Athena: Goddess of War
Athena: Goddess of War (Korean: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신) is a South Korean espionage television drama series broadcast by SBS in 2010 and a spin-off of 2009's Iris. Budgeted at ₩20 billion (US$17 million) like its predecessor, the two series are among the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced.
| Athena: Goddess of War | |
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| Genre | Action Romance Thriller |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-jun Yoo Nam-kyung |
| Directed by | Kim Myung-jun Kim Tae-hun Hwang Jung-hyun |
| Starring | Jung Woo-sung Cha Seung-won Soo Ae Lee Ji-ah Kim Min-jong Choi Si-won |
| Composer | Lee Dong-jun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original languages | Korean English Japanese Italian |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Young-sup (SBS Drama Operations Team) |
| Production locations | Seoul, Rome, Venice, Belluno, Vicenza, Padova, Dolomites, Tottori, Honolulu and New Zealand |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | 13 December 2010 – 21 February 2011 |
| Related | |
| Iris Iris II: New Generation | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Atena: Jeonjaengui Yeosin |
| McCune–Reischauer | At'ena: Chŏnjaengŭi Yŏsin |
Starring Jung Woo-sung, Cha Seung-won, Soo Ae, and Lee Ji-ah, the series premiered in December 2010 after filming in a number of overseas locations, including Italy, New Zealand, Japan, and the United States. The series is set in the same universe as its predecessor, allowing for select characters from Iris to reprise their roles throughout the story.
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