Park Bo-ram (director)

Park is a native of Daegok Village, Changseon-myeon, Namhae. She graduated from Changseon Middle School and High School and then majored in economics at Seoul National University. While studying, Park continued to pursue her interest in dramas and films through her participation in club activities. Park earnestly decided on her career path and dreamed of joining a broadcasting station. In 2013, Park applied to the SBS public recruitment test.^[3]

After passing SBS public recruitment batch 2013, Park started her career as SBS drama crew. In 2019, She worked as Assistant Director in Team B of Park Jae-beom's justice trilogy The Fiery Priest,^[3][4] as well as Season 1 telenovela The Penthouse: War in Life in 2021.^[3][5]

The crime drama series Through the Darkness was Park first directorial debut.^[3][6] The drama was adapted by Seol Yi-na from 2018 non-fiction book of the same title co-written by Korea's first criminal profiler Kwon Il-yong [Ko] and journalist-turned-author Ko Na-mu, which highlights Kwon's field experiences.^[7][8] Through the Darkness is a crime drama series that explores the psyche of a serial killer in a unique and gripping way. The show is based on the real-life events of the late 1990s, a time when South Korea was plagued by a string of seemingly random and brutal murders.^{[9][10][11][12]}

In 2022, drama series Through the Darkness won the Best Drama Award in the Best Drama Series category at the 27th Asian Television Awards.^[1] In 2023, it was selected as a finalist in the Crime Drama Category at the New York Festivals: TV and Film Awards.^[2] Success of drama series Through the Darkness made Park recognized as one of star director.^[6][13]

On December 7, 2022, at the 'Yong Film Night' event, it was announced that Park will co-direct an OTT series with the tentative title "Mangnaein" alongside veteran director Kim Jee-woon. The series is an adaptation of the crime novel 'Second Sister' by Hong Kong writer Chan Ho Kei. Yong Film is producing the series in collaboration with Anthology Studio and SK Global.^[14][15]

In January 2024, SBS announced plans to release the second season of its mega-hit drama, The Fiery Priest, that year. Park Boram, who was an assistant director for season one, was set to direct season two. This marks her second collaboration with writer Park Jae-beom and her third with actor Kim Nam-gil.^[16] The series is produced by Studio S, Big Ocean ENM, Red Nine Pictures, and Gilstory ENT. In October, it was announced that The Fiery Priest 2 would premiere on November 8, 2024, at 10 PM.^[17]