'Joint Security Area' ('JSA') has kept its legacy alive from a film to a musical and now it will be made into a drama.

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According to an exclusive report by Joy News 24, KBS plans to air an 8-episode KBS 2TV drama remake of 'Joint Security Area' this September. KBS reps are currently acquiring the publication rights for novel 'DMZ', which the movie is based on, from its original writer Park Sang Yeon.�The drama will be directed by PD Kim Jin Woo and written by Park Pil Joo.

'Joint Security Area' is a 2000 mystery film starring Lee Byung Hun and more that brought in over 5 million viewers at the box office. It was adapted into a musical in 2013.

The KBS drama special director Kim Yong Soo stated, "Following a break upon ending the one-act drama special series, it will be aired as a regular drama... We are currently making adjustments for the publication rights of the story. It will be a somewhat different color than the film."

Once the cast is confirmed, the film is set to crank in July.