MBC’s upcoming drama Tomorrow continues to release promos ahead of its premiere, and we’re treated to another feast for the eyes in the newest stills and video teaser.
The story puts a corporate spin on traditional lore, with grim reaper Kim Hee-sun (Alice) leading a risk management team that monitors out of the norm human death situations. Along with rookie Kim Ro-woon (The King’s Affection) and reaper Yoon Ji-on (Jirisan), the team tries to save humans when possible and delay their journey to the afterlife.
Despite opposition from traditionalists like grim reaper Lee Soo-hyuk (Doom at Your Service), who believe in staying true to the grim reaper duty, President Kim Hae-sook (Inspector Koo) is a visionary. As the top leader of the grim reaper group, she strives for growth and evolution, and she is the one who creates the risk management team, placing it under Kim Hee-sun’s care.
The teaser begins with Kim Hee-sun unlocking a door and the following text screen explains that the door to the afterlife is open. We then cut to Kim Ro-woon trying to save someone from a motorcycle accident, while Kim Hee-sun and Yoon Ji-on stand by watching. Kim Hee-sun calmly snaps her fingers, changing the outcome, and a shocked Kim Ro-woon asks her, “What did you do?” Kim Hee-sun replies, “I saved them. I’m a grim reaper who saves people.”
The team is then alerted to another situation and Kim Ro-woon vows that he’ll help in any way he can. A man leers at Kim Hee-sun in a fight, “How old are you, miss?” and she confidently fights back, saying, “I told you, I’m 420.” Meanwhile, Yoon Ji-on pleads with someone off-screen, “But you don’t want to die! I know you want to live!” The intermittent text screens introduce the team: “They save people and are a bit different — the grim reapers are coming.”
The video then jumps to Yoon Ji-on trying to attack Lee Soo-hyuk from behind and Lee deftly defends himself. In the sequence that follows, we see Kim Hee-sun and Kim Ro-woon trying to help more people, and Kim Hee-sun snaps her fingers again. The teaser comes to a close on Kim Hae-sook’s grand entrance (those shoulder pads!) and greeting, “I welcome you to Joomadeung.”
Co-directed by film director Kim Tae-yoon (Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP) and PD Sung Chi-wook (Kairos), scripts for the drama were written collaboratively by Park Ran, Park Ja-kyung, and Kim Yoo-jin. MBC fantasy Tomorrow premieres on April 1, following Tracer.
