Facing the situation of the protagonists in the disputed geographical boundaries, the drama uses the glorious image of "strong sun" as a metaphor to express the meaning of the plot. In the original book, it is the story of doctors with the theme of Doctors Without Borders.

Descendants of the Sun refers to the story that the official producer changed the original protagonist into an emotional plot between the special forces captain and the doctor in the extreme planning. In extreme cases, the protagonist, doctors and soldiers in the play all have a humanitarian attitude towards life, so the play is named after Sun.

Extended data:

1, drama planning

The play is a series in which director Woo-cheol Shin and screenwriter Jin Enshu have been stranded for many years. The director and screenwriter began to plan mr. sunshine in 2008. It was expected to be a 32-episode Japanese-Korean co-production drama with a cost of 20 billion won, but in the end, due to excessive capital investment, Korean TV stations withdrew their funds and aborted.

2. Shooting method

This drama is different from other Korean dramas that are broadcast while shooting. From the planning stage, the goal is to broadcast simultaneously between China and South Korea. In order to comply with the regulations of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of China, the mode of shooting first and then broadcasting was adopted, and the filming was 100% in advance, so as to leave enough review time for the Administration of Radio, Film and Television, realize simultaneous broadcasting between China and South Korea, and change the practice of shooting first and then broadcasting Korean dramas.

3. Shooting process

The play was secretly launched on June, 2065438 12. On the evening of September 28th, I went to Greece to shoot for a month. It took six and a half months to shoot, and it was completed in the early morning of 65438+February 30th.

4. Looking for radio and television stations

Because the theme of the play is too hard, mainly war and the army. For advertisers, it is difficult to place advertisements, and almost no TV stations can be found to broadcast them. The TV station lacks interest in this play, and it will risk losing money if it is bought. SBS didn't buy the play because of this consideration. Finally, the play was bought by KBS.