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The Veil (Korean: 검은 태양) is a 2021 South Korea television series written by Park Seok-ho, won the 2018 MBC Drama Screenplay Contest. It aired on MBC TV from September 17 to October 23, 2021, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).
A two-part spin-off of the series titled Moebius: The Veil, which was focused on the backstories of Park Ha-sun, Jung Moon-sung and Jang Young-nam's characters, aired on October 29–30, 2021.
Synopsis[]
In this spy series, top National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent, Han Ji Hyuk seeks to uncover a traitor, unveiling a larger threat. His memory loss leads him to a minor task team, where he meets Yoo Je Yi and a compassionate Seo Soo Yeon. Together, they navigate intrigue and danger within the organization.
Cast Members[]
- Namkoong Min as Han Ji-hyuk
- Park Ha-sun as Seo Soo-yeon
- Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Je-yi
- Jang Young-nam as Do Jin-sook
- Kim Jong-tae as Kang Pil-ho
- Kim Do-hyun as Ha Dong-gyun
- Park Jin-woo as Cha Min-chul
- Kwon So-hyun as Goo Hyo-eun
- Lee Kyung-young as Lee In-hwan
- Kim Min-sang as Jung Yong-tae
- Kim Byung-ki as Bang Young-chan
- Yu Oh-seong as Baek Mo-sa
- Woo Ji-hyun as Wie Goo-pyung
- Hyun Bong-sik as Cheon Myung-gi
- Jung Ji-yoon as Kim Yeo-jin
- Hwang Hee as Oh Kyung-seok
- Jo Bok-rae as Kim Dong-wook
- Ok Ja-yeon as Lin Wei
Trailer[]
Production[]
The series received a 15 billion won investment from MBC and Wavve for its production. It is labelled as "MBC's 60th anniversary special project".
It was reported that filming started in April 2021 and continued filming for six months until October 21.
Viewership[]
Below is the Average TV viewership ratings of The Veil.
Note: The blue numbers represent the highest ratings and the red numbers represent the lowest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nielsen Korea | TNmS | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
1 | September 17, 2021 | 7.2% (9th) | 8.2% (6th) | 5.4% (14th) |
2 | September 18, 2021 | 8.0% (4th) | 8.5% (4th) | 7.9% (2nd) |
3 | September 24, 2021 | 9.8% (5th) | 10.1% (5th) | 8.4% (6th) |
4 | September 25, 2021 | 8.3% (4th) | 8.6% (3rd) | 7.5% (4th) |
5 | October 1, 2021 | 9.4% (5th) | 9.8% (5th) | 8.6% (6th) |
6 | October 2, 2021 | 8.6% (4th) | 9.2% (3rd) | 8.3% |
7 | October 8, 2021 | 8.4% (6th) | 8.7% (5th) | 7.1% |
8 | October 9, 2021 | 7.8% (4th) | 8.6% (3rd) | 7.6% |
9 | October 15, 2021 | 8.3% (6th) | 8.4% (4th) | 6.3% |
10 | October 16, 2021 | 7.6% (5th) | 7.7% (4th) | 6.7% |
11 | October 22, 2021 | 7.4% (7th) | 7.5% (8th) | |
12 | October 23, 2021 | 8.8% (3rd) | 9.2% (3rd) | 7.6% (3rd) |
Average | 8.30% | 8.71% | 7.34% | |
Special | September 18, 2021 | 4.3% (17th) | 4.2% (18th) | 4.6% (15th) |
Awards & Nominations[]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
MBC Drama Awards | 2021 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Ha-sun | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Jong-tae | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jang Young-nam | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Do-hyun | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Kwon So-hyun | Nominated | ||
Best New Actress | Kim Ji-eun | Won |