Local Hero (TV series)

Local Hero^[1][2] (Korean: 동네의 영웅; lit. Neighborhood Hero) is a 2016 South Korean espionage television drama series, starring Park Si-hoo, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kwon Yu-ri and Yoon Tae-young. It was first broadcast on January 23, 2016 on OCN.

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Local Hero
Genre	Action Thriller Mystery Crime
Written by	Kim Gwan-hoo
Directed by	Kwak Jung-hwan
Starring	Park Si-hoo Jo Sung-ha Lee Soo-hyuk Kwon Yu-ri Jung Man-sik Yoon Tae-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original languages	Korean English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Production locations	South Korea Macau
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	January 23 (2016-01-23) – March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)

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Former secret agent Baek Shi Yoon (Park Si-hoo) is a well-trained human weapon. Hiding his past, he buys the bar "Neighborhood" and runs it as the owner. He gets close to the Neighborhood regulars at his bar and sympathizes with their pain. He then meets a young man, Choi Chan Gyu (Lee Soo-hyuk), who works as a temporary employee. Choi Chan Gyu wants to become a police officer, so Baek Shi Yoon trains him as a secret agent and they fight together against evil.

The show was first announced in August 2015, with reports of Park Si-hoo making his return to the small screen through the spy thriller.^[3] Kwon Yu-ri and Lee Soo-hyuk were also in talks to play lead roles, and were later confirmed in early September.^[4] The cast had their first script reading on October 1, 2015 and the press conference was held on January 19, 2016 at the Times Square Amoris Hall in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul^[5]

Filming began in October in South Korea with some scenes filmed in Macau.