‘The Fiery Priest 2’ makes a splendid comeback after 5 years.

The new SBS drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ (written by Park Jae-beom, directed by Park Bo-ram, produced by Studio S, Big Ocean ENM, Red Nine Pictures, Gil Story ENT), which was scheduled to follow up ‘The Judge from Hell’, is an ‘extreme cooperation, no-fuck comedy investigation drama’ that contains the story of the fiery priest Kim Hae-il, who is a hot-blooded priest with a burning sense of justice, as he heads to Busan to chase after a drug case that occurred in Gudam-gu.

Above all, ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ is a mega hit drama of 2019 that recorded a peak viewership rating of 24% (Nielsen Korea, based on the metropolitan area), and is receiving great attention as a comeback drama in response to steady requests from viewers since the end of ‘The Fiery Priest 1’. Writer Park Jae-beom, who was in charge of the script for ‘The Fiery Priest 1’, director Park Bo-ram, who co-directed ‘The Fiery Priest 1’ and ‘The Readers of Evil Minds’, and Kim Nam-gil, Lee Ha-nui, and Kim Sung-kyun, who were at the center of the popularity of ‘The Fiery Priest 1’, have teamed up again for this drama, which is considered one of the most anticipated dramas of 2024.

In the midst of all this, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Ha-nui, and Kim Sung-kyun open the door to season 2 with a ‘teaser poster’, raising expectations. Under the caption, ‘Bellato‘s mission, let’s begin.’, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Ha-nui, and Kim Sung-kyun, striking poses full of force, complete a three-shot that makes your heart race, foreshadowing the ‘more powerful execution power’ of the three who moved the stage to Busan.

First, Kim Nam-gil, who plays the hot-blooded Catholic priest Kim Hae-il, located in the center, shows off his warrior spirit with a forceful expression while holding a rosary. The Kim Hae-il that Kim Nam-gil will portray is a special passionate priest ‘Bellato’ who was chosen by the Pope in Season 2 and has the authority to implement justice, and he faces a new group of evil. In Season 2, attention is focused on the whereabouts of Kim Hae-il, who will continue to exude a ‘Passionate Priest’ aura.

Lee Ha-nui, who played the role of Park Kyung-sun, who was a one-of-a-kind ‘villain’ prosecutor in Season 1 but transformed into an ‘Apostle of Justice’ in Season 2, exudes a dualistic aura as she looks around while holding a knife in one hand. Curiosity is growing about the secret activities that Park Kyung-sun, who will appear as Kim Hae-il‘s (Kim Nam-gil) assistant ‘Comes’, will show.

Kim Sung-kyun, who plays Goo Dae-young, a detective in the violent crimes unit of Gudam Police Station who will show a perfect bromance with Kim Nam-gil following Season 1, focuses attention with his sharp face and holding a gun. Just like Park Kyung-sun (Lee Ha-nui), Goo Dae-young, who will be going to Busan as Kim Hae-il’s reliable assistant ‘Comes’, is raising curiosity about whether he will show his unique ‘chemistry’ once again.

The production team said, “‘The Fiery Priest 2’ will deal with the story of the passionate priest Kim Hae-il, who receives a new mission called ‘Bellato’, and his reliable Comes as they take on the challenge of destroying the evil cartel,” and added, “Kim Nam-gil, Lee Ha-nui, and Kim Sung-kyun show fantastic chemistry that makes it hard to feel the five-year hiatus. I am confident that this will live up to expectations as we have waited for a long time.”

Meanwhile, SBS‘s new drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ is scheduled to premiere on November 8 (Friday) at 10 PM as the follow-up to ‘The Judge from Hell’.

Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com reporter misty82@donga.com