Han Hyo-joo and Gong Myung Hold First Script Reading for MBC's 'Your Ground' Ahead of December Premiere

MBC’s upcoming Friday-Saturday drama “Your Ground” has officially moved into full production, holding its first script reading with Han Hyo-joo, Gong Myung and the rest of the main cast in attendance ahead of a December premiere.

MHN Sports reported on November 11 that the cast gathered for the reading as the production confirmed the drama will premiere in December. “Your Ground” is a healing romance about a baseball player whose career comes to a halt after a single setback, and the former lawyer turned sports agent who helps him find his way back to the field.

Han Hyo-joo plays Seo Hee-seung, an ace lawyer at a major law firm who has never lost a case in court. Smart and bold, she turns down an offer to become the firm’s youngest team leader and instead steps into the unfamiliar world of professional baseball as an agent. Gong Myung plays Kang Hae-hwan, a right-handed pitcher for the fictional Miracles who was once hailed as a genius pitcher. Hae-hwan carries both an ace’s composure and a wounded inner life, and his story turns on a reunion with his first love, Hee-seung, after 11 years apart.

The supporting cast fills out both the baseball world and the agency world around them. Sung Joon plays Yoon Yi-seok, a fellow Miracles pitcher and Hae-hwan’s rival, who became the team’s ace while Hae-hwan was away from the mound. Kim Shin-rok plays Dong Chi-young, a super agent with enormous influence in the industry, bringing seasoned charisma to the center of the drama. The ensemble also includes Jo Han-chul, Hong Woo-jin, Kim Joong-ki, Kim Young-sung, Jo Eun-sol, Jung Soon-won, Kwon Seung-woo, Jung Wook-jin, Lee Je-yeon, Oh Kyung-ju, Jung Min-a, Oh Yu-jin and Cheon Joo-an, with Jeon So-young and Lee Ji-hoon playing the younger versions of Hee-seung and Hae-hwan.

Director Lee Sang-yeop, who helmed the “Yumi’s Cells” series as well as “My Youth,” “A Piece of Your Mind,” “Familiar Wife” and “Shopping King Louie,” directs the series from a script by newcomer writer Hwang Hae-yeon, with Studio S producing. Speaking after the reading, Lee said he felt excited, nervous and happy all at once, adding, “I hope we make a hot and heart-fluttering drama.”

The production team was equally upbeat about the first gathering of the cast. “From the very first script reading, the actors showed a perfect ensemble, like a single team that had been working together for a long time,” the team said. “Thanks to the actors’ passionate energy, the set was full of lively energy throughout.” The team also stressed that the drama reaches beyond its sports setting: “‘Your Ground’ is not simply a drama about baseball, but a story of people who love, fail, and rise again on the ground of their own lives. We ask for your anticipation and interest in ‘Your Ground,’ which the actors and staff on the same ground will complete with the best teamwork.”

The script reading is the latest step for a project that has been building toward its December launch since the main cast was confirmed in September. Soompi reported at the time that Han Hyo-joo and Gong Myung would lead the series, with Lee Sang-yeop directing, and that the drama was scheduled to premiere at the end of 2026. The November 11 report now firms that up into a December premiere in MBC’s Friday-Saturday primetime slot, one of the network’s most competitive berths for the year-end season.

For Han Hyo-joo, the role is a return to MBC primetime, and the part gives her a character who changes careers as dramatically as the pitcher she is paired with: a courtroom star who walks away from a partnership track to learn an entirely new industry. For Gong Myung, it continues a busy run of recent work that has included the romance “Way Back Love” opposite Kim Min-ha, the Netflix action series “Mercy for None,” the romcom “Second Shot at Love” and the Netflix film “Love Untangled.” Their pairing as former first loves reuniting after more than a decade gives the baseball comeback story its romantic spine.

With the script reading complete and production now underway, “Your Ground” is on track for its December debut on MBC. More details, including teaser footage and a confirmed premiere date, are expected as filming progresses.