Cinderella at 2 AM is an office romantic comedy about the struggles of Ha Yoon-seo, a realistic and capable woman who believes that there is no Cinderella in reality and tries to break up with Seo Joo-won, a romanticist who believes that conditions are not important in love and a perfect young chaebol man who only looks at her.

Cinderella at 2 AM was created by Park Jun-hwan, written by Oh Eun-ji, and co-directed by Seo Min-jung and Bae Hee-young.

[10] It is based on the web novel of the same name by Aigome which was published in October 2013 and serialized as Naver series and webtoon in November 2015 and August 2020, respectively.

[13] On March 28, 2024, Coupang Play officially confirmed the appearances of Shin and Hyun as the lead actors for the series.

[15] In an interview with Shin Hyun-been, she said that Cinderella at 2 AM is expected to be released in the second half of 2024 and Coupang Play confirmed it in March 2024.