Who doesn’t find thrillers attractive? Especially if it comes from South Korea! The Korean industry has gifted us with lots of breathtaking thrillers in past years. But The World of the Married is of somewhat another level. The most popular TV show in South Korea doesn’t confine itself to a thriller only.
It expands over the vast spectrum of love, life, human relationships, marriage as an institution in society, betrayal, and forgiveness. What else can we expect from a 16-episode-long TV show? It should be on top of the binge list, undoubtedly.
The storyline of the show may sound common. But the way it guides further is unique for sure. It is about a couple, Ji Sun-woo, a doctor, and Lee Tae-oh, an aspiring filmmaker.
Sun-woo thinks her family is picturesque like every other one thinks. She enjoys her married life and they have a son, Lee Joon-young. But making herself stunned Sun-woo finds that her husband, Lee is having an affair. It leads the further story consisting of revenge, violence, heartbreaks, agony, and forgiveness.
The Cast and Plot of The World of the Married
The show has a decorative cast member team. This includes Kim Hee-ae as Ji Sun-woo, Park Hae-joon as Lee Tae-oh, Han So-hee as Yeo Da-kyung, Park Sun-young as Go Ye-rim, Kim Young-min as Son Je-hyuk, Chae Gook-hee as Sul Myung-sook, Lee Geung-young as Yeo Byung-gyu, Kim Sun-kyung as Uhm Hyo-jung, Jeon Jin-seo as Lee Joon-young, Shim Eun-woo as Min Hyun-seo, Lee Hak-joo as Park In-kyu, Lee Moo-saeng as Kim Yoon-ki.
Other than these main cast members there is an elaborate list of recurring cast members also.
Such as Ma Kang-Seok Played by Park Choong-sun, Kong Ji-Cheol played by Jung Jae-sung, Ha Dong-sik played by Kim Jong-tae, Nurse An played by Kim Ha-neul, Nurse Joo Hwa-ni played by Yoon Dan-bi, Jang Mi-Yun played by Jo Ah-Ra, Yoon No-eul played by Shin-Soo-Yeon, Cha Hae-Kang played by Jung Joon-won, Cha Do-Cheol played by Kim Tae-Hyang, Cha Do-cheol’s wife played by Yoon In-jo, Chairman Choi played by Choi Beom-ho, Chairman Choi’s wife played by Seo Yi-sook, Lee Jenny played by Lee Ro-eun and Zoe played by Oh So-Hyun.
The TV show is created by Mike Bartlett and Kang Eun-Kyung. It is developed by JTBC. Mike Bartlett and Joo Hyun wrote the screenplay for the show. It is directed by Mo Wan-il and Kim Sung-jin. The show is executive produced by Park Joon-Seo, Kim Ji-Yeon, and Kim Se-ah. The producers are Kim Ye-Ji and Park Woo-ram.
The TV series is based on BBC One’s drama series Doctor Foster. With the basic elements of a thriller and a unique culmination of human feelings, the intertwining of dark and light sides makes The World of the Married one of the most intense series. It is on Netflix. Don’t wait anymore if you haven’t binged it yet. Rush to experience the extraordinary marriage saga!
