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Iris (Korean: 아이리스) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-hee, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Seung-woo, Kim So-yeon and Choi Seung-hyun. The plot revolves around two best friends from the 707th Special Mission Group recruited into a secret South Korean black ops agency known as the National Security Service. As the two friends find their loyalties tested and forge new, unlikely alliances, the journey takes them from their home country to Hungary, Japan, and China where they find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 17, 2009, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 (KST).

With a budget in excess of ₩40 billion (US$34.97 million), Iris along with its spin-off Athena: Goddess of War, share the record for the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced. The series was a critical and commercial success, with an average viewership of over 30% in addition to ranking as the top program consistently every week after its debut. The series also took home many of the highest honors at the 2009 KBS Drama Awards, including the Daesang Award for Lee Byung-hun.

The success of the series has led to a feature film, a 2010 spin-off, and a sequel series in 2013.

Cast and characters[]

  • Lee Byung-hun - Kim Huyn-jun
  • Kim Tae-hee - Choi Seung-hee
  • Jung Joon-ho - Jin Sa-woo
  • Kim Seung-woo - Pak Chol-yong
  • Kim So-yeon - Kim Sun-hwa
  • Choi Seung-hyun - Vick
  • Kim Yeong-cheol - Baek San
  • Yoon Je-moon - Park Sang-hyun
  • Kim Hye-jin - Yang Jung-in
  • Hyun Jyu-ni - Yang Mi-jun
  • Kim Dae-jin - Hwang Tae-sung
  • Yoon Joo-sang - Oh Hyun-ku
  • Lee Jung-gil - Cho Myung-ho
  • Jung Han-yong - Jung Jyun-jun
  • Myung Ji-yun - Hong Soo-jin
  • Karen Miyama - Yuki
  • Yuko Fueki - Eriko Sato

International broadcast[]

Country Network(s) Local title
South Korea KBS2, KBS Drama, KBS Story 아이리스
Botswana Botswana TV Iris
Hong Kong TVB Drama, TVB Jade
India Puthuyugam TV
Indonesia NET
Philippines GMA Network
Singapore Hub VV Drama
Thailand Channel 7
United States DramaFever, Netflix
Brazil +Globosat Iris: Organização Secreta Coreana
Bulgaria bTV, bTV Action, bTV Cinema Ирис
China Xing Kong 生死迷諜IRIS
Japan TBS Channel, TBS, BS-TBS IRIS-アイリス-
Poland Tele 5 Irys
Taiwan EBC Drama, ETTV 特務情人IRIS
Vietnam HTV2 Mật danh Iris