According to tvN, Ji Jin Hee has been invited to play the male lead in their upcoming drama project 'Designated Survivor', and is now aware that the actor is actively considering the offer. About Designated Survivor, a remake of the popular American drama of the same name, aired its first episode on September 21st, 2016 on ABC and then Netflix, with the participation of the male lead Kiefer Sutherland.
“Designated Survivor” (2012)
If he accepts the offer, Ji Jin Hee will play Park Moo Jin, a former chemistry professor and currently Minister of the Environment. One day, a surprise blast killed all senior government officials, including the president. Park Moo Jin is the only survivor and he has to become president in 60 days to work and find out who caused the explosion.
Actor Ji Jin Hee has been known and loved for many successful roles in such films as Dae Jang Geum (2003), Dong Yi (2010), ... and most recently he also left many impressed and won the love of the audience with the role of Kang Tae Wook in Misty, an extremely successful jTBC film in 2018.