The Fiery Priest season 2 gave fans an entertaining and worthwhile finale, leaving them curious about the likelihood of a third season for the Disney Plus K-drama being in the works. Here’s everything we know about a possible The Fiery Priest season 3.
Before we come to what happened in The Fiery Priest season 2 and the show’s future, it is pertinent to note that it swept the 2024 SBS Drama Awards even before the airing of the season finale.
Kim Nam-gil, who plays the lead role of Kim Hae-il aka Father Michael, won the Grand Prize (Daesang) as well as acting honours in other categories. Lee Hanee, who essays prosecutor Park Kyung-sun, won the Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama. Kim Sung-kyun, who portrays cop Goo Dae-young, shared the Excellence Award, Actor in a Mutli-Season Drama with Sung Joon, who plays the main antagonist Kim Hong-sik in season 2.
Even Seo Hyun-woo and Ko Kyu-pil, supporting actors from The Fiery Priest season 2 cast who appear as the corrupt prosecutor Nam Doo-heon and the clumsy but kind Oh Yo-han, respectively, won awards for their performance in the series.
The Fiery Priest season 1 was an instant critical and commercial hit following its release in 2019. One of the most popular dramas of that year, it recorded 22 per cent finale viewership ratings according to Nielsen Korea. Similarly, the finale episode of the second season ended with a high average nationwide ratings of 10.9 per cent, which was the highest for any series in its time slot across all channels.
What happens in the finale episode of The Fiery Priest season 2?
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In the comedy thriller K-drama‘s ending, we see Hae-il, Kyung-sun and Dae-young able to expose the corruption of Doo-heon. We also see the dramatic arrest of Hong-sik inside the National Assembly.
Much of the episode is dedicated to Doo-heon’s hearing in the assembly, where he is being questioned for his ties to Hong-sik and the murder of the former chief prosecutor. He uses blackmail and coercion to get other corrupt assemblymen on his side as well as a crippled mafia from Busan who knows about his dealings with Hong-sik.
On the other hand, Hong-sik, the drug lord on the run from authorities, manages to enter the National Assembly to kill Doo-heon, the priest and the rest. But he finds that he was conned by a Seoul arms dealer who sold him weapons which do not fire after the first shot. Hong-sik is subsequently subdued by the priest.
Doo-heon’s crimes are revealed to the assembly after the hard drives containing evidence of his dealings and his involvement in the killing of the former chief prosecutor are discovered by accident back in Busan by police officer Goo Jayeong (played by BIBI).
Everything ends on a happy note, but Kyung-sun resigns from her job and Dae-young is removed due to political pressure. Hae-il and Dae-young encourage Kyung-sun to enter politics to clean up the system. She agrees, but whether or not she wins the election is kept a secret through a hilarious sequence involving Yo-han.
Meanwhile, a priest from the Vatican arrives to present a gift from the Pope to the Gudam gang for their heroic actions. The priest also tells Hae-il that he is needed in the Vatican City.
Could The Fiery Priest season 3 happen?
At the time of writing, there is no official news of The Fiery Priest season 3 being in the works.
Fans, on the other hand, are hopeful that the makers might announce a third instalment as in the last episode we saw Kim Hae-il being approached to move to the Vatican. If season 3 happens, viewers are hopeful to see what is next in line for Hae-il and his team. Will we get to see the magnificent Vatican City and the surrounding Italian vistas?
However, The Fiery Priest season 2 was released on Disney Plus as a limited series, which lessens the possibility of a third season.
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Frequently Asked Questions
There is no official word on whether we will get a season 3 of 'The Fiery Priest'.
There is no information about the cast of 'The Fiery Priest' season 3 because there is no official confirmation of a third season for the popular K-drama.
There is no way to predict the plot of 'The Fiery Priest' season 3 yet since there is no word of a renewal for the show.
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