
Defending Jacob(2020)
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.



Yoon Kye-sang
Kim Myeong-jun

Yuna
Choi Ro-hee

Park Sung-hoon
Park Sang-yoon

Kim Shin-rock
Seo Hye-eun

Kim Sang-ho
Park Cheol-won

Seo Jae-hee
Mo Eun-seon

Kang Young-suk
Jaden

Choi Eun-woo
Kim Hee-ae

Jeon Kwang-jin
Choi Jin-tae

Go Ha
So Jin-yoo
The Kidnapping Day is a drama, comedy, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, amnesia, kidnapping, genius, ex-wife. Created by Jung Hae-yeon, it stars Yoon Kye-sang, Yuna, Park Sung-hoon. A father turned clumsy kidnapper and a genius child get tangled in unexpected circumstances.
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