Moving (South Korean TV series)

Moving (Korean: 무빙) is a 2023 South Korean action fantasy sci-fi television series written by Kang Full, and co-directed by Park In-je and Park Yoon-seo. The series stars an ensemble cast including Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Zo In-sung, Cha Tae-hyun, Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Jung-ha, Go Youn-jung, and Kim Do-hoon. Based on the eponymous Kakao webtoon by Kang, the series is a supernatural drama that deals with three teenager high school students and their parents who discover their super powers. The first season was released from August 9, to September 20, 2023. After seven days of availability, it became the most watched Korean original series on Disney+ globally and Hulu in the United States, based on hours streamed. In November 2024, production of a second season had begun.
Moving won 6 awards at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards including Best Creative, Best Lead Actor, Best Writer, Best Newcomer Actor and Actress, and Best Visual Effects awards. The series also won the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Television at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.
All episodes were written by Kang Full, and directed by Park In-je and Park Yoon-seo.
South Korean webtoon artist Kang Full rose in popularity in 2003 with his romance webtoon Love Story. Kang then explored other genres, including the superhero genre with Timing (2005) and Moving (2015). On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Studio & New would produce a television series based on Moving. It is the first screen adaptation of Kang Full's webtoons to be scripted by the author himself. On September 9, 2020, it was revealed that Zo In-sung who last appeared in 2014 TV series It's Okay, That's Love has received offer to appear in the series. In August 2021, it was reported that series was being produced by Studio & New. Due to its extensive use of special effects, Moving had a high production budget ranging between ₩50–65 billion. The series includes over 7,000 CGI shots. On October 13, 2021 Disney+ announced Moving as their tentpole show for pan Asian market. In February 2021, it was reported that the joint production agreement was cancelled and Park In-je would replace director Mo Wan-il due to differences between co-producers JTBC and Next Entertainment World.
On October 29, 2021, lineup of the lead stars was revealed by releasing the photos from the script reading of the cast. After completing the casting of the series on August 23, 2021, it began filming on August 26. By January 2022, about half of filming was completed. The production staff members were divided into two teams: the second team was led by director Park Yoon-seo.
According to Osen in November 2024, Kang Full has already begun working on the script for the second season and several stars has been informed. However, filming is expected to start in three years as it is a huge project with pre-production process underway and the target date is 2026. During a press conference held in Singapore on November 21, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific announced that the second season began its development.
The show's soundtrack album was released on January 19, 2024.
Moving, after facing delays in production, premiered on Disney+ on August 9, 2023. It was made available in 65 markets and countries through the platform and in the United States through Hulu. The first seven episodes were released on August 9, followed by two episodes per week on every Wednesday, and the final three episodes on September 20.
The drama was aired for the first time in linear television via MBC on December 22, 2024.
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the series has an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10.
Pierce Conran of South China Morning Post rated the series five out of five and wrote, "In adapting his own webcomic for the screen, Kang Full has stitched together a rich canvas combining a multitude of characters who weave in and out of his story, each of them fleshed out and given their moment to shine."
After seven days of availability, Moving became the most watched Korean Disney+ original series on the platform globally and on Hulu in the United States, based on hours streamed. In its first week of release, Moving became the most watched series in numerous countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, including South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and countries in Southeast Asia, based on hours watched. The series also had the biggest premiere ever on Disney+ in South Korea, based on hours watched in its first week of availability. The executive vice president of original content strategy of The Walt Disney Company (APAC), Carol Choi, said the response "exceeded our expectations". Variety called the series "the next breakout hit from Asia after Squid Game".
After Moving's premiere, the use time of Disney+ in South Korea increased by 145%, reaching an all-time high of 196 million minutes in the series' fifth week of availability.
On December 15, 2023, Walt Disney Company Korea announced that Moving became the most-watched local original series of the year on Disney+ in South Korea.
Moving with six nominations was the most nominated series at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards. All six nominations were converted into awards at the award show on October 8, 2023.