Sea Police (Korean: 바다경찰; RR: badagyeongchal) is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join the Korean Coast Guard to experience their work protecting coastal waters and communities. The show is the first spin-off of Rural Police,[1] which features a similar premise focused on police centres in the countryside. Like the original series, the cast act in the capacity of an entry-level police officer (Korean: 순경; RR: sun-gyeong) alongside mentor police officers in their assigned Coast Guard substation.
Season 1 aired on Mondays at 20:30 (KST) from August 13 to September 10, 2018. It was filmed in Seo-gu, Busan, South Gyeongsang-do with an all-new cast separate from Rural Police.[2]
Season 2 aired on Wednesdays at 22:20 (KST) from November 25 to December 30, 2020, with Jo Jae-yoon returning to the cast alongside Lee Tae-hwan from the second spin-off Urban Cops and two new members. It was filmed at Nohwa Island (Nohwado) in Wando-gun, South Jeolla-do.[3]
^Lee, Jeong-hyeon (July 12, 2018). "'시골경찰' 스핀오프로 '바다경찰'…김수로 등 출연" ['Rural Police' Spin-off 'Sea Police'... Kim Soo-ro and more to star]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Lee, Yong-soo (August 13, 2018). "'바다경찰' 김수로부터 유라까지, 해양경찰 업무 본격 시작" ['Sea Police' From Kim Soo-ro to Yura, Korea Coast Guard duty begins]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Kim, So-yeon (November 26, 2020). "['바다경찰2' 첫방] 이범수X조재윤X온주완X이태환, 어촌마을 지키는 해경" [['Sea Police 2' Premiere] Lee Beom-soo, Jo Jae-yoon, On Joo-wan and Lee Tae-hwan, Coast Guard officers protecting fishing villages]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.