MANILA, Philippines – Netflix has unveiled the first look for its upcoming South Korean sci-fi thriller series The Silent Sea, starring Gong Yoo, Bae Doo-na, and Lee Joon.
The one-and-a-half minute trailer sees the character of Gong lead an elite group of space explorers in a mission to reach the moon to find hints about mankind’s survival. “It’s like any other mission. We just have to do as we’re told,” his character said in the clip.
Gong and his crew were seen searching the abandoned base of Balhae Lunar Research Station as they wondered what could have possibly happened there to cause such damage. It’s then followed by a montage of scenes showing the volatile situations that the crew were thrown into as they continue with their mission.
“The total survival rate of all of our team members is not even 10%,” a crew member said in the clip.
Set in 2075 when Earth is undergoing desertification, The Silent Sea follows members of a special team who were tasked to secure and retrieve mysterious samples from an abandoned research facility on the moon.
Gong (Train to Busan, Goblin) stars as Han Yoon-jae, the exploration team leader who was tasked to carry the crucial and risky mission despite the limited information; Bae (Kingdom, Sense8) portrays astrobiologist Doctor Song Ji-an who aims to uncover the truth behind the abandonment of the space station, and Lee (Gapdong, My Father is Strange) plays Captain Ryu Tae-sook, the head engineer who volunteered for the mission to escape the ministry’s stifling environment.
The eight-episode series also stars Kim Sun-young, Lee Mu-saeng, and Lee Sung-wook. It will be directed by Choi Hang-yong and written by Park Eun-kyo.
The Silent Sea is set to premiere on Netflix on December 24. – Rappler.com