Surely Tomorrow

Surely Tomorrow (Korean: 경도를 기다리며) is an ongoing South Korean television series directed by Lim Hyun-wook [ko], written by Yoo Young-ah [ko], and starring Park Seo-joon and Won Ji-an. It premiered on JTBC on December 6, 2025, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 22:40 (KST). It is also available to stream on Prime Video in select territories around the world.^[2]

Surely Tomorrow
Promotional poster
Hangul	경도를 기다리며
Lit.	Waiting for Gyeongdo
RR	Gyeongdoreul gidarimyeo
MR	Kyŏngdorŭl kidarimyŏ
Genre	Romance
Written by	Yoo Young-ah [ko]
Directed by	Lim Hyun-wook [ko]
Starring	Park Seo-joon Won Ji-an
Music by	Jeong Se-rin (CP)[1]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	3
Production
Running time	70 minues
Production companies	SLL Story Forest Studios IN
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	December 6, 2025 (2025-12-06) – present

Synopsis

Lee Gyeong-do is a reporter for Dongwoon Ilbo, and has been living an ordinary life, until he reconnects with his ex-girlfriend, Seo Ji-woo, who was the wife of a husband involved in an extramarital affair scandal, that Gyeong-do reported.

Cast and characters

Main

• Park Seo-joon as Lee Gyeong-do^[3]

A reporter of Dongwoon Ilbo.

• Won Ji-an as Seo Ji-woo^[3]

Gyeong-do's ex-girlfriend.

Supporting

People around Lee Gyeong-do

• Lee Joo-young as Park Se-young^[3]

The director of an art school, and is friends with Gyeong-do and Ji-woo.

• Kang Ki-doong as Cha Woo-sik^[3]

Se-young's husband who dreams of becoming an actor.

• Jo Min-gook as Lee Jung-min^[3]

A used cars dealer.

• Kim Mi-kyung as Jo Nam-sook^[4]

Gyeong-do's mother.

Seo Ji-woo's family

• Lee El as Seo Ji-yeon^[3]

Ji-woo's elder sister, and the CEO of JARIM Apparel.

• Nam Gi-ae as Jang Hyun-kyung

Ji-woo and Ji-yeon's mother.

People at Dongwoon Ilbo

• Kang Mal-geum as Jin Han-kyung

Editor at the entertainment department.

• Jeong Ha-jin as Nam Bo-ra^[5]

An intern reporter at the entertainment department.

Production

Development

Surely Tomorrow is directed by Im Hyun-wook, known for his work on Reflection of You (2021) and King the Land (2023), and written by Yoo Yeon-ga, who wrote Encounter (2018), Thirty-Nine (2022), and Divorce Attorney Shin (2023). It is co-produced by SLL, Story Forest, and Studios IN.^[6]

Casting

Park Seo-joon was reportedly been offered as the male lead on July 8, 2024.^[7]

In January 2025, Won Ji-an and Park were reportedly confirmed to appear as the lead.^[8][9]

Release

On May 27, 2025, JTBC revealed the drama lineup for the second half.^[6] It premiered on JTBC on December 6, 2025, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 22:40 (KST).^[10]

Viewership

Surely Tomorrow : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	650	807	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[11]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	December 6, 2025	2.721% (1st)	2.946% (1st)
2	December 7, 2025	3.295% (1st)	3.609% (1st)
3	December 13, 2025
4	December 14, 2025
5	December 20, 2025
6	December 21, 2025
7	December 27, 2025
8	December 28, 2025
9	January 3, 2026
10	January 4, 2026
11	January 10, 2026
12	January 11, 2026
Average		—	—
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series airs 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).