Surely Tomorrow
2025 South Korean television series
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Surely Tomorrow (Korean: 경도를 기다리며) is a 2025-26 South Korean television series directed by Lim Hyun-wook, written by Yoo Young-ah, and starring Park Seo-joon and Won Ji-an. It aired on JTBC from December 6, 2025, to January 11, 2026 every Saturday and Sunday at 22:40 (KST). It is also available to stream on Prime Video in select territories around the world.[2]
| Surely Tomorrow | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 경도를 기다리며 |
| Lit. | Waiting for Gyeongdo |
| RR | Gyeongdoreul gidarimyeo |
| MR | Kyŏngdorŭl kidarimyŏ |
| Genre | Romance |
| Written by | Yoo Young-ah |
| Directed by | Lim Hyun-wook |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jeong Se-rin (CP)[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minues |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | December 6, 2025 – January 11, 2026 |
Synopsis
Lee Gyeong-do is a reporter for Dongwoon Ilbo, and has been living an ordinary life, until he reconnects with his ex-girlfriend, Seo Ji-woo, who was the wife of a husband involved in an extramarital affair scandal, that Gyeong-do reported.
Cast and characters
Main
- Park Seo-joon as Lee Gyeong-do[3]
- A reporter of Dongwoon Ilbo.
- Gyeong-do's ex-girlfriend.
Supporting
- Ji-woo's elder sister, and the CEO of Jarim Apparel.
- Lee Joo-young as Park Se-young[3]
- The director of an art school, and is friends with Gyeong-do and Ji-woo.
- Kang Ki-doong as Cha Woo-sik[3]
- Se-young's husband who dreams of becoming an actor.
- Jo Min-gook as Lee Jung-min[3]
- A used cars dealer.
- Nam Gi-ae as Jang Hyun-kyung
- Ji-woo and Ji-yeon's mother.
- Kang Mal-geum as Jin Han-kyung
- Editor at the entertainment department.
- Kim Mi-kyung as Jo Nam-sook[4]
- Gyeong-do's mother.
- Jeong Ha-jin as Nam Bo-ra[5]
- An intern reporter at the entertainment department.
Special appearances
- Go Bo-gyeol as An Dae-hye
- Kim Ji-woong as Oh Goon[6]
- A college student who possesses extraordinary abilities in gathering information.
- Kim Sung-kyun as amusement park owner
Production
Development
Surely Tomorrow is directed by Im Hyun-wook, known for his work on Reflection of You (2021) and King the Land (2023), and written by Yoo Yeon-ga, who wrote Encounter (2018-19), Thirty-Nine (2022), and Divorce Attorney Shin (2023). It is co-produced by SLL, Story Forest, and Studios IN.[7]
Casting
Park Seo-joon was reportedly been offered as the male lead on July 8, 2024.[8]
In January 2025, Won Ji-an and Park were reportedly confirmed to appear as the lead.[9][10]
Release
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 650 | 807 | 707 | 1009 | 822 | 875 | 800 | 986 | 807 | 981 | 812 | 1109 | 864 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 6, 2025 | 2.721% (1st) | 2.946% (1st) |
| 2 | December 7, 2025 | 3.295% (1st) | 3.609% (1st) |
| 3 | December 13, 2025 | 3.063% (1st) | 3.091% (1st) |
| 4 | December 14, 2025 | 3.888% (1st) | 3.696% (1st) |
| 5 | December 20, 2025 | 3.270% (3rd) | 2.999% (1st) |
| 6 | December 21, 2025 | 3.425% (2nd) | 3.027% (1st) |
| 7 | December 27, 2025 | 3.259% (3rd) | 3.515% (1st) |
| 8 | December 28, 2025 | 4.150% (1st) | 4.351% (1st) |
| 9 | January 3, 2026 | 3.266% (1st) | 2.965% (1st) |
| 10 | January 4, 2026 | 3.793% (1st) | 3.956% (1st) |
| 11 | January 10, 2026 | 3.350% (1st) | 3.572% (1st) |
| 12 | January 11, 2026 | 4.728% (1st) | 4.741% (1st) |
| Average | 3.517% | 3.539% | |
