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Teaser shows three friends drawn into a dangerous deal in “The Substitute”
“The Substitute” is a crime thriller about three young men whose choices lead them toward a serious crime on the day of a college entrance exam.
Scholarship student Kang Geon Tae struggles to escape poverty, despite being the top student at his school.
He makes a dangerous deal with wealthy student Nam Jae Yeop, who hides deep feelings of inadequacy behind a seemingly perfect life.
Their closest friend, Joo Hee Dong, is also drawn into the conflict, and suspicion begins to fracture the friends’ relationship.
The teaser suggests the deal could have life-threatening consequences, while the production team says it will lead to an unpredictable web of crime.
The series is set to premiere on November 23.
A new teaser for the crime thriller “The Substitute” shows three young men becoming entangled in a dangerous deal.
The story follows Nam Jae Yeop, Kang Geon Tae and Joo Hee Dong as their desires and personal struggles push them toward an irreversible crime on college entrance exam day.
Kang Geon Tae is a top student from a low-income family who longs for an ordinary life.
Nam Jae Yeop, who comes from a wealthy background, struggles with feeling inadequate despite appearing to have everything.
The series is set to premiere on November 23.
- Who
- The series centers on Nam Jae Yeop, Kang Geon Tae and Joo Hee Dong, played by Bae Hyeon Seong, Cha Kang Yoon and Park Yoon Ho.
- What
- A teaser shows the three young men becoming entangled in a dangerous deal.
- When
- The series is set to premiere on November 23; the article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Their conflicting desires and personal struggles lead them toward an irreversible crime.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Soompi published an article about the newly released teaser.
The Substitute” is set to premiere.
- Series
- The Substitute
- Genre
- Crime thriller
- Main characters
- Nam Jae Yeop, Kang Geon Tae and Joo Hee Dong
- Actors
- Bae Hyeon Seong, Cha Kang Yoon and Park Yoon Ho
- Premiere
- November 23
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