Leverage (South Korean TV series)

For the original television series, see Leverage (American TV series).

Leverage (Korean: 레버리지: 사기조작단) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Dong-gun, Jeon Hye-bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Kwon and Yeo Hoe-hyun. It is a remake of the show of the same name that aired on TNT in the United States from 2008 to 2012. It aired on TV Chosun from October 13 to December 8, 2019.^[2]

Leverage
Promotional poster
Also known as	Leverage: Fraud Control Operation
Hangul	레버리지: 사기조작단
Lit.	Leverage: Con Artists
RR	Rebeoriji: sagijojakdan
MR	Rebŏriji: sagijojaktan
Genre	Crime Drama
Developed by	TV Chosun
Written by	Min Ji-hyung
Directed by	Nam Gi-hoon
Starring	Lee Dong-gun Jeon Hye-bin Kim Sae-ron Kim Kwon Yeo Hoe-hyun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Production companies	Production H Higround[1] Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	TV Chosun
Release	October 13 (2019-10-13) – December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)
Related
Leverage (American TV series)

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Lee Tae-joon, a former insurance investigator who forms a team of thieves and con artists to target the rich and wealthy. The team was also formed to avenge Tae-joon's son's death.

Cast

Main

• Lee Dong-gun as Lee Tae-joon, a former principled elite insurance investigator who was once viewed as "Grim Reaper of con artists".^[3]
• Jeon Hye-bin as Hwang Soo-kyung, an untalented actress, but a top scammer who is able to speak four languages fluently.^[1]
• Kim Sae-ron as Go Na-byul, a former fencing national athlete turned into a top class thief who uses her quick and flexible movements to help swindle people and sneak into places.^[4][5]
• Kim Kwon as Roy Ryu, a security specialist who became a mercenary specializing in various forms of martial arts.^[6]
• Yeo Hoe-hyun as Jeong Eui-sung, a hacker who has great digital skills, especially in computers, mobile phones and CCTV.^[7]

Supporting

• Choi Ja-hye as Shin Yu-ri, Tae-joon's wife.^[8]
• Park Eun-seok as Min Young-min

Others

• Hong Seung-hee as Yoo-jin
• Gu Ja-geon as a bodyguard

Special appearances

• Choi Dae-chul as Jeong Han-gu
• Lee Yong-woo as "Ghost Agent" (Ep. 5–6)
• Jang Gwang as Baek Jong-goo (Ep. 7–8)

Production

The first script reading was held in August 2019 in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.^[9]

Ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	October 13, 2019	1.320	N/A
2	October 13, 2019	1.594
3	October 20, 2019	1.269
4	October 20, 2019	2.096	2.417
5	October 27, 2019	1.638	N/A
6	October 27, 2019	2.058
7	November 3, 2019	1.407
8	November 3, 2019	1.949
9	November 17, 2019	2.287	2.188
10	November 17, 2019	2.132	N/A
11	November 24, 2019	1.617
12	November 24, 2019	1.899
13	December 1, 2019	1.837
14	December 1, 2019	2.236
15	December 8, 2019	1.167
16	December 8, 2019	1.928
Average		1.777%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes

1. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.