All The Love You Wish For (working title), starring Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy, is one of the most highly-anticipated South Korean drama shows coming to Netflix this year, but it looks like the production of the upcoming fantasy rom-com got a change of direction as director Lee Byung-heon left the project.
According to a January 27 report by Edaily (via Naver), director Lee Byung-heon, who's known for directing Extreme Job and Be Melodramatic, has stepped down from directing the highly-anticipated Netflix series during production last year due to personal reasons.
A representative from All The Love You Wish For's production team confirmed the news, stating, “It is true that Director Lee Byung Heon stepped down for personal reasons.” It was also revealed that The Glory director Ahn Gil-ho joined the production as the B-team director in July 2024, so they could complete filming Kim Woo-bin and Suzy's drama. The representative said, “We ask for your understanding that we cannot provide further details regarding the timing and reasons for Director Lee Byung-heon’s departure.”
The production for All The Love You Wish For wrapped up in late October 2024, and it's currently in the post-production stage, with the show set to release on Netflix this year.
What is All the Love You Wish For about?
Although the official title for All the Love You Wish For hasn't been revealed yet, we can tell, based on the working title, that its plot will focus on a genie from a lamp. AsianWiki shared a synopsis for the upcoming Netflix drama:
Genie is a spirit that comes out of lamp. He is full of emotional excess and goes back and forth between different emotions. Ga Young is someone who lacks emotion. She happens to call Genie out of his lamp and is granted 3 wishes to make
The Genie will be played by Kim Woo-bin, who's known for his lead role, 5-8, in Netflix's K-drama Black Knight (2023). He also starred in Studio Dragon's 2022 drama Our Blues as Park Jung-joon. Bae Suzy is playing the role of Ga Young; she is known for her roles in Vagabond, Start-Up, and Doona!.
The rest of the cast of All the Love You Wish For include:
Ahn Eun-jin as Mi Ju
Steve Noh as Su Hyeon
Go Gyu-pil as Sayyid
Lee Joo-young as Min Ji
The series is written by Kim Eun-sook, who's known for penning hit dramas such as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (a.k.a. Goblin), Mr. Sunshine, The Glory, Descendants of the Sun, and The Heirs. It is produced by Studio Dragon and Haw & Dam Pictures.
