Production
Production
Development
When the Phone Rings series is planned by Kwon Sung-chang, written by Kim Ji-woon, who previously wrote Doctor John (2019) and Melancholia (2021), and co-directed by Park Sang-woo, who previously directed The Forbidden Marriage (2022–2023), and Wi Deuk-gyu. It was produced by Bon Factory and Baram Pictures. It is based on the popular Kakao Page web novel The Number You Have Dialed by Geon Eomul Nyeo. The series consists of 12 episodes.
On May 8, 2024, MBC announced that they had finalized the casting for the series and were starting the production.
Casting
On March 13, 2024, Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin are under review considering appearing in the series. On June 27, it was reported that Jang Gyu-ri received an offer for the series and is positively reviewing it. On May 8, Yoo and Chae had been confirmed to appear in the series. On September 24, Yoo, Chae, Heo Nam-jun, and Jang had confirmed their appearances as the main characters in the series.
- ^ a b Choi, Yu-na (September 24, 2024). '지금 거신 전화는', 유연석X채수빈X허남준X장규리 출연 확정 [공식] ['The Number You Have Dialed', Yoo Yeon-seok X Chae Soo-bin X Heo Nam-joon X Jang Gyu-ri Confirmed to Appear [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (May 5, 2024). 유연석X채수빈 MBC '지금 거신 전화는' 주연 호흡 확정[공식] [Yoo Yeon-seok X Chae Soo-bin Confirmed to Lead Role in MBC's 'The Number You Have Dialed' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Oh, Myeong-eon (August 2, 2024). 유연석·채수빈, MBC드라마 '지금 거신 전화는'서 부부로 캐스팅 [Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin cast as a couple in MBC drama 'The Number You Have Dialed'] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Ro-sa (March 13, 2024). 유연석·채수빈 부부 될까 "'지금 거신 전화는' 검토 중" [공식] [Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin to become a couple? "'The Number You Have Dialed' is under review" [Official]] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Soo-in (June 27, 2024). 장규리 '지금 거신 전화는'서 유연석 채수빈 만날까 "긍정검토중"[공식입장] [Jang Gyu-ri to meet Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin in 'The Number You Have Dialed': "Positively Reviewing" [Official Position]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Hye-won (June 27, 2024). 유연석·채수빈, 부부된다...'지금 거신 전화는' 출연 확정[공식] [Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin become a couple... Confirmed to appear on 'The Number You Have Dialed' [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Naver.