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Hero

Hero

20125.51 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Set in the near future, the country of South Korea has gone bankrupt. In the fictional city of Mooyoung, irregularities and corruption has now become rampant. By chance, Kim Heug-Cheol receives superhuman strength and he fights against the corruption plaguing the city of Mooyoung.

Created by Koo Donghoe
Written by Koo Donghoe, Kim Ba-da
NetworksOCN

Top Cast

Yang Dong-geun

Yang Dong-geun

Kim Heug-Cheol

Hong Jong-hyun

Hong Jong-hyun

Jang Kyung-Ho

Park Won-sang

Park Won-sang

Kwon Hyuk-Kyu

Park Bo-gum

Park Bo-gum

Kang Dong-Woo

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Kim Hoon

Jo Jae-yun

Jo Jae-yun

Young-Joon

Han Chae-a

Han Chae-a

Yoon Yi-On

Choi Cheol-ho

Choi Cheol-ho

Kim Myung-Cheol

Ryohei Otani

Ryohei Otani

Lee Jae-In

Kwon Hae-sung

Kwon Hae-sung

Shin Dong-Min

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Themes & Keywords

corruptionfuturesupernaturalsuperherosuperhumanminiseriessuper powersuperhuman strengthcorrupt systemsuperhuman abilitiessouth koreasouth koreanfictional city

About Hero

Hero is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of corruption, future, supernatural, superhero, superhuman, miniseries. Created by Koo Donghoe, it stars Yang Dong-geun, Hong Jong-hyun, Park Won-sang. Set in the near future, the country of South Korea has gone bankrupt. In the fictional city of Mooyoung, irregularities and corruption has now become rampant. By chance, Kim Heug-Cheol receives superhuman strength and he fights against the corruption plaguing the city of Mooyoung.

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