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Disney+ K-drama The Fiery Priest 2 midseason recap: Kim Nam-gil in comedy overload

Slapstick humour and ludicrous scenarios take over as Kim Nam-gil fights a drug lord, in a series that has become funnier but less coherent

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Kim Nam-gil as secret agent turned Catholic priest Kim Hae-il in a still from The Fiery Priest season 2. The show has come to rely on slapstick comedy rather than a strong storyline.

This article contains mild spoilers.

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Lead cast: Kim Nam-gil, Lee Hanee, Kim Sung-kyun, Bibi, Sung Joon

Latest Nielsen rating: 12.1 per cent

A priest, a cop and a prosecutor take a trip to the seaside. No, this isn’t the start of a joke, although The Fiery Priest season 2, the show these characters appear in, is certainly chock-a-block with them.

The seaside here is the coastal metropolis of Busan and the trip is a covert investigation into the illicit drug-selling activities of a nefarious gang feeding off the weak and being fed by corrupt fat-cat bureaucrats.

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