The Silent Sea (TV series)
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The Silent Sea
Promotional poster
Hangul 고요의 바다
Genre
Mystery
Science fiction
Thriller
Based on The Sea of Tranquility
by Choi Hang-yong
Developed by Netflix
Written by Park Eun-kyo
Directed by Choi Hang-yong
Starring
Bae Doona
Gong Yoo
Lee Joon
Kim Sun-young
Lee Moo-Saeng
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Jung Woo-sung
Running time 39–51 minutes
Production company Artist Company
Distributor Netflix
Release
Original network Netflix
Audio format Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Original release December 24, 2021
External links
Website
The Silent Sea (Korean: 고요의 바다; RR: Goyo-eui bada) is a 2021 South Korean sci-fi mystery thriller streaming television series starring Bae Doona, Gong Yoo and Lee Joon.[1] The series is an adaptation from the 2014 short film The Sea of Tranquility written and directed by Choi Hang-yong who also directed the series.[2] It premiered on Netflix on December 24, 2021.[3][4][5]
Contents
1Plot
2Cast
2.1Main
2.2Supporting
3Episodes
4Production
4.1Development
4.2Casting
5References
6External links
Plot[edit]
Set in the dystopian near future, when the planet suffers from a lack of water and food caused by desertification, Han Yun-Jae (Gong Yoo) is a soldier for the space agency. He is selected for a team, including Song Ji-An (Bae Doo-Na), to travel to the moon. Their mission is to retrieve a mysterious sample from an abandoned research station.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Bae Doona as Doctor Song Ji-an.An astrobiologist determined to uncover the truth behind an accident at the now-abandoned Balhae Base research station on the moon.
Gong Yoo as Han Yoon-jae.The exploration team leader who must carry out a crucial mission with limited information. He puts the safety of his team members above all else and does not refrain from putting himself in jeopardy to do so.
Lee Joon as Lieutenant Ryoo Tae-seok.The head engineer and former elite member of the Ministry of National Defense who volunteered for the mission in an attempt to escape the stifling environment at the Ministry.
Supporting[edit]
Members of the mission
Kim Sun-young as Dr. Hong Ga-Young.The doctor of the team.
Kim Si-A as Luna 073.Sole survivor of the Balhae accident.
Lee Moo-saeng as Chief Gong Soo-hyuk.Head of the security team and elder brother of Soo-chan. [6]
Lee Sung-Wook as Kim SunThe main pilot of the team.
Choi Yong-Woo as Lee Gi-suThe co-pilot of the team who was switched with Eun Ji-young and joined the mission at the last minute.
Jung Soon-Won as Gong Soo-chanThe assistant engineer of the team and brother of Chief Gong.
Yoo Hee-je as E2.
Cha Rae-Hyoung as E1.
Yu Seong-Ju as Mr. Hwang.
Yoon Hae-ri as Eun Ji-Young.The original co-pilot of the mission, but was later switched with Lee Gi-su at the last minute.
Space and Aeronautics Administration
Kang Mal-geum as Song Won-kyung. The chief researcher in Balhae station and the elder sister of Song Ji-an
Heo Sung-tae as Kim Jae-sun.Chief of Resource Group of Aviation Administration[7]
Gil Hae-yeon as Director Choi
Ahn Dong-goo as Employee
Episodes[edit]
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [8]
1 "Balhae Lunar Research Station" Choi Hang-yong[8] Park Eun-kyo[8] December 24, 2021
In the future, there is a critical worldwide water shortage. The Republic of Korea’s Space and Aeronautics Division (SAA), led by Director Choi, sends a crew under Captain Han Yunjae to the Balhae Lunar Research Station on the moon, where five years ago the station’s crew of 117 died supposedly due to a radiation leak. SAA wants Han’s crew to retrieve at least one of the capsules of a research sample from the station, though information on what the samples are has supposedly been lost. Among the crew is Dr. Song Jian, an astrobiologist whose sister died in the Balhae accident. The mission’s spacecraft malfunctions enroute and they crash on the moon’s surface, forcing the surviving crew to travel to the station by foot.
2 "Three Storages" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
The crew enter the research station, where they find all its systems functional and no dangerous radiation. They also find corpses that have physical signs similar to that of drowning victims. The crew search the station for viable samples, but find all the capsules empty or missing. Song’s team detects a foreign presence moving around the station. Crewmember Soochan touches a dead body, which releases water droplets that enter Soochan’s eyes.
3 "Cause of Death" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
Crewmember Gisu finds a single viable capsule, which appears to be filled with water, but he is attacked by an unknown entity that kills him and takes the capsule. Han confirms that the intruder travels in the vents and can access an area that is not in the station’s plans. Song theorizes that the intruder is a human survivor of the original Balhae crew. Soochan falls ill and expels unnatural amounts of water from his body until he drowns.
4 "The Truth Comes Out" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
The crew regain communication with Earth, and Choi orders them to get the capsule from the intruder before they can be rescued. Song and medical officer Hong analyze the water in Soochan’s blood, and realize that it acts like a virus and spreads rapidly when in contact with living tissue. They confront Han, who admits that he knew that the sample they are collecting is lunar water. Lunar water was discovered by Song’s sister, Song Wonkyong, and the SAA has been hiding its existence for fear that other parties might figure out how to make it safe for human consumption first. They also find a deep hollow basement full of plants.
5 "Secret Storage" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
The crew find a section that is not in the station’s blueprints, which contains hundreds of capsule samples in good condition. The crew obtain a few samples before being attacked by the intruder, who is a human girl but unnaturally fast and strong. Choi insists they kill the child to prevent others from finding other capsules. Song searches for the station’s research data, but it has been erased. Taesuk is revealed to be a corporate spy who has been sabotaging the mission.
6 "Key to Salvation" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
In a confrontation between the girl and the crew, they throw the lunar water at her, which heals her wounds and allows her to escape. Song theorizes that the girl has a condition that makes her compatible with lunar water, and that she may be the key to making lunar water safe. The crew set a trap for the girl; the girl bites Song, but allows Song to follow her to her room, which Song realizes used to be Wonkyong’s room. Taesuk takes the crew’s remaining capsules, kills another crewmember to cover his tracks, and seals all doors to trap the remaining crewmembers.
7 "Luna" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
Song finds the station’s research data in Wonkyong’s room, which includes details of SAA’s experiments of lunar water on genetically-modified clone children tagged with Luna numbers. The girl, Luna 073, was the only one who did not die, and she is the only survivor of the Balhae accident. Kim Sun exposes himself to lunar water while with Taesuk. Taesuk programs the station to be flooded with lunar water to kill the others, but his escape is delayed when Han catches him. Taesuk manages to flee, but is exposed to lunar water. Song is also exposed to lunar water.
8 "The Silent Sea" Choi Hang-yong Park Eun-kyo December 24, 2021
Song starts vomiting water, but because Luna bit her, she is able to recover. The remaining crew agree that though lunar water is dangerous, it could be the salvation of humanity, but if they take Luna to Earth she will be treated as an experiment forever. Song suggests that they take her to the International Institute of Space Biology, an international space station and neutral territory, to ensure Luna's safety and that the benefits of lunar water will be shared with everyone. The station starts to collapse from lunar water flooding; Han and Gong sacrifice themselves so that Song, Luna and Hong can make it out safely. Once outside the station, it is revealed that Luna can survive exposure to the moon’s atmosphere without a space suit. A rescue team successfully picks up the surviving crew and samples.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In December 2019, Netflix announced that it would produce the television series The Silent Sea, adapted from the 2014 eponymous short film directed by Choi Hang-yong. He will also be directing the series, with Jung Woo-sung standing in as the executive producer.[9]
Casting[edit]
In April 2020, Bae Doona and Gong Yoo were cast in lead roles. In September 2020, they were officially joined by Heo Sung-tae and Lee Moo-saeng.[10][11]
