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Pinocchio

Pinocchio

How far can you get by lying?

20148.21 Season20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.

Created by Park Hye-ryun
Written by Park Hye-ryun
NetworksSBS

Top Cast

Park Shin-hye

Park Shin-hye

Choe In-ha

Lee Jong-suk

Lee Jong-suk

Gi Ha-myeong / Choe Dal-po

Kim Young-kwang

Kim Young-kwang

Seo Beom-jo

Lee Yu-bi

Lee Yu-bi

Yun Yu-rae

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung

Song Cha-ok

Lee Pil-mo

Lee Pil-mo

Hwang Gyo-dong

Min Sung-wook

Min Sung-wook

Jang Hyeon-gyu

Yoon Kyun-sang

Yoon Kyun-sang

Gi Jae-myeong

Choo Soo-hyun

Choo Soo-hyun

Im Jae-hwan

Byun Hee-bong

Byun Hee-bong

Choe Gong-pil

Themes & Keywords

journalismrevengeromancebromancetragic pastnews reporthidden identitydouble identitycohabitationwrongfully accusednew media

About Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a drama, comedy, mystery series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of journalism, revenge, romance, bromance, tragic past, news report. Created by Park Hye-ryun, it stars Park Shin-hye, Lee Jong-suk, Kim Young-kwang. In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.

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