TV series
The Whirlwind
Overview
A whirlwind power clash between the prime minister and deputy prime minister unravels the day the president suffers an assassination attempt.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-06-28
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Pan Entertainment, Studio Dragon
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu as Park Dong-ho
- Kim Hee-ae as Jeong Su-jin
- Kim Mi-sook as Choi Yeon-sook
- Kim Young-min as Kang Sang-un
- Lim Se-mi as Seo Jeong-yeon
- Kang Sang-won as Lee Man-gil
- Jeon Bae-soo as Lee Jang-seok
- Kim Hong-pa as Jang Il-joon
- Oh Min-ae as Yoo Jeong-mi
- Kim Jong-goo as Park Chang-sik
- Lee Hae-yeong as Han Min-ho
- Park Keun-hyong as Kang Yeong-ik
Creators and crew
- Park Kyung-soo - Creator
- Kim Yong-wan - Creator
- Park Sang-hyun - Executive Producer
- Song Jin-seon - Executive Producer
- Kim Sung-min - Executive Producer
- Yoo Sang-won - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
Determined to turn the tables, Park Dong-ho attempts to assassinate the president. But Jeong Su-jin swiftly steps in to execute her own agenda.
Episode 2
Armed with leverage, Kang Sang-un approaches Dong-ho with an offer. Dong-ho's attempt to initiate a no-holds-barred investigation encounters a hiccup.
Episode 3
Dong-ho risks everything to reinitiate the investigation before the president awakes. In response, Su-jin resorts to a ruthless tactic to turn the tides.
Episode 4
Dong-ho turns his attention to the presidential election campaign — and sets a trap for Su-jin. He later enlists questionable support for a leg up.
Episode 5
Facing calls to resign, Dong-ho confronts Su-jin privately. He soon debates Jo Sang-cheon, where the issue of North Korea plagues Dong-ho's campaign.
Episode 6
Although Su-jin gains possession of Dong-ho's Achilles' heel, Dong-ho reveals he has a trick up his sleeve. Su-jin then hones in on Park Chang-sik.
Episode 7
Dong-ho enacts a scheme to completely expose Su-jin to the public. But she aims to turn Lee Jang-seok against Dong-ho before her hearing begins.
Episode 8
With Su-jin in the prime minister's seat, Dong-ho meets with Chairman Kang in a ploy to take her inner circle down — forcing her to plan her own revenge.
Episode 9
Su-jin coaches Sang-un to give a damning testimony against Dong-ho and sway public opinion. Facing impeachment, Dong-ho turns to Chairman Kang.
Episode 10
Dong-ho exposes himself to bring his foes to justice, putting himself at risk for prosecution. In turn, Su-jin stops at nothing to have Dong-ho arrested.
Episode 11
Su-jin derails the investigation into Daejin and turns the scrutiny back onto Dong-ho. As a strike threatens Dong-ho's power, he uses his silver bullet.
Episode 12
Dong-ho's final act forces Su-jin to make the ultimate choice — reveal the truth or go down in disgrace. In the end, will justice prevail?
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