Jung So Min and Lee Jae Wook Tease a Fantastical Broody Ancient World in First Look at tvN Drama Return From the Hong Sisters

The first teasers are out for upcoming tvN fantasy period drama Return, which I’ve also seen called Soul Marriage, and it looks beautiful and broody beyond belief. Starring Jung So Min and Lee Jae Wook, this drama made headlines first for being the Hong Sisters first drama since their 2019 hit Hotel Del Luna and then later for essentially firing relative rookie actress Park Hye Eun from the female lead and then scrambling but finding the probably more suitable Jung So Min to take over. This drama now has a confirmed time slot of June 18th and the teasers evoke a more xianxia vibe than the traditional Korean sageuk. It’s set in a fictional country of Daeho and definitely combines supernatural and fantasy but likely with strong Korean sageuk plotting. All I know is that I always check out a Hong Sisters drama and more often than not stick with it the whole way through even with misgivings.

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