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Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.



Cha Tae-hyun
Ra Joon-mo

Gong Hyo-jin
Tak Ye-ji

Kim Soo-hyun
Baek Seung-chan

IU
Cindy

Im Ye-jin
Park Bong-soon

Kim Hee-chan
Tak Ye-joon

Kim Jong-soo
Baek Bo-sun

Kim Hye-ok
Lee Hoo-nam

Park Hee-von
Baek Jae-hee

Park Jong-hwan
Baek Young-chan
The Producers is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of love triangle, celebrity, unrequited love, television producer, older woman younger man relationship, inspiring. Created by Park Ji-eun, it stars Cha Tae-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Soo-hyun. A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters the madcap world of network TV, where ratings rule.
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