MBC to release W's special 100 minute episode

Due to ongoing telecast of 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, makers of W pushed back 8th episode

MBC's popular drama, W, will be releasing a special episode for its viewers on August 15. The webtoon inspired drama starring Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo is currently on its 7th episode.

Dishing out details of the telecast, a source from MBC told Soompi that the special purview will showcase major scenes from all the episodes till date. The duration of the broadcast is set for 100 minutes and is scheduled to air on Monday at 12:50 p.m. KST.

Giving out further details, a representative from MBC stated: " It was made for people who might have missed the original airing of 'W' and are having a difficult time keeping up with the story. It will explain parts that are hard to understand with subtitles about the changes in situations so that people can understand easily."

Meanwhile, due to the ongoing telecast of 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, makers of W pushed back 8th episode. On Thursday, the staffers from the network relayed: "Today's broadcast schedule is women's archery with North Korea vs. South Korea as well as a fencing team event. Therefore, 'W' is planned for postponement." In addition, MBC also planned to postpone the seventh episode, however, due to negative response from the viewers, the makers later decided to release the episode on its usual time slot.