[11.02.21] Plans scrapped for ‘Poseidon’ to be broadcast on SBS

Note from Sumi:

Just when everyone was still reeling from the excitement of the “Poseidon” teaser shown at yesterday’s fanmeeting… Way to burst our bubble, SBS. -_-

Tweet from Top Class:

“Did you go to Eric’s fanmeeting yesterday? We hope you enjoyed yourselves ^^ And there are already videos of the drama (teaser) circulating around, please observe basic courtesy for the staff and actors who have put in a lot of hard work. The drama has not been scheduled for broadcast yet. ㅠㅠ”

So for those of you who have already shared the teaser video online, you may want to consider taking it down…

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The highly anticipated drama ‘Poseidon’ – due to it being Eric’s comeback drama project – will not be scheduled for broadcast on SBS.

According to earlier reports, ‘Poseidon’ was to be scheduled for broadcast on SBS in May in the Mon-Tue slot. However, after an internal meeting at SBS last week, it has been decided that the slot will be filled by another drama. SBS management told Sports Hankook on 20 Feb via a phone interview that “It’s true that ‘Poseidon’ will not be aired on SBS in the first half of the year. We were only in the process of reviewing whether or not to schedule ‘Poseidon’ for broadcast. After a discussion, we decided we couldn’t schedule it, and not that we decided to cancel the broadcast.”

Originally targeted to be broadcast in May, filming for ‘Poseidon’ had started at the end of last year. But with SBS scrapping the plans for the broadcast, the drama will now be scheduled for broadcast in the second half of the year. There is also a possibility of the drama being pre-produced and lined up for a broadcast date. A rep from the production team expressed, “Filming has already begun, and a substantial amount of production costs have already been incurred. Because of that there’s a high chance that we’ll complete this as a high-quality pre-produced drama and wait for it to be lined up in the broadcast schedule of a terrestrial channel.”

In order for the filming of ‘Poseidon’ to proceed, the schedules of the cast members need to be coordinated. Almost no filming could be done this year so far, so the filming schedule has been delayed. As a result, there is also a possibility of some cast members pulling out of the drama. A rep from the management company of one of the cast members commented, “The cast members like Eric, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Kang Woo and U-Know Yunho are all top stars. The production company (for ‘Poseidon’) can’t keep holding on to these actors who have been receiving lovecalls from other production companies. We will wait for the production company to express their position officially by this week.”

The production company has expressed confidence that the drama will get through this crisis and resume filming as soon as possible, with the stellar line-up of top stars and the production team including PD Yoo Chul Yong (‘All In’) and writer Jo Kyu Won (‘IRIS’). A rep said, “As this is the comeback drama for Hallyu star Eric, it is also widely anticipated in overseas markets as well. Although plans for the drama to be aired on SBS has not worked out, there will be a good outcome.”

Credits: Sports Hankook + Absolut Shinhwa