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Kylie Knott

South Korean-Canadian actor Lee Jae-yoon, one of the stars of the Netflix reality series Physical: 100, has been doing the rounds of Hong Kong arts events. He even took part in the 2025 Standard Chartered Hong Kong marathon.
Now the city is about to see a lot more of him.
Best known for his roles in the 2023 film Spring in Seoul and television dramas My Love By My Side (2011), Heartless City (2013) and Mother (2018), Lee is set to star in The Season, a six-part drama series set in Hong Kong.
A casting call for the show posted on social media earlier this year describes the series as a White Lotus-type drama “with wealthy, complicated, and ultimately human characters”.












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It follows a group of posh buddies who get together for some summer fun until deception and power struggles take them down life-altering paths.
Among its cast of Hong Kong and international actors is Mitsuki Kimura, the Japanese model and songwriter known professionally as Koki, who is the daughter of film star Takuya Kimura.












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Here’s what else we know about The Season.
Created and produced by Yalun Tu, whose writing credits include NCIS: Hawaii and Wu Assassins, The Season is directed by Chile’s Marialy Rivas (Young and Wild) and produced in association with Hong Kong’s PCCW Media and Media SK Global, the Los Angeles-based independent entertainment company behind Crazy Rich Asians, Thai Cave Rescue and Delhi Crime.
Who else is in it?
The cast members include Jessie Mei Li, star of the 2021 Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone, three-time Golden Horse winner Karena Lam and British actor Toby Stephens (Percy Jackson And The Olympians).


Taiwanese-American actor Justin Chien of Netflix series The Brothers Sun and Yvonne Chapman, who appeared in Avatar: The Last Airbender, are also on board, along with Hong Kong stars Anson Lo of boy band Mirror and Marf Yau of girl band Collar, who is performing in British band Coldplay’s four sold-out shows at the city’s Kai Tak Stadium that begin on April 8, part of their Coldplay: Music of the Spheres world tour.
The Season will be screened first on Viu in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with global distribution details to be announced.


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South Korean-Canadian actor Lee Jae-yoon stars in The Season. Photo: PCCW Media


Cast members of The Season, a new six-part drama series set in Hong Kong. Photo: PCCW Media

Singer and actress Marf Yau. Photo: Instagram/collar.weare

Actor-singer Anson Lo. Photo: Instagram/ansonlht

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Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun has been offered a leading role in the fantasy drama series Human X Gumiho. Photo: Netflix

A fantasy drama offer made to Jun Ji-hyun (pictured) and a pitch for Squid Game’s Park Sung-hoon are among the latest Korean drama casting announcements. Photo: Netflix

Ji Chang-wook in a still from Welcome to Samdal-ri.

Park Sung-hoon in a still from Queen of Tears.

Han Ji-min in a still from Love Scout.

Lee Na-young in a still from One Day Off.

Jung Eun-chae in a still from Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.

Lee Do-hyun (left) and Go Min-si in a still from Sweet Home season 3. Photo: Kim Jeong Won/Netflix

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Nicole Kidman’s production company Blossom Films is behind the show. Photo: WireImage

The Expatriates, by Hong Kong-born author Janice Y.K. Lee, is being turned into an Amazon Video series. 

Lulu Wang is on board as writer, director and fellow executive producer. Photo: AP

The series is based on the 2016 book The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee. Photo: courtesy of Janice Y.K. Lee

American-Korean actress Ji-young Yoo will play Columbia graduate Mercy Cho. Photo: courtesy of Yoo Ji-young

US actress Sarayu Blue was cast in the role of Hilary Starr. Photo: FilmMagic

Jack Huston will play the role of David, Hilary’s husband. Photo: Getty Images

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Shin min-a as Ju-yeon in a still from Karma. Photo: Netflix

Lee Kwang-soo (left) as Glasses and Gong Seung-yeon as Yu-jeong in a still from Karma. Photo: Netflix

Lee Hee-joon as Debtor in a still from Karma. Photo: Netflix

Lee Hee-joon (left) as Debtor and Kim Sung-kyun as Gil-ryong in a still from Karma. Photo: Netflix

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The winner of Netflix show Physical 100, Woo Jin-yong explains how his crossfit training, experience and strategising helped him beat younger and stronger contestants. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Woo in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. His experiences as a snowboard cross athlete helped him win Netflix show Physical 100. Photo: Instagram / @jdsbx

Woo (centre) and ice-climbing athlete Kim Min-chul (right) were dwarfed by the three other contestants in the tug of war round in Physical 100. Photo: Netflix

Woo, pictured at GO24 Fitness in Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong, believes his CrossFit training was essential to his success. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Woo during the men’s snowboard cross qualification round at the FIS Snowboard World Championships in 2015, in Austria. Photo: Getty Images

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