Police University (TV series)
2021 South Korean television youth drama
Police University (Korean: 경찰수업; RR: Gyeongchalsueop) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Yoo Kwan-mo and starring Cha Tae-hyun, Jung Jin-young and Krystal Jung. The series revolves around a police university professor with 20 years' experience in crime detection and a computer hacker, who joins the university as a first-year student. It premiered on KBS2 on August 9, 2021, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) till October 5.
Synopsis
The story follows the life of various recruits and instructors in the National Police University.
Yoo Dong-man (Cha Tae-hyun) is a detective with 20 years of experience in criminal homicide and cyber investigation who has been sent to the Police University as a professor to be an instructor in detective work after a botched investigation. Dong-man often chats and gains hacking tools and information through the dark web with the moniker "Bird" with Kang Seon-ho (Jung Jin-young), a hacker with the alias "Yoon". While following a lead on a case of a cryptocurrency illegal gambling site which caused the death of his fiancée, both Seon-ho and Dong-man cross paths unwittingly which leads to bad blood.
Having no dream about his future, Seon-ho chances upon Oh Kang-hee, Krystal Jung (who dreams of being a police officer) and falls in love with her at first sight. Following her footsteps, he too enrolls at the police university where he meets Yoo Dong-man again. Together, the three of them form a team for a joint investigation against the corruption happening in the school.
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