The Silent Sea (TV series)

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The Silent Sea
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Hangul고요의 바다
Genre
Based onThe Sea of Tranquility
by Choi Hang-yong
Developed byNetflix
Written byPark Eun-kyo
Directed byChoi Hang-yong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJung Woo-sung
Running time39–51 minutes
Production companyArtist Company
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix
Audio formatDolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Original releaseDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
External links
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The Silent Sea (Korean: 고요의 바다; RR: Goyo-eui bada) is a 2021 South Korean sci-fi mystery thriller streaming television series starring Bae Doona, Gong Yoo and Lee Joon.[1] The series is an adaptation from the 2014 short film The Sea of Tranquility written and directed by Choi Hang-yong who will also direct the series.[2] It premiered on Netflix on December 24, 2021, coinciding with Christmas Eve.[3][4][5]

Plot[]

Set in the dystopian near future, when the planet suffers from a lack of water and food caused by desertification. Han Yun-Jae (Gong Yoo) is a soldier for the space agency. He is selected for a team, including Song Ji-An (Bae Doo-Na), to travel to the moon. Their mission is to retrieve a mysterious sample from an abandoned research station.

Cast[]

Main[]

The astrobiologist, who joins the team, determined to uncover the truth behind an accident at the now-abandoned Balhae Base research station on the moon.
The exploration team leader who must carry out a crucial mission with limited information. He puts the safety of his team members above all else and does not refrain from putting himself in jeopardy to do so.
The head engineer, who was a former elite member of the Ministry of National Defense, but volunteered for the mission in an attempt to escape the stifling environment at the Ministry.

Supporting[]

Members of the mission

The doctor of the team.
  • Kim Si-A as Luna 073.
Sole survivor of the Balhae accident.
  • Lee Moo-saeng as Gong Soo-hyuk.
Head of the security team.[6]
  • Lee Sung-Wook as Kim Sun
The assistant engineer of the team.
  • Choi Yong-Woo as Lee Gi-su
The co-pilot of the team who was switched with Eun Ji-young and joined the mission at the last minute.
  • Yoo Hee-je as E2.
  • Cha Rae-Hyoung as E1.
  • Yu Seong-Ju as Mr. Hwang.
  • Yoon Hae-ri as Eun Ji-Young.
The original co-pilot of the mission, but was later switched with Lee Gi-su at the last minute.

Space and Aeronautics Administration

Chief of Resource Group of Aviation Administration[7]

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [8]
1"Balhae Lunar Research Station"Choi Hang-yong[8]Park Eun-kyo[8]December 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
In the future, there is a critical worldwide water shortage. The Republic of Korea’s Space and Aeronautics Division (SAA), led by Director Choi, sends a crew under Captain Han Yunjae to the Balhae Lunar Research Station on the moon, where five years previously the station’s crew of 117 died supposedly due to a radiation leak accident. SAA wants Han’s crew to retrieve at least one capsule of a research sample from the station, though information of what the samples are has supposedly been lost. Among the crew is Dr. Song Jian, an astrobiologist whose sister died in the Balhae accident. The mission’s spacecraft malfunctions en route and they crash on the moon’s surface, forcing the surviving crew to travel to the station by foot.
2"Three Storages"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
The crew enter the research station, where they find all its systems functional and no dangerous radiation. They also find corpses that have physical signs similar to that of drowning victims. The crew search the station for viable samples, but find all the capsules empty or missing. Song’s team detects a foreign presence moving around the station. Crewmember Soochan touches a dead body, which releases water droplets that enter Soochan’s eyes.
3"Cause of Death"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
Crewmember Gisu finds a single viable capsule, which appears to be filled with water, but he is attacked by a shadowy intruder that kills him and takes the capsule. Han confirms that the intruder travels in the vents and can access an area that’s not in the station’s plans. Song theorizes that the intruder is a human survivor of the original Balhae crew. Soochan falls ill and expels unnatural amounts of water from his body until he drowns to death.
4"The Truth Comes Out"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
The crew regain communication with Earth, and Choi orders them to get the capsule from the intruder before they can be rescued. Song and medical officer Hong analyze the water in Soochan’s blood, and realize that it acts like a virus and multiplies wildly when in contact with living tissue. They confront Han, who admits that he knew that the sample they’re collecting is lunar water. Lunar water was discovered by Song’s sister, Song Wonkyong, and the SAA has been hiding its existence for fear that other parties might figure out how to make it safe for human consumption first.
5"Secret Storage"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
The crew find a section that’s not in the station’s blueprints, which contains hundreds of capsule samples in good condition. The crew obtain a few samples before being attacked by the intruder, who is a human girl but unnaturally fast and strong. Choi insists they kill the child to prevent others from finding the other capsules. Song searches for the station’s research data, but it has been erased. Taesuk is revealed to be a corporate spy who has been sabotaging the mission.
6"Key to Salvation"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
In a confrontation between the girl and the crew, lunar water splashes on the girl, healing her wounds and allowing her to escape. Song theorizes that the girl has a condition that makes her compatible with lunar water, and that she may be the key to making lunar water safe. The crew set a trap for the girl; the girl bites Song, but allows Song to follow her to her room, which Song realizes used to be Wonkyong’s room. Taesuk takes the crew’s remaining capsules, kills another crewmember to cover his tracks, and seals all doors to trap the remaining crewmembers.
7"Luna"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
Song finds the station’s research data in Wonkyong’s room, which includes details of SAA’s experiments of lunar water on genetically-modified clone children tagged with Luna numbers. The girl, Luna 073, was the only one who didn’t die, and she is the only survivor of the Balhae accident. Taesuk programs the station to be flooded with lunar water so to kill the others, but he is delayed escaping when Han catches him. Taesuk manages to flee, but is exposed to lunar water. Song is also exposed to lunar water.
8"The Silent Sea"Choi Hang-yongPark Eun-kyoDecember 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)
Song starts vomiting water, but because Luna bit her, she is able to recover. The remaining crew agree that though lunar water is dangerous, it could be the salvation of humanity, but if they take Luna to Earth she will be treated as an experiment forever. Song suggests that they take her to the International Institute of Space Biology, an international space station and neutral territory, to ensure Luna's safety and that the benefits of lunar water will be shared with everyone. The station starts to collapse from lunar water flooding; Han and Gong sacrifice themselves so that Song, Luna and Hong can make it out safely. Once outside the station, it is revealed that Luna can survive exposure to the moon’s atmosphere without a space suit. A rescue team successfully picks up the surviving crew and samples.

Production[]

Development[]

In December 2019, Netflix announced that it would produce the television series The Silent Sea, adapted from the 2014 eponymous short film directed by Choi Hang-yong. He will also be directing the series, with Jung Woo-sung standing in as the executive producer.[9]

Casting[]

In April 2020, Bae Doona and Gong Yoo were cast in lead roles. In September 2020, they were officially joined by Heo Sung-tae and Lee Moo-saeng.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Kang, Minji (September 8, 2020). "Netflix brings all-star cast of Bae Doona, Gong Yoo and Lee Joon for sci-fi thriller 'The Silent Sea'". Netflix Media Center. Seoul. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Kang, Minji (December 23, 2019). "NETFLIX ORDERS NEW KOREAN SCI-FI THRILLER SERIES THE SILENT SEA, CONFIRMS ACTOR JUNG WOO-SUNG AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER". Netflix Media Center. Seoul. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Son Jeong-bin (November 22, 2021). "K콘텐츠 또 대박? 넷플릭스 '고요의 바다' 12월24일 공개" [K-content is another hit? Netflix 'Sea of Silence' to be released on December 24]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Conran, Pierce (September 23, 2020). "GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon Dive into THE SEA OF SILENCE". KoBiz. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Joan (January 6, 2021). "10 Dramas To Watch Out For In 2021". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Schwartz, William (September 27, 2020). "Lee Moo-saeng Confirmed for "The Silent Sea"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Heo Sung-tae to Star in "The Silent Sea"". HanCinema. Newsen. September 14, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Shows A-Z – The Silent Sea on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Netflix Orders New Korean Sci-fi Thriller Series The Silent Sea, Confirms Actor Jung Woo-sung As Executive Producer". Netflix. 2019-12-22.
  10. ^ "허성태, 넷플릭스 '고요의 바다' 출연…영화·드라마 열일 행보" (in Korean). Sports Donga. 2020-09-14.
  11. ^ "이무생, 정우성 제작 '고요의 바다' 합류…배두나X공유와 호흡[공식]" (in Korean). StarToday. 2020-09-25.

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