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Circle

Circle

20177.21 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

After Aliens arrive, the story takes place in two time streams: 2017 and 2037. In twenty years, and by 2037, the world has been divided into a “Smart Earth” where artificial intelligence has created a utopian environment in which no diseases or crimes exist, and an “Ordinary Earth” where people still suffer from rampant plague and lawlessness.

Created by Kim Jin-hee
Written by Kim Jin-hee, Park Eun-mi, Ryu Moon-sang
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Top Cast

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Kim Woo-Jin

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Joon-Hyuk

Gong Seung-yeon

Gong Seung-yeon

Han Jung-Yeon

Lee Gi-kwang

Lee Gi-kwang

Lee Ho-Soo

Kwon Hyuk-soo

Kwon Hyuk-soo

Detective Oh

An Woo-yeon

An Woo-yeon

Kim Beom-Gyoon

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Kyu-Cheol

Min Sung-wook

Min Sung-wook

Lee Hyun-Seok

Nam Myung-ryeol

Nam Myung-ryeol

Yoon Hak-Joo

Lee Hwa-Kyum

Lee Hwa-Kyum

Secretary Shin

Themes & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)utopiaextraterrestrial

About Circle

Circle is a mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), utopia, extraterrestrial. Created by Kim Jin-hee, it stars Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Kang-woo, Gong Seung-yeon. After Aliens arrive, the story takes place in two time streams: 2017 and 2037. In twenty years, and by 2037, the world has been divided into a “Smart Earth” where artificial intelligence has created a utopian environment in which no diseases or crimes exist, and an “Ordinary Earth” where people still suffer from rampant plague and lawlessness.

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