New posters and teasers have arrived for Disney+’s crime-suspense The Impossible Heir, delving deeper into the psyches of our three leads, played by Lee Jae-wook (Death’s Game), Lee Jun-young (May I Help You), and Hong Su-ju (Sweet Home 2).
We begin with our hero Han Tae-oh (Lee Jae-wook) transferring to a new school, where rumors abound that Tae-oh’s dad killed Tae-oh’s mom. But Tae-oh isn’t intimidated by his fellow students and firmly calls out Kang In-ha (Lee Jun-young) on his delinquency. An impressed In-ha extends a hand of friendship, but Tae-oh proposes a partnership instead.
Tae-oh admits honestly that, “I want to use you as a rope to climb into the major leagues,” and, in return, he’ll make In-ha the president of his family’s conglomerate. In-ha scoffs, wondering what kind of power Tae-oh wields, and Tae-oh replies, “I have something stronger: desperation.”
It’s a double-edged sword that dad from another life Chairman Choi Jin-ho (See You in My 19th Life) understands well, noting that there’s nothing Tae-oh can’t do and there’s nothing that he won’t do also. But Tae-oh has already resolved to pay the price for achieving their goal and reassures In-ha to trust in Tae-oh’s clear vision.
In In-ha’s teaser, we learn that he’s an illegitimate child of the Kang-Oh Group and he acted out in his school days, justifying his behavior to his high-but-low upbringing. Now an adult, In-ha tries to push for the family’s official acceptance, but he’s only met by fury and disdain. Kim Ho-jung (Queenmaker) then tries to coerce In-ha into signing away his inheritance and connection to the conglomerate.
In-ha is angry but understands their ploy to remove potential obstacles from their succession plans. But Tae-ho encourages In-ha to not back down, warning that any hesitation could end the game. Boosting his spirits, Tae-ho reminds him that, “Kang In-ha is Chairman Kang Joon-mo’s (Choi Jin-ho) third son. He’s sincere, but not naive. This is Kang In-ha. Let’s go. This is the beginning.”
Last but not least, we meet Na Hye-won (Hong Su-ju) knee deep in studying when she’s atrociously interrupted by a lady demanding money – who must be mom but yikes! She’s then accosted by mom’s debt collectors at school, but Hye-won rebuffs Tae-oh’s interference, explaining that this happens often and she’ll never run away or hide.
In-ha takes a notice to Hye-won as well, wondering why she’s always alone and if she has any friends. Hye-won replies that they can all be friends and she connects with Tae-oh afterwards, realizing that In-ha is a golden rope for Tae-oh and she wants in as well. She thus agrees to marry In-ha and seat him on the Kang-Oh throne.
Written by Choi Won with PD Min Yeon-hong (Insider, Missing: The Other Side) at the helm, Disney+’s The Impossible Heir premieres later this month on February 28.
