65
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
Story of a mysterious surrogate mother who enters the home of a woman holding the secret behind her child's death.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 79GoodWatch 65
IMDb7.9
Time to watch it all
19 h
32 episodes, about 35 min each
An episode a night: about 5 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 66 countries
+56First aired
2018
May 12, 2018
Ended 2018
Genres
MysteryDramaLanguage
Korean
Original language
Made in
South Korea
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13 · most episodes first
Song Yun-ahKim Yoon-Jin · 32 episodes
Kim So-yeonLisa Kim · 32 episodes
Kim Tae-wooHan Jae-Yeol · 32 episodes
Song Jae-imHa Jung-Wan · 32 episodes
Kim Byeong-okLee Byung-Hak · 32 episodes
Cha Hwa-yeonPark Sun-Ja · 32 episodes
Seo Young-heeKang Hye-Kyung · 32 episodes
Min Sung-wookJung Sung-Hwan · 32 episodes
Kim Jae-hwaMyung Hwa-Sook · 32 episodes
Ahn Sang-wooYoon Seung-Soo · 32 episodes
Oh Yeon-ahSong Ji-Ae · 32 episodes
Kim Ye-junHan Min-joon · 32 episodes
Kwon Do-kyunMin Tae-hwan · 32 episodes
Directing · 1
- Park Yong-soon Director
Writing · 1
- Hwang Ye-jin Writer
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