The Return of Iljimae
The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | 돌아온 일지매 | |
| First Air Date | January 21, 2009 | |
| Last Air Date | April 9, 2009 | |
| Seasons | 1 | |
| Episodes | 24 | |
| Episode Runtime | 1h 10min | |
| Language | Korean | |
| Original Language | Korean | |
| Production Countries | South Korea | |
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| Networks | MBC | |