ENA Casts Hyeri and Na In-woo in Spy Rom-Com Remake Handle With Care

ENA has confirmed casting for the action rom-com Handle With Care, with Hyeri and Na In-woo in the lead roles. The drama, previously titled Treat Her with Caution, is slated to air early next year.

Hyeri plays a spy who goes into hiding by marrying the local veterinarian of a small town. He is played by Na In-woo, and he has a secret of his own: the town's well-liked nice guy is in fact a former secret government agent. The setup pairs two people who each conceal a past in intelligence work, inside what is presented as a quiet community.

A remake with returning collaborators

The series is a remake of a Japanese series. The casting was carried in Dramabeans' news roundup for November 12, which credited the report to Sports Donga.

PD Yoo Sun-dong and writer Kim Ryu-hyun lead the production team. Yoo previously directed Dream to You and Unmasked, while Kim wrote Switch. The pairing of a director with an established record and a writer with a separate credit gives the project a defined creative core ahead of its broadcast.

Hyeri is known for Dream to You, the same drama Yoo directed, so the lead actress and the director are reuniting on a new project. Na In-woo is known for Motel California, and Handle With Care puts him in a role that plays on a gentle public image while hiding a background in government service.

What the casting sets up

The title change from Treat Her with Caution to Handle With Care is the main difference in how the project has been presented so far. The genre mix is stated plainly: action and romantic comedy, built around a marriage that begins as cover for a hidden identity and involves a husband who has his own concealed history.

ENA has placed the premiere in early next year, and the casting announcement gives viewers their first look at the lead pairing. The drama will be an adaptation rather than an original story, drawing its premise from the Japanese series on which it is based.