Sea Police (Korean바다경찰; RRbadagyeongchal) is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join the Korean Coast Guard to experience their work protecting coastal waters and communities. The show is the first spin-off of Rural Police,[1] which features a similar premise focused on police centres in the countryside. Like the original series, the cast act in the capacity of an entry-level police officer (Korean순경; RRsun-gyeong) alongside mentor police officers in their assigned Coast Guard substation.

Sea Police
Promotional poster for Season 2
Hangul
바다경찰
GenreReality show, Police
StarringJo Jae-yoon
Kim Soo-ro (Season 1)
Kwak Si-yang (Season 1)
Yura (Season 1)
Lee Beom-soo (Season 2)
On Joo-wan (Season 2)
Lee Tae-hwan (Season 2)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes11
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC every1
ReleaseAugust 13, 2018 (2018-08-13) –
December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30)
Related
Rural Police
Urban Cops

Season 1 aired on Mondays at 20:30 (KST) from August 13 to September 10, 2018. It was filmed in Seo-gu, Busan, South Gyeongsang-do with an all-new cast separate from Rural Police.[2]

Season 2 aired on Wednesdays at 22:20 (KST) from November 25 to December 30, 2020, with Jo Jae-yoon returning to the cast alongside Lee Tae-hwan from the second spin-off Urban Cops and two new members. It was filmed at Nohwa Island (Nohwado) in Wando-gun, South Jeolla-do.[3]

Cast

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Main cast

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Season 1 Season 2
Kim Soo-ro Lee Beom-soo
Jo Jae-yoon
Kwak Si-yang On Joo-wan
Yura Lee Tae-hwan

Coast Guard officers

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Season Location Officers
1 Namhang Substation
(Busan Coast Guard Station)
  • Chief Lee Ju-hwi
  • Leader Kim Yang-seok
  • Inspector Cheon Sang-yong
  • Senior Officer Lee Mi-hyeon
2 Nohwa Substation
(Wando Coast Guard Station)
  • Chief Kim Hyeok-tae
  • Leader Jeong Bok-gi
  • Station Team: Inspector Choi Seok-min, Senior Officer Jo Yong-gwan & Officers Kim Du-bong, Kim Min-sik
  • Rescue Team: Senior Officer Jeong Min-guk & Officers Lee Su-bin, Jeong Yu-seok

List of episodes

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Promotional poster for Season 1

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Jeong-hyeon (July 12, 2018). "'시골경찰' 스핀오프로 '바다경찰'…김수로 등 출연" ['Rural Police' Spin-off 'Sea Police'... Kim Soo-ro and more to star]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Lee, Yong-soo (August 13, 2018). "'바다경찰' 김수로부터 유라까지, 해양경찰 업무 본격 시작" ['Sea Police' From Kim Soo-ro to Yura, Korea Coast Guard duty begins]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Kim, So-yeon (November 26, 2020). "['바다경찰2' 첫방] 이범수X조재윤X온주완X이태환, 어촌마을 지키는 해경" [['Sea Police 2' Premiere] Lee Beom-soo, Jo Jae-yoon, On Joo-wan and Lee Tae-hwan, Coast Guard officers protecting fishing villages]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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