Seven people involved in the case of a missing girl face huge events intertwined with many lies and desires. The journey of searching for the truth leads to bloody revenge resembling divine punishment.
Cast and characters
The Escape of the Seven main cast at the press conference on October 6, 2023
A mysterious figure who was the mastermind of the events happening in the drama, and the real killer of Da-mi. His real identity was Sim Jun-seok, apparent heir of Sungchan Group. He was revealed to be the adoptive son of Sungchan Group's chairman, and he had also hated Do-hyuk for being the biological heir, leading to him attempting to kill Do-hyuk. After having plastic surgery, he returns as Matthew Lee, a Korean-American man who runs the biggest mobile platform company in South Korea but is the tyrannical villainous figure behind the veil. He pretends to be Lee Hwi-so to gain trust of Do-hyuk and Ki-tak and uses Da-mi's revenge as an act after finding out about Chairman Bang and Ki-tak's plan. His true intention is to kill Do-hyuk after making his life miserable.
The CEO of a drama production company and Da-mi's biological mother. She is skillful and aggressive at her job. Geum Ra-hee values money and success the most in her life and she will take any path to achieve that. To receive a huge inheritance, she tries to find her daughter whom she abandoned 15 years ago.
A man who used to be a gangster. He does not have a dream or hope for his life. If he trusts someone once, he will trust them for good. Due to this, his life is filled with a series of betrayals. He believes his younger brother and mother died due to Da-mi's adoptive mother, but later found out that it was Jin-mo who killed them, and it led to him secretly acting as a spy for Matthew Lee in order to exact revenge on Jin-mo. He was revealed to be the long-lost biological son of the chairman of Sungchan Group.
A young woman wants to become an idol and she is admired by her friends. She seems to have a perfect life but she has a weakness. Her weakness is that she consistently turns out lies. She secretly had a relationship with Jun-seok and gave birth to a daughter, whom she cruelly abandoned. She later frames Da-mi of having the child and ruins her life to protect herself. She also lies about her family having a business is Silicon Valley when in fact her family is poor. Mo-ne will do anything to achieve what she wants even if she has to lie or sacrifice someone to achieve it.
An OB-GYN and Chil-sung's former lover. She lives with Chil-sung and loves the money he has. Later on she tries to kill him with La-hui when he finds out that she made a fake doctor's report stating that Da-mi is pregnant and ruining her life. She later works as the nurse of Sungchan Group's chairman after being blackmailed by Matthew.
The CEO of Cherry Entertainment. He is usually gentle, but once his anger explodes nobody stops him. He is extremely greedy and will do anything for profit. Yang used to work directly for K and knew his identity. He tried to send Do-hyuk to jail and killed his family due to K's orders. One of Mo-ne's most trusted allies, he also knew her and K's relationship. While obeying K's order of destroying Do-hyuk, he grows suspicious of the reasons behind K's hate for him. The only person Jin-mo cares about throughout the series is Ms. Noh.
The chief detective of Deokseon Police Station who is promoted to Commissioner on later parts of the series. He frames Da-mi's adoptive father for murder and drug dealing as well as for being a drug addict. Ironically, Nam is a drug addict himself. He works for Jun-seok. Later in the series, he decides to help Matthew and work against Jun-seok to save himself.
CEO of Taebaek Entertainment who is kept in check by Jin-mo. He was also the former boss of the Central Party, a gangster group centered in Seoul. He was also the former boyfriend of Ra-hee and still have feelings for her. He allied with Matthew Lee to exact revenge on the seven villains. In the later part of the second season, he was revealed to be the real biological father of Da-mi.
A school star, Chil-sung's granddaughter and La-hui's biological daughter. She is actually the descendant of a wealthy tycoon, the only grandchild of Chairman Chil-sung, but due to heart disease, her mother abandoned her for 15 years. When her biological mother brought her back home, she became a tool to inherit her grandfather's property in her mother's plan.
Da-mi's adoptive father who was framed for murdering her and sentenced to death. He was kidnapped by K who assumed his identity to trick Do-hyuk and Ki-tak.
Jin-mo's subordinate. He was responsible for spreading fake news to frame Da-mi and her adoptive father for having a sexual relationship in order to hide Mo-ne's secret.
A bully at Myeongju Girls' High School. After reaching adulthood, she grew remorseful for bullying Da-mi, and also fell out with Mo-ne, who often ordered her to do the bullying and even stole Ji-ah's written songs as her own. She was revealed to have taken the blame of murdering her abusive father in self-defence to protect her elder sister from prosecution, and Mo-ne made use of this secret to force Ji-ah to do her bidding. She was later murdered by Jun-seok.
A Deputy Chief Prosecutor who fabricated the evidence of the killings to seek a death sentence for Hwi-so on the grounds of murdering Da-mi and Chil-sung. He was murdered by Jun-seok after he found out the secret of Jun-seok's parentage.
The work brings together author Kim Soon-ok with director Jo Dong-min for the third time after the series The Last Empress (2018) and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–21).[40] The series was produced by SBS Drama Division, Studio S, in cooperation with Chorokbaem Media. The cost of production the series was about ₩46.2 billion (US$40.39 million) for both seasons 1 and 2.[41]
On February 24, 2023, it was revealed that the series was preparing for a second season.[42] On October 13, 2023, it was announced that main director Jo Dong-min was leaving, and the second season would be directed by Oh Joon-hyuk, who also co-directed the first season.[43] On December 29, 2023, it was announced that director Oh Song-hee would co-direct the second season with Oh Joon-hyuk.[44]
Filming
On September 22, 2022, the cast was confirmed with the start of filming for the series.[7] Filming for the first season ended on July 6, 2023. Filming for the second season began in July 2023.[45]
On December 5, 2022, the production company apologized for illegally parking a small car on the sidewalk and paid a fine to the Parking Management Division of the Administrative Support Bureau of the District Office.[46]
Viewership
The Escape of the Seven : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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^Kim, Chae-yeon (September 5, 2023). "'재벌집 할머니' 김현, 김순옥 작가 '7인의 탈출' 합류..이유비 엄마된다 [공식]" ['Chaebol Grandma' Kim Hyun joins '7 Escapees' writer Kim Soon Ok to become Lee Yoo-Bi's mum [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jang, Su-jeong (August 29, 2023). "은해성, '7인의 탈출' 출연...김순옥 사단 합류" [Eun Hae-sung to star in '7 People's Escape'...joins Kim Soon-Ok's division] (in Korean). Dailyian. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Choi, Hee-jae (July 31, 2023). "이유진, 김순옥 신작 '7인의 탈출' 합류...이유비와 호흡 [공식입장]" ["Lee Yoo-jin joins Kim Soon-ok's new film '7 Escape'...working with Lee Yoo-bi [Official Statement]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park, Soo-in (August 29, 2023). "지승현 '7인의 탈출' 출연, 김순옥 사단 합류" [Ji Seung-Hyun to star in '7 People's Escape' and join Kim Soon-Ok's company] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Chae-yeon (August 23, 2023). "이정현, '7인의 탈출'로 김순옥 월드 입성..구치소 내 빵장 백익호 역 [공식]" [Lee Jung Hyun enters Kim Soon Ok World with 'Escape of the 7'...will play Baek Ik Ho, a baker in prison [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee, Jung-hyuk. 이부영, 드라마 '7인의 탈출' 출연...이덕화 수행비서로 조용하지만 강렬 존재감 드러낼 듯 [Lee Boo-young appears in drama 'Escape of the Seven'... Lee Deok-hwa is expected to reveal a quiet but powerful presence as his assistant]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^Lee, Seung-rok. '7인의 탈출' 세계적 영화감독 미쉘...걸그룹 체리블렛 멤버 유주였다 ['Escape of the Seven' World-renowned film director Michel...It was Yuju, a member of the girl group Cherry Bullet]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^Park, Ha-na (September 15, 2023). '7인의 탈출' 윤종훈, 이준과 피습 자작극→윤태영에 누명 ['Escape of the Seven' Yoon Jong-hoon, self-made drama of attack with Lee Joon→Yoon Tae-young framed] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Naver.
^Seo, Yoo-na (September 17, 2023). 조윤희, 불륜 숨기려 제자 모함..소름 악행 '7인의 탈출'[결정적장면] [Jo Yoon-hee, framed by a student to hide her affair..Creepy evil act 'Escape of the Seven'[Critical Scene]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Naver.
^""그 톱스타, 베스티 해령이었어?"...'한다라'로 활동명 바꾸고 '7인의 탈출' 특별출연→4년만에 배우 복귀" ["Was that top star, BESTie Haeryung?"... Changed stage name to 'Handara' and made special appearance in 'Escape of the Seven' → Returned to acting after 4 years]. mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^Kang, Nae-ri (March 30, 2023). "[단독] 데니안, SBS '7인의 탈출' 특별출연...김순옥 월드 입성" [[Exclusive] Danny Ahn, special appearance in SBS 'Escape of 7'...Kim Soon-ok entered the world] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Naver.
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^Lee, Young-sung. "초록뱀미디어, 460억 규모 자체 IP 드라마 '7인의 탈출' 공급 계약" [Green Snake Media, 460 million won supply contract for its own IP drama, '7 People's Escape.] (in Korean). Edaily [ko]. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Naver.
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