The First Responders Season 2 (소방서 옆 경찰서) is a new thriller K-drama series directed by Shin Kyung Soo and written by Min Ji Eun. The series stars Kim Rae-won as Jin Ho-gae, Son Ho-jun as Bong Do-jin and Gong Seung-yeon as Song Seol. The rest of the cast includes Jung Jin-woo, Lee Jung-hu, Ji Woo, Jung Sang-hoon, Kang Gi-doong, Son Ji-yoon, Woo Mi-hwa, Seo Hyun-chul, Lee Hwa-jung and more.
The new emergency rescue drama centres around a hot-headed, stubborn police officer who follows unconventional ways to solve various impossible cases. Along with two firefighters, Bong Do-jin and Song Seol, the trio assists and cooperates to save innocent victims and bring them justice.
The second season premiered on SBS TV on August 4, 2023, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 10 PM KST, while the first season premiered on November 12, 2022, with a total of 12 episodes. The First Responders Season 2 takes over SBS’s Friday-Saturday 10 PM KST timeslot previously occupied by Revenant.
The First Responders Season 2 Episode 8 Preview
The First Responders Season 2 Plot
The description for the series on Disney+ Hotstar reads: “A police station and a fire station adjoining each other to cooperate in combining crime and fire in the most brutal and tragic cases.”
The First Responders Season 2 Cast
Kim Rae-won leads the show’s main cast as Jin Ho-gae, Son Ho-jun as Bong Do-jin and Gong Seung-yeon as Song Seol. The rest of the cast includes Jung Jin-woo, Lee Jung-hun, Ji Woo, Jung Sang-hoon, Kang Gi-doong, Moon Won-ju, Son Ji-yoon, Woo Mi-hwa, Seo Hyun-chul, Jo Seung-yun, Lee Woo-je, Lee Do-yup, Jung Wook-jin, Lee Hwa-jung, Heo Ji-won, Jeon Gook-hwan, Seo Jae-kyu, and Jo Hee-bong.
The First Responders Season 2 Episode List
The series consists of 24 episodes which have been separated into two seasons. The first season premiered on November 12, 2022, and the second season is currently running Friday-Saturday.
Where To Watch The First Responders Season 2
The thriller drama will be available to watch on SBS TV as well as Disney+ Hotstar internationally.
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The First Responders Season 2 Episode 7 Release Date
The show will stream from August 4, 2023, to September 9, 2023. Episode 8 of the series will stream on August 26, 2023, at 8 PM IST or 10 PM KST.
The First Responders Episode 8 Predictions
In the next episode, the team of firefighters will try to defuse the bomb. However, they will find more problems on the way. Will Ho-gae be able to know who the hackers are? It will be revealed in the next episode.
The First Responders Episode 7 Recap
The episode starts with Song Seol meeting up with the Chief. They talk about the past instances that left both the departments rattled. However, they both try to heal and take their own time to do it. Song Seol also meets with Ho-gae at her apartment building, and they both make up to each other. They leave behind the bad memories and try to work cordially with each other from thereon.
Another case pops up for the police and the fire department. A group of gangsters start to cause a ruckus in an abandoned place. However, Ho-gae breaks up the fight by throwing water at them. As soon as everyone disperses, he sees that a dead body is left inside the car. As he looks closer, he finds out that the body has been tampered with.
The dead body is sent for autopsy, and the doctor finds some important revelations. She sees that the abdomen of the dead body is cut in half and sewed again. Moreover, she also finds something hard inside the stomach, which could mean that there is something left inside. However, she could not conduct a CT scan as the hospital’s scanner was sent for repair.
On the other hand, the police arrive at the fire department to meet the chief. The police informed them that she was being held accountable for neglecting her work and not assisting the ones working under her. The accusations infuriated the people inside the department. However, she was arrested on those counts.
During the autopsy, Doha found out that there was a bomb connected inside the body. He reached at the right time, but the bomb went off. The doctor lay on the floor unconscious, and a phone call came on everyone’s phone. A hacker started to blackmail them by saying that there were a lot more bombs attached in the room, and if they did not follow their instructions, it would go off.
The hackler threatened that they would harm the detective’s family. However, the detective took the phone and called the department. The department found a way to help the captured officers. A team was sent to rescue them, and Song Seol was also a part of it. The episode ends on that note.
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