Actor Lee Jun Hyuk has confirmed his casting in SBS’ new drama “Awakening.”
SBS’ “Awakening,” written by Jang Yoon Mi and directed by Oh Jun Hyuk, is an occult drama set in an exam-driven high school that has become a playground for evil spirits. An exorcist priest fights to save students. SBS, which expanded interest in Korean-style occult dramas with its 2023 series “Revenant,” is developing the new project with a goal of airing it in 2027.
Lee will play Antonio, a new head priest assigned to Holy Spirit High School. Though he stirs students’ curiosity and anxiety, Antonio is an exorcist priest ordained by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Behind his detached exterior, he is portrayed as perceptive and empathetic.
The character has endured terrifying situations alone and repeatedly prevailed in battles with evil spirits. Dispatched to the school to investigate, Antonio confronts a series of strange incidents and vows to risk everything to track down whoever is pulling children into a deadly race.
SBS’ “Awakening” is scheduled to air in 2027.
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