Taxi Driver season 2: Lee Je-hoon’s upcoming thriller drama Taxi Driver season 2 confirms premiere date

On December 31, 2022, SBS released a special trailer for Lee Je-hoon’s upcoming thriller, Taxi Driver season 2, and revealed the premiere date for the same on their Instagram handle.

The new trailer gives viewers a glimpse of Lee Je-hoon avenging the victims who have been wronged. The trailer looks promising as it features the actor battling with different people. His Rainbow Taxi Driver team is also finally seen back in their original location. The drama is scheduled to premiere on February 17, 2023.

Taxi Driver season 1 chronicled the story of Kim Do-ki (played by Lee Je-hoon), whose mother was killed wrongfully. When the law could not provide him with any justice, Kim Do-ki met Jang Sung-chul, the head of Rainbow Taxi, an organization that avenges victims.

The drama is adapted from the webtoon The Deluxe Taxi, created by Carlos.

Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, and Pyo Ye-jin will once again join hands to avenge victims

The upcoming Taxi Driver season features Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, and Pyo Ye-jin as the main leads. Esom, who was one of the main leads in the first season, will not be joining Season 2 due to her conflicting schedules. However, the two new faces joining the cast are Jang Hyuk-jin and Bae Yoo-ram.

Lee Je-hoon will be portraying the role of taxi driver Kim Do-ki, while Kim Eui-sung will continue his role as the owner of Rainbow Taxi, Jang Sung-chul. Meanwhile, Pyo Ye-jin will be playing the role of chaotic and smart hacker Ahn Go-eun, who can hack into any system.

As shown in season 1, Rainbow Taxi helps victims of crimes like bullying and torture. They provide justice in their own way to the victims who are not protected by the law.

The drama has already showcased the backstory of every member of Rainbow Taxi and how they are empathetic towards the victims because they too have been similarly wronged in the past.

While Kim Do-ki is a star driver who sets out on his mission to punish those who have been wronged by the justice system, Jang Sung-chul and Ahn Go-eun help Do-ki carry out their form of justice by delivering errands and hacking into the required systems.

The first season showcased a series of enthralling crime stories fused with real-life stories that shed light on some of the heinous crimes that have been committed in South Korea.

However, in the finale episode, the members of the Rainbow Taxi organization decided to reunite after parting ways for a year or so. While they initially thought getting revenge was all about living one's life successfully and not destroying others, as soon as they got the news of yet another person being wronged, Kim Do-ki, Jang Sung-chul, and Ahn Go-eun formed the team again.

What happens in the new trailer?

In the recently released trailer, the Rainbow Taxi driver team is seen standing together on the roof of a terrace, smiling confidently. The team is currently in Vietnam, where Kim Do-ki will be fighting a mob of gangsters.

When the scene changes, Jang Sung-chul is seen surrounded by the police. The appearance of an unknown but villainous-type character also seems to be indicating an interesting turn in the story. At the end of the trailer, Kim Do-ki is seen carrying a child out of the burning flames.

The show was penned by screenwriter Oh Sang-ho and helmed by PD Lee Dan.

Fans rejoiced as Taxi Driver is finally returning with season 2

As soon as SBS dropped the special trailer and premiere date for Taxi Driver season 2, fans didn’t hesitate to express their enthusiasm and excitement on social media. They were also elated to see Lee Je-Hoon doing action scenes again.

Lee Je-hoon's action thriller drama Taxi Driver season 2 will occupy the time slot 10 pm time slot that is currently booked for the drama, Payback. The 16-episode drama is set to air every Friday and Saturday from February 17.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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Edited by Upasya Bhowal