# Island (South Korean TV series)

Island (Korean: 아일랜드) is a 2022–2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Sung Joon. Part 1 of the series aired on TVING from December 30, 2022, to January 13, 2023, and later aired on tvN from February 10 to 25, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:10 (KST). Part 2 of the series aired from February 24 to March 10, 2023. Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights to distribute the series in 240 countries.
The first episode of Island was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.

## Synopsis

Based on the graphic novel, which was later published as a webtoon series on Naver Webtoon, the series is set on Jeju Island where three people fight against an evil that is trying to destroy the world.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Nam-gil as Van
** Kim Seo-joon as young Van
* Lee Da-hee as Won Mi-ho / Wonjeong
** Park Seo-kyung as young Wonjeong / Won Mi-ho
* Cha Eun-woo as Priest Johan
** Ki Eun-yoo as young Priest Johan
* Sung Joon as Gungtan
** Kim Min-jun as young Gungtan

### Supporting
#### Granny Haenyeo's Home

* Go Doo-shim as Geum Baek-ju
* Heo Jung-hee as Boo Yeom-ji
** Kwon Ye-eun as young Boo Yeom-ji

#### Daehan Group

* Jeon Kuk-hwan as Won Tae-han
* Oh Kwang-rok as Butler Jang
* Lee Soon-won as Secretary Kang

#### Jijangjong

* Park Geun-hyung as Jongryeong
* Keum Kwang-san as monk
* Kang Hyun-joong as monk
* Kim Jin-man as monk

#### Tamra High School

* Kim Ki-cheon as Principal Lee San-il
* Yoo Seung-ok as Han Su-jin
* Chung Su-bin as Lee Su-ryun

#### Others

* Lee Hang-na as Won Bo-ram
* Yoo Yi-jun as Kyung-jun
* Jeon Ji-hwan
* Kim Sung-oh as Yul

### Special appearance

* Choi Tae-joon as Kang Chan-hee
* Kim Min-jun as groom

## Production

Filming was scheduled to start in October 2021. On December 20, 2021, actress Lee Da-hee was injured while filming, which her agency confirmed to be a neck injury.
On May 24, 2022, actor Cha Eun-woo posted a photo on SNS saying that his part had finished filming.

## Release

The series was originally made available for streaming through TVING and Amazon Prime Video. Part 1 premiered on TVING and Amazon Prime Video on December 30, 2022, followed by the premiere on TVN on February 10, 2023. Part 2 premiered on TVING and Amazon Prime Video on February 24, 2023.

### Broadcast

Amazon Prime Video acquired the international rights to distribute Island in 240 countries outside of South Korea in October 2022.

## Viewership

| Part | Part | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Part | Part | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Average |
| | 1 | 637 | 281 | 543 | 363 | 488 | 280 | 432 |
| | 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date (tvN) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date (tvN) | Nationwide | Seoul |
| Part 1 ||||
| 1 | February 10, 2023 | 2.833% (1st) | 3.042% (1st) |
| 2 | February 11, 2023 | 2.046% (5th) | 2.417% (3rd) |
| 3 | February 17, 2023 | 2.362% (2nd) | 2.723% (2nd) |
| 4 | February 18, 2023 | 1.515% (8th) | 1.984% (3rd) |
| 5 | February 24, 2023 | 2.095% (2nd) | 2.619% (2nd) |
| 6 | February 25, 2023 | 1.280% (15th) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 2.022% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating were not known. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). ||||

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Cha Eun-woo | Nominated |
| Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2023 | Best Original Productions By A Streamer/OTT (National Winners – Korea) | Island | Won |
| Asian Television Awards | 2024 | Best Original Digital Drama Series | Island | Won |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | Island | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2023 | Popularity Star Award | Cha Eun-woo | Won |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Awards | 2023 | Best Male Idol-Actor | Cha Eun-woo | Won |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2023 | Actor of the Year – Idol | Cha Eun-woo | Won |