Based on a popular webtoon by the same title, a new fantasy drama called Tomorrow is being planned by MBC with Kim Hee-sun (Alice) playing a leading role.
The story puts a twist on the traditional grim reapers and re-imagines them as supernatural heroes who ensure justice is served in perpetrator/victim scenarios and make effort to prevent human death when possible. Institutionalized under a central organization that functions much like a business corporation, the reapers are assigned to different teams who each have specific tasks.
In this world, Kim Hee-sun takes on the role of a grim reaper named Goo-ryun, the charismatic and fearless leader of the risk management team. Among other duties, the team is responsible for helping humans who are struggling with thoughts of suicide and providing them with much needed support. But due to Kim’s icy personality, even among the reapers she is known as the woman who came back from hell.
Production for the drama will be lead by film director Kim Tae-yoon (Mr. Zoo: the Missing VIP, New Trial) as well as PD Sung Chi-wook (Kairos, Special Labor Inspector Jo), and scripts will be penned by writers Park Ran and Kim Yoo-jin.
MBC drama Tomorrow is currently being planned to have 16 episodes and will be airing in the early half of next year, 2024.