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SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- Netflix announced on Monday that the new series “Suriname,” directed by Yoon Jong-bin and starring Ha Jung-woo and Hwang Jung-min, will be released on Sep. 9.

“Suriname” tells the story of a civilian businessman who cooperates with the National Intelligence Service (NIS) for the secret operation to arrest a Korean drug dealer who has taken over the South American country, Suriname.

It is the first Netflix series of director Jong-bin Yoon, who directed the films “Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time” (2011) and '“The Spy Gone North” (2018).

Ha Jung-woo takes on the role of Kang In-gu, a civilian who risks his life for the secret operation of the NIS, and Hwang Jung-min plays Jeon Yo-hwan, a con artist and drug godfather.

Park Hae-soo plays Choi Chang-ho, who carries out the final operation to catch Jeon Yo-hwan, and Jo Woo-jin plays as Jeon Yo-hwan's right arm, Byun Gi-tae. Yoo Yeon-seok plays David Park, a lawyer who protects Jeon Yo-hwan.

Taiwanese actor Chang Chen will make a special appearance as Chen Jin, the head of the infamous Chinese organization.

The series will be released on Sep. 9.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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