Disney+ K-drama midseason recap: Moving – Ryoo Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo power sweeping superhero epic that sets our hearts aflutter
- We first met high-schoolers coming to grips with their special powers, and their parents. Now we’ve learned about the shocking past the parents share
- With an epic feel and daring narrative structure, Moving is a revelation. By telling characters’ backstories mid-series, it could change how K-dramas are made
This article contains spoilers.
Lead cast: Ryoo Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Zo In-sung, Go Youn-jung, Lee Jeong-ha, Kim Do-hoon, Cha Tae-hyun, Ryoo Seung-bum
Despite their ample charms, Korean dramas have a tendency to sag in the middle. Stories typically burst out of the gate with breathless set-up and end on emotional highs, but the parts in between can be drawn-out affairs.
Disney’s superhero epic Moving, however, upends that trend in spectacular fashion with a daring narrative structure that may have an influence on how K-dramas are made for years to come.
When the show launched in early August we were treated to seven episodes at once, which introduced us to a colourful world of super-powered individuals drawn from the pages of the web comic of the same name on which it was based, written by Kang Full (who also co-scripted the show).