Actor Nam Joo Hyuk has locked in his next project with Code.
Nam Joo Hyuk’s agency, Fable Company, revealed on Thursday that he will star in the upcoming Disney+ series Code.
Code is a mystery crime thriller that follows a morally ambiguous lawyer who receives an invitation to an app that grants wishes, setting off a chain of thrilling events.
Nam Joo Hyuk will undergo a dramatic transformation for his role as Yoon Tae-joo, a cunning lawyer who straddles the line between legal and illegal practices. Yoon is driven by an insatiable ambition to climb the social ladder, willing to employ any means necessary to achieve success.
The model-turned-actor has showcased his versatility across various genres, taking on challenging roles in popular series such as Cheese in the Trap, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, The Light in Your Eyes, School Nurse Ahn Eun-young, Start-Up, and Twenty-Five Twenty-One.
Nam Joo Hyuk recently made a triumphant return to the screen following his military service with the Netflix occult period drama The East Palace. In this series, he portrayed Gu-cheon, a character who lived in isolation until the king tasked him with unraveling a curse tied to the royal palace. This role further expanded Nam’s acting range and garnered significant attention. The East Palace topped Netflix’s Korean rankings and claimed the number one spot in buzz index (as reported by Good Data Corporation). Nam himself emerged as the most talked-about cast member.
With his newly confirmed role in the mystery crime thriller Code, anticipation is building for Nam Joo Hyuk’s next on-screen transformation.