# From Now On, Showtime!

From Now On, Showtime! (Korean: 지금부터, 쇼타임!; RR: Jigeumbuteo, Syotaim!) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Jin Ki-joo, and Jung Joon-ho. The series, directed by Lee Hyeong-min and Jeong Sang-hee for Samhwa Networks, is about a mysterious magician, Cha Cha-woong, and a hot-blooded policewoman working with ghosts to solve cases based on hidden clues. It premiered on MBC on April 23, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 (KST) till June 12, 2022. It was also pre-sold to OTT media services in over 190 countries.

## Synopsis

The series is a romantic comedy between Cha Cha-woong (Park Hae-jin), a magician and employer of ghosts, and Go Seul-hae (Jin Ki-joo), a passionate but hot blooded female police officer with supernatural powers.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Park Hae-jin as Cha Cha-woong, a ghost employer and famous magician.
** Seo Dong-hyun as young Cha Cha-woong
* Jin Ki-joo as Go Seul-hae, a hot blooded cop with supernatural powers.
** Oh Ye-ju as young Go Seul-hae
* Jung Joon-ho as General Choi Gum, who protects Cha Cha-woong's family from generation to generation

### Supporting
#### People around Cha Woong

* Jung Suk-yong as Deputy Nam Sang-geon
    Father Teresa of 'Magic Factory'.
* Ko Kyu-pil as Ma Dong-cheol
    In charge of power, a chief magician. He is a former gangster with a phoenix-patterned shirt and a gold necklace.
* Park Seo-yeon as Kang Ah-reum
    In charge of mechanical and electronic equipment, a beautiful employee.
* Kim Won-hae as Park Soo-moodang / Cha Sa-geum
    Cha Woong's shaman grandfather. He has served the general god Choi Gum all throughout his life.
* Cha Mi-kyung as Na Geum-ok
    Cha Sa-geum's longtime colleague. She has the 'Immortal Grandma' as her body.
* Jang Ha-eun as Cheon Ye-ji, granddaughter of Na Geum-ok.

#### People around Go Seul-hae

* Kim Jong-tae as Ko Young-sik
* Kim Jong-hoon as Seo Hee-soo, Go Seul-hae's longtime unrequited love, and the police detective team leader.

#### Police

* Jeong Jae-sung as Seo Chang-ho, Hee-soo's father
* Choi Moo-in as Min Hong-sik, gag maniac police station chief.
* Ahn Jung-kwon as Kim Il-kyung, a sincere and reliable sergeant as Seul-hae's senior.
* Kim Hee-jae as Lee Yong-ryeol.
    An adjunct gunner and patrol partner for Seul-hae
* Yang Joo-ho as Byeon Tae-sik, a detective at a powerful police station.
* Choi Young-woo as An Shi-hoon, the youngest detective
* Kim Jong-hoon as Hee-su

### Others

* Ahn Chang-hwan as Tae-chun, it is that will instill intense tension.
* Seo Dong-hyun
* Ha Sung-kwang
* Lee Eun-gyeol
* Choi So-yul as Si-eun

### Special appearances

* Shin Hyun-joon as Grim reaper
* Park Seul-gi as MC entertainment information program
* Choi Sung-won as Minho
* Han Cho-won as Aris
* Hong Soo-hyun as Virgin ghost
* Im Won-hee as God of heaven

## Production

Park Hae-jin was confirmed as the main lead in the series in May 2021. Jin Ki-joo was offered the main lead opposite Park Hae-jin in July 2021. Jung Joon-ho received an offer to appear in the series in August 2021.
Samhwa Networks signed a supply contract with PCCW, Vuclip in Singapore to sell the worldwide broadcasting rights licenses on September 27, 2021, for ten years.
The script reading for the series was held on October 6, 2021, at MBC in Sangam, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and filming began on October 14.
There will also be works of art by actor Park Ki-woong that have not yet aired in the drama.
On February 18, 2022, the script reading was released.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | N/A | N/A | 697 | N/A | N/A | 823 | 651 | 883 | 612 | 740 | 647 | 756 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 732 | N/A |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | April 23, 2022 | 2.8% (29th) | — | — |
| 2 | April 24, 2022 | 3.6% (23rd) | — | — |
| 3 | April 30, 2022 | 2.3% (36th) | — | — |
| 4 | May 1, 2022 | 3.3% (25th) | — | 3.3% (19th) |
| 5 | May 7, 2022 | 2.8% (28th) | — | — |
| 6 | May 8, 2022 | 4.1% (12th) | 4.3% (12th) | 4.8% (9th) |
| 7 | May 14, 2022 | 3.3% (19th) | 3.6% (18th) | — |
| 8 | May 15, 2022 | 4.6% (8th) | 4.8% (7th) | 4.6% (12th) |
| 9 | May 21, 2022 | 2.6% (28th) | — | — |
| 10 | May 22, 2022 | 3.8% (15th) | 3.9% (14th) | 4.0% (17th) |
| 11 | May 28, 2022 | 3.2% (23rd) | — | 4.2% (15th) |
| 12 | May 29, 2022 | 4.2% (12th) | 3.7% (17th) | 4.4% (14th) |
| 13 | June 4, 2022 | 2.7% (28th) | — | — |
| 14 | June 5, 2022 | 3.1% (25th) | — | 3.8% (19th) |
| 15 | June 11, 2022 | 3.2% (26th) | — | — |
| 16 | June 12, 2022 | 4.2% (15th) | 4.3% (11th) | 4.7% (13th) |
| Average | Average | 3.4% | — | — |
| In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. |||||

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin with Jin Ki-joo | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Park Seo-yeon | Nominated | |