Actor Lee Dong-wook promises intense action, catharsis in 2nd season of 'A Shop for Killers'

Actor Lee Dong-wook on Monday promised more intense action and a gripping storyline in the second installment of the action drama series "A Shop for Killers" set to premiere this week.

The Disney+ Korean series, which first aired in 2024, centers on Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun) and her uncle Jin-man (Lee Dong-wook), who operates Murthehelp, a mysterious shopping mall that covertly supplies weapons to assassins.

"Following the success of the first season, I felt the pressure to make the second season even better," Lee said at a press conference in Seoul.

"Otherwise, there would have been no point in making a second season, so I gave it my all." Compared with the first season, which was based on the novel "The Murderer's Shopping Mall," the second season moves beyond the original storyline.

It follows Ji-an after she takes over as the head of Murthehelp and delves deeper into mysteries that remained unanswered in the first season.

Returning cast members Lee, Kim, Jo Han-sun, Geum Hae-na and Kim Min are joined by newcomers Jung Yun-ha, Hyunri and Masaki Okada, who portray members of the East Asian u ...