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Chimera
Promotional poster
Hangul	키마이라
Genre	Crime thriller
Created by	OCN (Plan Production)
Written by	Lee Jin-mae
Directed by	Kim Do-hoon
Starring	Park Hae-soo Lee Hee-joon Claudia Kim
Music by	Kim Jun-seok
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Lee Kyung-seok (CP)
Producer	Lee Jin-seok
Production company	JS Pictures
Budget	₩13 billion (~US$11.089 million)
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	October 30 (2021-10-30) – December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)

Chimera (Korean: 키마이라; RR: Kimaira) is a South Korean television series directed by Kim Do-hoon and written by Lee Jin-mae. Starring Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon and Claudia Kim, the series tells the story of three leading characters who dig through secrets of the past 30 years to find a culprit named 'Chimera'. It aired every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 on OCN from October 30 to December 19, 2021. (KST).

Synopsis

The title of the drama is borrowed from Greek mythology. Chimera is the name of a monster that has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake, and breathes fire through its mouth.

An explosion took place in the past. That explosion led to a serial murder case known as the Chimera case. 35 years later, a similar explosion takes place.

Cast

Main

• Park Hae-soo as Cha Jae-hwan, 35 years old, a perfectionist homicide detective
• Lee Hee-joon as Lee Joong-yeob, a surgeon
• Claudia Kim as Eugene Hathaway, a profiler from the FBI

Supporting

People around Cha Jae-Hwan

• Nam Gi-ae as Cha Eun-soo, 60 years old, Jae-hwan's mother
• Kang Shin-il as Han Joo-seok, 60 years old, head of the Violent Crimes division

Joongsan West Special investigation headquarters

• Woo Hyun as Bae Seung-gwan, 60 years old, Joongsan Police Chief
• Heo Jun-seok as Go Kwang-soo, 38 years old, head of the Special Investigation Headquarters
• Kwon Hyuk-hyun as Lee Geon-yeong, 29 years old, representative of a powerful team of special investigations. A young detective who is best friends with Jae-hwan. He is jealous of Eugene, former FBI agent
• Yoon Ji-won as Jang Ha-na, 29 years old, an agent of the special investigation team. She is good at computers and works in an image analysis room
• Kim Ji-hoon as Jo Han-cheol, 42 years old, homicide detective
• Jung Young-ki as Im Pil-seong, 38 years old, homicide detective

Seo-ryun group

• Kim Gwi-sun as Lee Min-ki, 64 years old, Member of Parliament
• Kim Ho-jung as Lee Hwa-jeong, 58 years old, president of Seoryun Hospital
• Lee Ki-young as Seo Hyun-tae, 64 years old, Chairman of Seo-ryun Group

Others

• Cha Joo-young as Kim Hyo-kyeong, 35 years old, an elite reporter belonging to the investigative reporting team of a broadcasting company
• Lee Seung-hoon as Ham Yong-bok, a former detective who was involved in the Chimera investigation with Joo-joo and Seung-gwan, and now owns a beauty salon.
• Han Ji-wan as Ryu Sung-hee

Production

The filming of the series, produced at a cost of ₩13 billion, was temporarily halted in June 2019 due to sexual harassment allegations. An assistant director (the offender) and producer were fired as a result. Production company JS Pictures issued an apology to the victim (a writer) and the cast and crew.

The series was slated for release in the second half of 2019, but did not air until October 2021 for unspecified reasons.

Viewership

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Note

1. In Greek mythology, Chimera is a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature.

References

1. ^ Shin Young-eun (September 27, 2021). "박해수X수현X이희준 '키마이라' 10월 30일 첫방송 확정 [공식]" [Park Hae-soo X Soo-hyun X Lee Hee-joon 'Chimera' first broadcast confirmed on October 30 ]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
2. ^ Jin Hyang-hee (July 15, 2019). "130억 대작 드라마 '키마이라', 스태프 성추행 의혹에 촬영 중단" [Filming for 'Chimera', a 13 billion won blockbuster drama, halted due to allegations of sexual harassment]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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5. "OCN's newest drama Chimera to premiere on October 30". September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
6. Kim Young-woong (October 13, 2021). "권혁현, '키마이라' 출연 확정...박해수 절친 이건영 役 [공식]" [Kwon Hyuk-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Chimera'... Park Hae-soo's best friend Lee Kun-young ]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
7. Park Pan-seok (October 6, 2021). "윤지원, '키마이라' 특별 수사팀 막내 요원 장하나 변신 [공식]" [Yoon Ji-won, transforming into Jang Ha-na, the youngest agent of the special investigation team for 'Chimera' ]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2021.
8. Park Soo-in (October 21, 2021). "김귀선 '키마이라' 출연, 야당 실세 현직 국회위원 된다" [Kim Gwi-sun to appear in 'Chimera' and become an incumbent incumbent member of the opposition party]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
9. "[공식] 차주영, 130억 규모 '키마이라' 주연 합류..엘리트 기자로 활약 예정" [ Joo-Young Cha joins the lead role in 'Chimera' worth 13 billion... Planned to work as an elite reporter] (in Korean). Seoul Economy. April 12, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
10. Son Jin-ah (October 15, 2021). "이승훈, '키마이라' 출연 확정…열일 행보 시동 ON" [Lee Seung-hoon confirmed to appear in 'Chimera'... Start working hard] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Naver.
11. "'키마이라' 측 "성추행 피해자에 죄송→가해자 2명 책임 물을 것" [전문]" ["Apology to the victim of sexual harassment - The two perpetrators held accountable"]. Xportsnews (in Korean). July 16, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
12. Lee, Jung-hyun (April 26, 2019). "박해수·이희준·수현, 드라마 '키마이라' 주연" [Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Soo-hyun to star in the drama 'Chimera']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2021.
13. ^ "Cable Daily -TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS (Nielsen Korea)". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2021.
14. "키마이라: 시청률" [Chimera: ratings]. Naver. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Chimera at IMDb
• Chimera at Daum (in Korean)
• Chimera at HanCinema

• OCN television dramas
• Korean-language television shows
• South Korean thriller television series
• South Korean crime television series
• Television series by JS Pictures
• 2021 South Korean television series debuts
• 2021 South Korean television series endings