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Netflix Orders 'The Dealer,' Casino Crime Drama From 'Squid Game' Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk

Jung So-min headlines a Firstman Studio production led by debut director Choi Young-hwan, with the release date still to come.

Overview

  • Netflix confirmed the principal cast: Jung So-min as Geonhwa alongside Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Soo-hyuk, and Ryu Kyung-soo.
  • The series follows a gifted casino dealer whose wedding plans collapse after a housing scam, pushing her back into illegal gambling as she draws on long-suppressed abilities.
  • Hwang Dong-hyuk produces through Firstman Studio, positioning the project within his post–Squid Game slate for the streamer.
  • Celebrated cinematographer Choi Young-hwan (Smugglers, Veteran, The Thieves) makes his directing debut on the series.
  • The screenplay is by Ohnooy and Lee Tae-young, and Netflix has not announced a premiere date.