The Penthouse - War in Life

 

  

The Penthouse - War in Life

o   This drama is a South Korean television series.

o   No Of Episodes - 21

 

Main Cast

·          Lee Ji-ah as Shim Su-ryeon

·          Kim So-yeon as Cheon Seo-jin

·          Eugene as Oh Yoon-hee

·         Um Ki-joon as Joo Dan-tae,

·         Park Eun-seok Gu Ho-dong/Logan Lee

·          Yoon Jong-hoon as Ha Yoon-cheol

 

Ø  The series directed by Joo Dong-min

Ø  Written by Kim Soon-ok

Ø  Spins the story of real estate and education war, a desire to be number one. It depicts the solidarity and revenge of women who had no choice but to become evil women to protect themselves and their children. 

Ø  It premiered on SBS TV on 2020 October 26. The first look teaser was released on September 29.

Ø  At the end of season 1, the series with 5.3 million viewers is placed at 8th rank in the Top 50 Korean television series per nationwide viewers. 

Ø  The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series, 21 times in a row from its first broadcast on, 2020 October 26 to the last episode on 2021 January 5.

 

A penthouse is traditionally known as the top-floor unit of a luxury residential building. ... Now, "penthouse" is usually more of a marketing term that refers to a unit with a different layout from others in the building, ample outdoor space, and great views — but it's not necessarily on the top floor.

“The Penthouse - War in Life” is set in Hera Palace, a 100-story luxury apartment in the heart of Seoul. It deals with two of the hottest topics in South Korean society today, education and real estate, and depicts three mothers who desperately want their children to succeed

 

Season 1

Penthouse tells the story of rich families living in Hera Palace and their children at Cheong-ah Arts School.

Shim Su-ryeon  is a wealthy and elegant woman who has a tragic past. Her husband is Joo Dan-tae a successful businessman. She later learns that he is hiding something from her.

Oh Yoon-hee comes from a poor family background. She has bad blood with Cheon Seo-jin since high school. They get involved in a love triangle relationship with Ha Yoon-cheol .

All of them have big ambitions for their kids and would do anything to achieve it. However, their lives begin to crumble as a young woman named Min Seol-ah was found dead in their apartment which leads to everybody getting suspected for the murder.

 

The production cost of this series is 31 billion won, 670 million won per episode. In September 2019,

Season 1 was extended by one episode to enable the series to end on a Tuesday.

On 2020 November 24, the series was officially renewed for a second and third seasons of twelve episodes each.

It was also announced that the final seasons would air on the Friday–Saturday time slot compared to the first season which aired on Monday–Tuesday

Filming was halted on November 24, 2020 as one of the supporting actors was tested positive for COVID-19.

The next day, it was reported that Um Ki-joon, Park Eun-seok and Bong Tae-gyu tested negative for COVID-19

The prelude teaser was released by Seoul Broadcasting System on 22 September 2020.

 The teaser was termed as "[Mood teaser] a brilliant bloody prelude" Season 1 premiered on October 26, 2020 on SBS TV and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 KST.