Pied Piper (TV series)

Pied Piper

Promotional poster
Genre Action
Thriller
Crime
Drama
Written by Ryoo Yong-jae
Directed by Kim Hong-seon
Starring Shin Ha-kyun
Jo Yoon-hee
Yoo Jun-sang
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Park Ho-sik
Producer(s) Kim Sung-min
Running time 75 minutes
Production company(s) Contents K
Release
Original network tvN
Original release March 7 (2016-03-07) – April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)
External links
Website

Pied Piper (Hangul: 피리부는 사나이; RR: Piribuneun Sanai) is a 2016 South Korean police procedural-crime drama television series. It replaced Cheese in the Trap and aired on cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes from March 7, 2016 to April 26, 2016.[1][2][3]

Plot

Pied Piper focuses on a police negotiation task force that specializes in tense, worst-case scenarios that require highly trained communication. They handle all sorts of cases, from suicide to hostage situations to terrorist attacks, and even war. They do their work with words, not weapons, to neutralize volatile situations before they erupt into full-blown catastrophes.

Joo Sung-chan (Shin Ha-kyun) is a genius lead negotiator of the crisis negotiation police unit. Meanwhile, Yoon Hee-sung (Yoo Jun-sang) is the real Pied Piper the anchor of TNN Night News channel. Yeo Myung-ha (Jo Yoon-hee) is an inspector of the Crisis Negotiation Team.

Cast

Main cast

People around Joo Sung-chan

People around Yeo Myung-ha

People around Yoon Hee-sung

Extended cast

Cameo appearances

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date AGB TNMS
1 March 7, 2016 3.307% 3.0%
2 March 8, 2016 3.625% 3.5%
3 March 14, 2016 2.347% 2.2%
4 March 15, 2016 2.516% 2.3%
5 March 21, 2016 2.066% 2.0%
6 March 22, 2016 1.428% 1.6%
7 March 28, 2016 1.869% 1.5%
8 March 29, 2016 2.036% 2.0%
9 April 4, 2016 2.170% 2.0%
10 April 5, 2016 2.421% 1.7%
11 April 11, 2016 1.452% 1.3%
12 April 12, 2016 1.900% 1.8%
13 April 18, 2016 1.464% 1.5%
14 April 19, 2016 1.744% 1.8%
15 April 25, 2016 1.891% 1.5%
16 April 26, 2016 1.932% 1.7%
Average 2.1355% 1.9625%

References

  1. ↑ Jo Min-jeong (February 25, 2016). "신하균 "나눌 이야기가 많은 드라마"…tvN '피리부는 사나이'". Yonhap News.
  2. ↑ "신하균, tvN '피리부는 사나이' 출연 확정… 협상 전문가로 변신". Asia Economy Daily. December 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Park Sojung (February 25, 2016). "(LEAD) Actress Jo Yoon-hee works with old crush in 'Pied Piper'". Yonhap News.
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