A plane that carries 47 passengers unexpectedly crashed and caused a widespread panic in South Korea due to also carrying 9 influential figures in the entertainment industry on board. They are personnel of the company, Legend Entertainment; celebrities Seo Joon-oh, Choi Tae-oh, Lee Yeol, Ha Ji-ah, Yoon Soo-hee, President Hwang Jae-guk, Secretary Tae Ho-Hang, Manager Jung Ki-joon and Stylist Ra Bong-hee. After 4 whole months, Bong-hee found herself unconscious by the sea in China, where she was successfully rescued and is the first survivor of the plane crash found. She was subsequently transported back to South Korea, where she had to provide limited aid to Investigation Commission of the plane crash incident due to her short-term memory loss. During the period of time when Bong-hee tries to regain her memory, almost all of the 9 people return to South Korea successfully, turning out to have survived the plane crash as well. However, Bong-hee and the rest have to now fight against one of the survivors who is responsible for the murders that occurred back in the island the survivors were living on and also the Head of the Investigation Commission, Jo Hee-kyung, who is only concerned about public sentiment instead of the truth.
Park Seok Tae, Captain of the plane. Survived the plane crash but was severely injured and murdered for the supplies he had in his possession.
Nam Soo Cheol, first officer of the plane. Survived the plane crash and found a lifeboat which would give the survivors a chance to sail out for help. Died after attempting to row the boat out in the sea during a storm.
Kim Ki-Hwan, a reporter. Knows the truth to multiple crucial events and tried to reveal it by following the members onto the plane. Survived the crash and managed to survive on the island for months, but was subsequently murdered.
:ko:전원주|Jun Won-joo as old woman at senior-citizen center
:ko:박희진|Park Hee-jin as teacher
:ko: 허재호 |Heo Jae-ho as Kim Ki-hwan, a reporter. Knows the truth to multiple crucial events and wanted to persuade one of the celebrities who is a witness to reveal the truth by following her onto the plane. Survived the crash and managed to survive on the island for months, but was subsequently murdered.
Production
The early working name of the drama was Gaia, then changed to Picnic, and then Missing 9. Kim Ban-di wrote the first script, and then revised by Han Jung-hoon. Kang Ha-neul was first offered the male lead role but declined due to scheduling conflicts. Kwon Yuri, Lee Hye-ri and Jung Yu-mi were all offered the female lead roles, but also declined. Filming took place in September, 2016, when the lead roles were not confirmed. First table script reading took place on October 14, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
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Ratings
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NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
