Gang Dong-won, Kim Go-eun to Star in Netflix’s ‘The Twilight Between Us’ From ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Director, ‘Queen of Tears’ Writer

Netflix has set Gang Dong-won and Kim Go-eun to play heirs to two feuding houses who are married off by order of the king in “The Twilight Between Us,” a romance-action period drama directed by Kim Won-suk (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”) and written by Park Ji-eun (“Queen of Tears”).

The series follows Mu-yeong and Su-ryeon, whose families have been feuding for a century. The king arranges the match in the hope of finally ending the hostility between the two clans. The marriage does not go to plan, and soon heads somewhere no one saw coming.

Gang plays Mu-yeong, an illegitimate son of the House of Kang. He is a gifted fighter with a good heart, yet he lives out of sight, weighed down by a menacing nickname: “Demon of the North.”

Kim plays Su-ryeon, the House of Han’s only daughter. After her bid to become Crown Princess falls short, she is caught by the royal marriage ban. Being paired with Mu-yeong is a turn of fate she never expected.

The Korean title hinges on the syllable hon, which can be read two ways. It can point to marriage, as in gyeol-hon. It can also refer to hon as twilight – the short stretch after the sun sets when it is hard to say where day stops and night starts.

Kim Won-suk’s directing credits also include “Misaeng: Incomplete Life,” “Signal” and “My Mister.” Park’s writing credits also include “Crash Landing on You” and “Legends of the Blue Sea.” No release date has been announced.

On the reality front, Netflix is following up “Culinary Class Wars” with “Vocal Class Wars,” a singing survival competition the streamer has greenlit for a 2027 launch.

The show sets two camps against each other. On one side are the “White Singers,” well-known artists whose names are shorthand for an entire genre. On the other are the “Black Singers,” challengers who perform without their names or public personas and must earn their place on the strength of their voices alone.

Behind the series are Kim Hak-min, who produced “Culinary Class Wars,” and Park Sung-hwan, whose credits include the beauty competition show “Just Makeup.” The pair previously worked together on “Sing Again.”

“Following ‘Culinary Class Wars,’ we’re excited to expand the ‘black-and-white’ universe to a new stage – music,” the “Vocal Class Wars” production team said. “Watch for whether the legendary artists appearing as ‘White Singers’ can protect their reputation, or whether the ‘Black Singers’ set to shock the world will flip the script – expect another thrilling showdown and unpredictable twists in this next class war.”