Mr. Sunshine

2018 South Korean historical TV series

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2020 Major General Patrick Donaho, commander of United States Forces Korea, strongly recommended the TV drama Mr. Sunshine on his Twitter account.
2019 Lee Byung-hun won Best Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards
2019 The series won Best Creative Award at the 1st Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
2018 Kim Tae-ri won Best New Actress at the 6th APAN Star Awards and was nominated for several other awards
2018 Lee Byung-hun won multiple awards including Grand Prize, K-Star Award, and Artist of the Year at the 6th APAN Star Awards and 3rd Asia Artist Awards
2018 Lee Byung-hun won Best Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for his performance in Mr. Sunshine.
September 30 2018 The final episode of Mr. Sunshine aired, achieving a remarkable 18.129% viewership rating and becoming the third highest-rated series in Korean cable television history.
September 22 2018 A special episode of Mr. Sunshine was broadcast, achieving an 8.937% nationwide and 9.404% in Seoul viewership rating.
July 7 2018 First episode of Mr. Sunshine aired, achieving an 8.852% nationwide viewership rating and 10.636% in Seoul, marking the highest premiere rating in the network's history at that time.
July 7 2018 Mr. Sunshine premiered on tvN, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) and simultaneously on Netflix internationally.
February 2018 Kim Sa-rang was replaced by Kim Min-jung due to scheduling conflicts.
September 2017 Filming began in various locations across South Korea, including Busan, Daegu, Gokseong County, Gyeongju, and Hapcheon County.
July 2017 Kim Tae-ri was announced as the female lead, making her small-screen debut as a film actress.
June 2017 Lee Byung-hun was officially cast as the male lead, marking his first television role since 'Iris' in 2009.
May 29 2017 Kim Eun-sook began writing the TV series 'Mr. Sunshine' with an initial working title.

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