Goodbye Earth
Teaser poster
Hangul
종말의 바보
Literal meaningThe Fool At the End of the World
Revised RomanizationJongmar-ui babo
McCune–ReischauerChongmarŭi pabo
Genre
Created byNetflix
Based onThe Fool At the End of the World
by Kōtarō Isaka
Written byJung Sung-joo[1]
Directed byKim Jin-min[1]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companyIMTV
Original release
NetworkNetflix

Goodbye Earth (Korean: 종말의 바보) is an upcoming South Korean sci-fi dystopian television series written by Jung Sung-joo, directed by Kim Jin-min, and starring Ahn Eun-jin, Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Sung-woo and Kim Yoon-hye. It is scheduled to be released worldwide on Netflix on April 26, 2024.[2]

Synopsis

Goodbye Earth depicts people living in chaos ahead of the predicted apocalypse, 200 days until the Earth and an asteroid collide.

Cast

A volunteer at Ungcheon City Hall who struggles secretly to protect children in danger.
Se-kyung's longtime lover and a researcher at a biotechnology research institute.
An assistant priest who takes care of the believers, on behalf of the chief priest who disappeared after the asteroid incident was announced.
A company commander of a combat service support battalion.

Production

On January 13, 2022, casting was confirmed by the production.[3] In May 2022, it was reported that the filming is currently in progress.[7]

Release

The series scheduled to be released on Netflix on April 26, 2024.[8] However, it has been temporarily postponed until next year and also edited the amount of Yoo Ah-in's appearance in the series as much as possible, following Yoo Ah-in's drug use charges.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Jung Yoo-jin (December 20, 2021). "넷플릭스 '종말의 바보', 제작 확정…'인간수업' 감독·'밀회' 작가" [Netflix's 'The Fool of the End' confirmed for production... Director of 'Human Class' and Writer of 'Secret Love'] (in Korean). News 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Lee, Min-ji (March 29, 2024). "유아인 출연 '종말의 바보' 4월 26일 공개 확정 [공식]" ['Goodbye Earth' starring Yoo Ah-in confirmed to be released on April 26 [Official]]. Newsen. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b c "넷플릭스 새 시리즈 '종말의 바보'에 안은진·유아인 출연" [Ahn Eun-jin and Yoo Ah-in appear in Netflix's new series 'The Fool of the End'] (in Korean). Digital Times. January 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Kim Ye-eun (January 13, 2022). "전성우, 넷플릭스 '종말의 바보' 주연 합류 [공식입장]" [Jeon Seong-woo joins Netflix's 'The Fool of the End' as the lead [Official Position]] (in Korean). Sports News. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (January 14, 2022). "김윤혜 '종말의 바보' 주연 합류" [Kim Yun-hye joins the lead role in 'The Fool of the End'] (in Korean). Sports Trend. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Park Jin-young (November 21, 2022). "[단독] 김강훈, '종말의 바보' 캐스팅…'재벌집' 이어 '연기천재' 열일" [[Exclusive] Kim Kang-hoon, 'Fool of the End' casting... Following the 'conglomerate family', 'acting genius' ten days]. Joy News (in Korean). Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Yeon Hwi-seon (May 18, 2022). "안은진X유아인 '종말의 바보' 제작...'마이네임' 감독·'밀회' 작가 만난다" [Ahn Eun-jin X Yoo Ah-in 'The Fool of the End' production... Meet the director of 'My Name' and the writer of 'Secret Meeting'] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Park Jeong-sun (January 17, 2023). "'경성크리처'부터 '퀸메이커'까지…2023 넷플릭스 韓 라인업" [From 'Kyungsung Creature' to 'Queen Maker'... 2023 Netflix Korea Lineup] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Jon Hyong-hwa (March 27, 2023). "[단독] 경찰, 유아인 조사 후 구속영장 검토..'종말의 바보' 내년 이후 무기한 연기 [종합]" [[Exclusive] The police review the arrest warrant after the investigation of Yoo Ah-in... 'The Fool of the End' is postponed indefinitely after next year] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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Works directed by Kim Jin-min
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