The Killing Vote

The Killing Vote
Promotional poster
Hangul
국민사형투표
Hanja
國民死刑投票
Literal meaningNational Death Penalty Vote
Revised RomanizationGungminsahyeongtupyo
McCune–ReischauerKungminsahyŏngt'up'yo
Genre
Based onNational Death Penalty Vote
by Uhm Se-yoon and Jung Yi-pum[3]
Written byJo Yoon-young[4]
Directed byPark Shin-woo[4]
Starring
Music byKoo Ja-wan
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Seul-gi (CP)[5]
  • Jeon Su-jeong[5]
  • Kim Eun-mi[5]
Producers
  • Han Jeong-hwan[5]
  • Kim Hee-yeol[5]
  • Park Sang-hyun[5]
Production companies
Budget₩15.36 billion[6]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseAugust 10 (2023-08-10) –
November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)

The Killing Vote[7] (Korean: 국민사형투표) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, and Lim Ji-yeon. It is based on a popular webtoon of the same Korean title serialized on Kakao Webtoon and KakaoPage.[8] It aired on SBS TV from August 10 to November 16, 2023, every Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 12 episodes.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]

Synopsis

The series follows a mysterious figure known as Gaetal,[a] who conducts surveys via text message to decide whether to put certain vicious criminals to death, then murders them if more than fifty percent of those who respond favor a death sentence.[11][12]

Cast

Main

  • Park Hae-jin as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency's regional investigation unit.[9]
  • Park Sung-woong as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter.[9]
  • Lim Ji-yeon as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA).[8]

Supporting

People around Moo-chan

  • Shin Jung-geun as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan's partner.[13]
  • Go Geon-han as Kim Jordan: Hyeon's colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA.[14][15]
  • Oh Ha-nee as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national taekwondo athlete.[16]
  • Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.[15][17]

People around Seok-joo

  • Kim Yoo-mi as Min Ji-young: a member of the National Assembly who becomes the next presidential candidate.[13][18]
  • Kim Kwon as Lee Min-soo: a high school teacher.[19]
  • Cha Rae-hyung as Park Chul-min: a prison guard at Cheongnang Prison.[15]

People around Joo Hyeon

  • Choi Yu-hwa as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host.[20]
  • Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon's younger sister who is a third-year high school student.[21]
  • Seo Young-joo as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child.[13][22]
  • Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon's grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.[15]

Extended

  • Gong Do-eun as Hye-mi: Min's best friend.[23]
  • Chae Ri-eun as Ji-young's secretary.[24]
  • Ahn Young-hoon as Byun Woo-taek[25]

Killing Vote Targets

  • Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.[26]
  • Jeong Hae-na as Eum Eun-kyeong: a serial killer who killing three husbands and abuse the kids.
  • Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jeong-ho: a doctor and a former army captain.[27]

Special appearances

Production

In March 2023, production company Pan Entertainment announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio S for the production of the series worth 15.36 billion won.[6][30]

Release

Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on August 10, 2023 from 21:00 (KST). However, the broadcast of the first episode was postponed to 22:10 (KST) due to a special news report about Typhoon Khanun. Hence, the second episode aired on August 17.[9][31]

Viewership

The Killing Vote : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1844690794759620720600606559594659556667
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[32]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[32] TNmS[33]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 August 10, 2023 4.1% (13th) 4.1% (11th) N/A
2 August 17, 2023 3.8% (13th) 3.9% (10th) 3.4% (17th)
3 August 24, 2023 4.1% (11th) 4.0% (9th) N/A
4 August 31, 2023 4.1% (11th) 4.3% (9th) 3.1% (19th)
5 September 7, 2023 3.4% (14th) 3.1% (15th) N/A
6 September 14, 2023 4.1% (12th) 4.4% (9th)
7 September 21, 2023 3.1% (15th) 3.0% (14th) 2.7% (20th)
8 October 12, 2023 2.8% (18th) 3.2% (16th) N/A
9 October 19, 2023 2.7% (21st) 3.0% (17th)
10 October 26, 2023 3.2% (17th) 3.2% (16th) 2.9% (19th)
11 November 9, 2023 3.3% (17th) 3.7% (12th) N/A
12 November 16, 2023 3.1% (16th) 2.9% (18th)
Average 3.5% 3.5% —[b]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Park Sung-woong Won [34]
Best Young Actor Choi Hyun-jin Won
Best New Actress Kwon Ah-reum Won [35]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Park Hae-jin Nominated [36]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Lim Ji-yeon Nominated
Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Shin Jung-geun Nominated [37]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Kwon Nominated [38]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Yoo-mi Nominated [39]

Notes

  1. ^ Gaetal (개탈) means "dog mask" in Korean.[11]
  2. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

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    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 14, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). TNmS. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). TNmS. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Break News.
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