Lee Dong-Wook returns with an action-packed Disney Plus K-drama, A Shop for Killers. The series will premiere on January 17, 2024, at 5 p.m. KST. A newly released trailer for the same teases mystery, suspense, and action. The drama follows the story of a college student, Ji-An (Kim Hye-Jun), who learns of her uncle Jung Jin-Man’s (Lee Dong-Wook) passing. However, his death only unravels more secrets about his shopping mall.
The newly released trailer for Lee Dong-Wook’s A Shop for Killers promises viewers dramatic action sequences as Ji-An unravels the truth behind her uncle’s death and his profession in the shopping mall. What follows is a threat to her life, but she looks determined to fight the same. The drama is based on a novel written by Kang Ji-Young and is the spin-off of the popular series The Killer’s Shopping List based on a novel by the same author.
Lee Dong-Wook’s A Shop for Killers trailer teases mystery over a shopping mall
A Shop for Killers features Lee Dong-Wook playing the role of uncle Jung Jin-Man, who owns a suspicious shopping mall. He also becomes the guardian of his niece Ji-An after her parents’ demise. As a result, Ji-An grows up under her uncle’s guidance. Considering her uncle is her only living family member, his sudden and unexpected death forces Ji-An to return to settle his matters. However, once she arrives, she discovers many dark secrets related to her late uncle.
The trailer begins by giving viewers a glimpse into a shooting training session and Ji-An discovering a text message involving billions of money. Meanwhile, others wonder about the shopping mall site that potentially sells weapons. Ji-An is in disbelief over her uncle’s profession and wonders how she never knew about this during the decade that she lived with him. Meanwhile, a text message reveals that the weapons are being shipped to people.
Ji-An begins to discover more about her uncle’s profession. Even an unknown messenger threatens to kill her. Meanwhile, a message from her uncle runs in the background. Jung Jin-Man had previously warned her to never open the door for anyone else if she was left alone for too long, indicating a potential danger. But she eventually comes into contact with dangerous and never-seen-before weapons.
Thus begins her battle for survival. To stay alive, she needs to think and act like her uncle. She trains herself and fights head-on against enemies for her survival. It eventually leads her to discover her true purpose and revelations about her uncle’s true identity. At the end of the trailer, Ji-Ah threatens to kill everyone who wishes to take over her uncle’s place.
To know what secrets will unravel, don’t forget to tune in to A Shop for Killers on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 5 p.m. KST on Disney Plus.
