Actor Jang Dong-gun will return to television after a five-year absence.

He will play a successful lawyer in a remake of the American legal drama "Suits." Premiered in 2011, "Suits" is currently in its seventh season in the U.S.

Jang Dong-gun (left) and Park Hyung-sik

Emerging star Park Hyung-sik has been cast alongside Jang in the Korean remake. Park will play a junior lawyer.

The Korean version is to be aired sometime next year, but fans of the two actors are already excited about the prospect of their appearing together.