ICv2 is reporting that Korean production company SSD is now set to work with Fox TV to create and distribute a new live action version of the City Hunter property. The plans are to produce a thirteen episode season, similar to how the first season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles were designed, which will be written in English and produced in Korean for worldwide distribution, including the US. Fox TV Studios has produced a number of excellent TV series including The Shield and Burn Notice.
According to ICv2, "The series, which will star Korean actor Chung Woo-sung, will also, according to KBS, feature “many famous
The City Hunter manga, which appeared in Shonen Jump from 1985-1991, has inspired no fewer than four different anime series, three TV specials, two OVAs, an anime feature, and a 1992 live action Hong Kong movie starring the inimitable Jackie Chan.
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"According to KBS Chung Woo-sung will be the first Asian actor to topline a U.S. TV drama." uh, Sammo Hung was the main star of Martial Law on CBS.