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Heartless City

Heartless City

20138.01 Season20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Nam Gyu Ri sizzles and sways in this noir thriller about getting in too deep. When her best friend suffers a brutal fate while undercover in the crime underworld, Han Soo Min is driven to pick up where her friend left off. But in the shadows, there are no rules and no reason: Soo Min falls for the organization’s king pin, who also happens to be the prime suspect of her friend’s murder. With a betrayal at every corner, can Soo Min afford to trust the unjust? As with all things noir, expect seduction, femme fatales and mystery!

Created by Yoo Seong-yeol
Written by Yoo Seong-yeol
NetworksJTBC

Top Cast

Jung Kyung-ho

Jung Kyung-ho

Jung Shi-hyun

Nam Gyu-ri

Nam Gyu-ri

Yoon Soo-min

Lee Jae-yoon

Lee Jae-yoon

Ji Hyung-min

Kim Yu-mi

Kim Yu-mi

Lee Jin-sook

Son Chang-min

Son Chang-min

Min Hong-ki

Yoon Hyun-min

Yoon Hyun-min

Kim Hyun-soo

Choi Moo-seong

Choi Moo-seong

Moon Deok-bae ("Safari")

Kim Min-sang

Kim Min-sang

Kim Bbong

Kim Hyo-Seon

Kim Hyo-Seon

Eun-soo

Jung Moon-sung

Jung Moon-sung

Oh Gi-chul

Themes & Keywords

romancegangbromancesismance

About Heartless City

Heartless City is a action & adventure, crime, drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of romance, gang, bromance, sismance. Created by Yoo Seong-yeol, it stars Jung Kyung-ho, Nam Gyu-ri, Lee Jae-yoon. Nam Gyu Ri sizzles and sways in this noir thriller about getting in too deep. When her best friend suffers a brutal fate while undercover in the crime underworld, Han Soo Min is driven to pick up where her friend left off. But in the shadows, there are no rules and no reason: Soo Min falls for the organization’s king pin, who also happens to be the prime suspect of her friend’s murder. With a betrayal at every corner, can Soo Min afford to trust the unjust? As with all things noir, expect seduction, femme fatales and mystery!

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