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SBS has announced that they will be permanently canceling “Joseon Exorcist.”
On March 26, the network released the following official statement regarding the new drama, which just aired its first two episodes earlier this week:
We inform you about SBS’s position on “Joseon Exorcist”.
How SBS deeply recognizes the gravity of the current situation [regarding the drama], we have decided to terminate our broadcast rights contract for “Joseon Exorcist” and cancel all broadcasts of the drama.
At the moment, SBS has already paid most of the broadcast rights fees for the drama in question, and the production company has already completed 80 percent of filming.
Although we are concerned about the financial losses incurred by both the broadcast network and the production company, as well as the gap in our programming, SBS feels a great responsibility as a public broadcast network, and we inform you that we have decided to cancel. the program.
Immediately after its premiere on March 22, “Joseon Exorcist” was criticized for its use of Chinese-style accessories and food, which many viewers pointed to as a distortion of Korean history.
Although SBS released an initial statement of apology and explanation, viewer reaction continued to grow as the second episode of the drama included more Chinese-style elements. Soon after, all of the “Joseon Exorcist” sponsors withdrew from the drama and the network announced that it would be taking a week-long break to review the series.
However, just two days later, SBS has confirmed that the drama will not be returning to air.
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