Overview

• Disney+ will launch the drama with three episodes on September 26, followed by two weekly releases for a nine-episode season.
• Director Choo Chang-min said the focus is on lower-class lives along the Han River, marking his first television series.
• Production built an open set in Sangju and filmed almost entirely outdoors to favor real environments over CGI.
• Rowoon leads as Si-yul, a walpae at Mapo wharf, opposite Shin Ye-eun as Choi Eun, a top merchant’s ace, with a younger-skewing cast.
• A newly released preview teases a charged first meeting between the two leads ahead of the premiere.