Actor Lee Jun-ho in a scene from Netflix sequence “Cashero” / Courtesy of Netflix
Netflix’s newest Korean sequence “Cashero” flips the script on the traditional superhero method, delivering an on a regular basis hero story a couple of man whose cash-dependent powers drive him to decide on between real-world pressures and serving to these in want — pressures that weigh heavier than epic villains or cosmic threats.
“‘Cashero’ is an on a regular basis supernatural sequence the place an peculiar particular person makes use of superpowers to guard their every day life,” its director Lee Chang-min mentioned throughout a press convention in Seoul, Monday.
“I needed to distinguish this from current hero tales. Reasonably than a battle between superheroes, I needed to create a hero the place an peculiar particular person fights utilizing their skills.”
Cashero tells the story of Sang-ung (Lee Jun-ho), an peculiar public servant struggling to cowl marriage ceremony prices and housing bills, who out of the blue acquires an influence that grows stronger with the amount of money he holds in his palms.
He grapples with the selection between his residing bills and his superpowers, mixing real looking human struggles with the surreal occasions unfolding on this unrealistic world.
Along with Sang-ung, who earns the “pay-to-power” supernatural energy, the sequence options his girlfriend Min-sook (Kim Hye-jun), superhero affiliation member Byeon Ho-in (Kim Byung-chul), Bang Eun-mi (Kim Hyang-gi), and villainous siblings Jonathan (Lee Chae-min) and Joanna (Kang Han-na).
From left, actors Kim Hye-jun, Lee Jun-ho, Kim Hyang-gi and Kim Byung-chul pose throughout a press convention for Netflix sequence “Cashero” at The Westin Seoul Parnas in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Lead actor Lee joked that he truly most well-liked the facility of Eun-mi, who positive factors power by consuming, over his personal character’s means to train supernatural energy by spending money.
“To be trustworthy, I’m not a fan of my very own supernatural energy. I’m severe. The one I like most is Bang Eun-mi’s energy,” he mentioned. “If consuming had been my supernatural energy, I’d spend my total fortune on it. I really like consuming that a lot.”
In response, actor Kim Hyang-gi launched her character’s nickname “Bbangmi” as a result of her energy relies on how a lot she eats.
“[In this series], I at all times carry bread with me to be prepared to make use of psychokinesis. I attempted exhausting to ensure my strains did not sound awkward whereas I used to be busy consuming bread,” she mentioned.
Actor Kim Byung-chul performs Byeon, a lawyer with supernatural energy. His powers are activated when he drinks alcohol.
“I believed viewers may fear, questioning, ‘Can this man truly perform a mission? Is he simply going to finish up handed out on the road?’” Kim mentioned. “I acted with the hope that individuals would benefit from the sudden twists.”
The eight-episode sequence shall be launched on the platform on Friday.
