A tvN productions web series Prison Playbook was first released on 22 November 2017 and extended till 18 January 2018. The web series in total had 16 episodes, and also started with a famous South Korean actor Park Hae Soo who is known for his splendid acting performance in Squid Games. A comedy, drama, and dark comedy genre web series Prison Playbook was a commercial success for the creators. Since its last premiere in 2018, the fans have eagerly demanded the renewal of the series. The reports in early 2022 aired that the announcement regarding the show’s comeback in later months of the year 2022.
Written by Jung Bo Hun and directed by Shin Wo Hon, the show is based on the life of a former basketball player who was convicted to jail on accusations of assaulting someone, but in reality, he was protecting his sister from getting sexually attacked. The plot in the story was so interesting that it compelled the fans to believe the show should be renewed for another season. Even though most of the series don’t get renewed with another season in K-drama, Prison Playbook deserves to be one of the very few web series that could be renewed by the creators. To know more about Prison Playbook season 2, keep scrolling.
Prison Playbook season 2 release date
Season 2 of the show has not been announced yet despite various rumors. So, we cannot provide you with any information regarding the release date of Prison Playbook season 2. The show performed quite well on rating chats as it procured 8.5 out of 10 on IMDB’s official site and 9 out of 10 on MyDramaList’s official site. There is a strong reason to believe that show will be renewed with another season as it grabbed millions of viewers who binged season one on the television screens.
The show also won five accolades at various award functions including the twelfth Korean Cable Tv Awards as ‘Best Drama’ for the year 2018. The show also procured a nationwide viewership rating of 5.3% in the year 2018, giving another reason to the creators to come up with another season of the show. Later in the year 2018, it was declared that Prison Playbook was the highest-rated Korean Cable Tv drama series.
| Name of the Show | Prison Playbook |
|---|---|
| Season Number | Season 2 |
| Genre | Black Comedy |
| Prison Playbook Season 1 Release Date | 22 November 2017 |
| Prison Playbook Season 2 Release Date | Not Announced Yet |
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Prison Playbook season 2 Story
Unfortunately, there has been no official confirmation regarding the show’s renewal with the second season. So, we cannot provide you with any information regarding the show’s storylines and plots for the second season. It is also possible that the show might get canceled just like various K drama web series. But it’s hard to believe that the creators will not continue with another season as the show is currently the highest-rated cable drama series. Story for the season included Kim Hyuk who was convicted to jail due to assaulting charges, that’s where he gets paired with multiple inmates and their lives are depicted in the show.
Prison Playbook season 2 cast
We cannot confirm who will be appearing in the second season of the show as creators still have to confirm the renewal of the show. Here are the characters who appeared in season one of the show: Park Hae soo as Kim Je-Hyuk, Jung Kyung-ho as Lee Joon-ho, Krystal Jung as Kim Ji-ho, Lim Hwa-young as Kim Je-hee, and Choi Moo-sung as Kim Min Chul.
We can expect most of the characters to return for the second season, as the creators might come up with the idea of including their struggles to adjust to the world outside the jail.
Prison Playbook season 1 recap
The story of season one of Prison Playbook started with Kim Je-Hyuk, Kim is a basketball player who gets convicted to jail after he tries to save his sister from a sexual attack. The injuries that the attackers suffer turn out to be fatal which forces Kim to be convicted to jail for a year. In jail he meets with various people including Lee Jon hoo, Lee later becomes Kim’s good friend. Despite excelling on various platforms in his career, Kim is also very clumsy.
Prison Playbook season 2 trailer
There is no trailer for season 2 of Prison Playbook, you can still watch the trailer of season 1 from an attachment provided on top of this article.
Ratings And Reviews
Seeing below the statistics, the show wasn’t rated bad by the audience, but season 2 has still not been renewed by the makers of the show yet.
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Where to watch Prison Playbook season 2 Online?
Upon its release, the show will be available to premiere on various OTT platforms such as Netflix, Voot, Disney+, and Amazon Prime videos. Season one of the show is currently available on Netflix, Voot, and Amazon with their subscriptions, It is also currently streaming for free on MX Player and Voot.
Prison Playbook Season 2 Release Date: FAQ’S
Makers have decided to not bring season 2 of the show as they thought the fanbase of the show was not up to the mark.
Captain was sentenced to three years of jail as he killed one of his subordinates in the korean army.
No prison playbook is not netflix originals.
No, the ending of the show seems imperfect and was not at all a happy ending.
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