as ‘Park Jeong-hwan’, a Seoul National University student.

‘UDT : Our Neighborhood Task Force’ has built an original worldview with writer Ban Ki-ri, who presented a deep narrative through the ‘Missing: The Other Side’ series, participating as a creator.Director Jo Woong, who presented a sensational directing in ‘Justice’ and ‘Quiet Sales’, and writer Kim Sang-yoon, who was in charge of the screenplay, are joining forces to herald the birth of a high-quality, pleasant action comedy.

‘UDT : Our Neighborhood Special Forces’, which features a fresh premise of South Korean reservists stepping up to protect their neighborhood and a delightful mix of characters with different stories, will be released in the second half of 2025 through Coupang Play, Genie TV, and ENA.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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