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This is a huge and continuously updating list. The first 2 categories are ‘definitely DA’ and ‘Probably DA’, but beyond that all of the shows are sorted by category. Enjoy!
Definitely DA:
The Living and the Dead - The plot revolves around Nathan Appleby and his wife, Charlotte Appleby whose farm is believed to be at the centre of numerous supernatural occurrences. Set in Victorian times and has ghosts and an excellent aesthetic. Available on Amazon Prime. 5/5
A Series of Unfortunate Events - This series follows the tragic tale of three orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire – who are investigating their parents’ mysterious death. The siblings are saddled with an evil guardian named Count Olaf , who will do whatever it takes to get his hands on the Baudelaires’ inheritance. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny must outsmart Olaf at every turn, foiling devious plans and disguises. The series is based on the series of books by Lemony Snicket. Available on Netflix.
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - A dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin story, Sabrina Spellman wrestles to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family – including aunts Hilda and Zelda – and the daylight world humans inhabit. Available on Netflix. 5/5
Downton Abbey - This historical drama follows the lives of the Crawley family and their servants in the family’s Edwardian country house. The programme begins with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, which leaves Downton Abbey’s future in jeopardy, as Lord Grantham’s presumptive heir – his cousin James – and his son, Patrick, die aboard the ship, leaving him without a male offspring to take over the throne upon his death. As a result, Lord Grantham must search for a new heir. As the programme progresses through the decade, other historical events happen leading up to Lord Grantham declaring in 1914 that Britain is at war with Germany, marking the beginning of World War I, which becomes a major plot on the programme. Available on Amazon Prime.
Gran Hotel - Set in Spain in the early 20th century, Julio arrives at a luxury hotel to meet his sister, head chambermaid Cristina only to discover she has disappeared. Julio makes it his mission to find her and infiltrates the hotel under the guise of a footman. This show is in Spanish but available with English Subtitles. 5/5
Penny Dreadful - An exploration of the origin stories of classical literature characters in this psychological thriller that takes place in the dark corners of Victorian London. Sir Malcolm is an explorer who has lost his daughter to the city’s creatures, and he will do whatever is needed to get her back and to right past wrongs. His accomplice, seductive clairvoyant Vanessa Ives, recruits charming American Ethan Chandler to help locate Sir Malcolm’s daughter and slay some monsters. Available on Netflix and Hulu.
The Umbrella Academy - On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands. Fast forward to the present time, when the six surviving members of the clan reunite upon the news of Hargreeves’ passing. They work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father’s death, but divergent personalities and abilities again pull the estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat.
Sherlock- Dr. John Watson is a war vet just home from Afghanistan. He meets the brilliant but eccentric Holmes when the latter, who serves as a consultant to Scotland Yard, advertises for a flatmate. Almost as soon as Watson moves into the Baker Street flat, they are embroiled in mysteries, and Sherlock’s nemesis, Moriarty, appears to have a hand in the crimes. Available on Netflix. 5/5
Stranger Things - In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries. Available on Netflix. 5/5
Twilight Zone - It’s a strange mix of horror, science-fiction, drama, comedy and superstition. Serling introduced each episode, and many of the black and white episodes concluded with a surprise ending. Available on Netflix and Hulu. 5/5.
Outlander- After serving as a British Army nurse in World War II, Claire Randall is enjoying a second honeymoon in Scotland with husband Frank, an MI6 officer looking forward to a new career as an Oxford historian. Suddenly, Claire is transported to 1743 and into a mysterious world where her freedom and life are threatened. To survive, she marries Jamie Fraser, a strapping Scots warrior with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humour. A passionate relationship ensues, and Claire is caught between two vastly different men in two inharmonious lives. Available on Netflix and Hulu.
Probably DA:
The Magicians - Quentin Coldwater, a grad student at Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, has been fascinated by the magical fantasy world since he was young. But as he has gotten older, Quentin and his 20-something friends have discovered that the magical world they read about as children is not only real, but it poses dangers to humanity. While studying at the secret upstate New York school, the friends struggle to cope with the aftermath of a catastrophe that befalls the institution. Available on Netflix, Hulu, and the Syfy website. 5/5
Merlin- This action-packed fantasy-drama revisits the saga of King Arthur and his wizard, Merlin, by focusing on the two characters when they were ambitious young men struggling to understand their destinies. In this telling, Prince Arthur is known to be the heir to the throne (no sword from the stone here). And he is acquainted with all those who will one day form the legend of Camelot, including Lancelot, Guinevere, and Morgana. Merlin is also forced to deal with King Uther’s Great Purge, which bans all use of magic. Available on Netflix. 5/5
The Order - When Belgrave University student Jack Morton joins a fabled secret society, the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, he is thrust into a world of magic, monsters and intrigue. Out to avenge his mother’s death, he uncovers dark family secrets and lands in an underground battle being waged between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic. Assisting Jack in the fight is Alyssa, a tour guide at Belgrave and fellow member of the Order, which is led by Jack’s estranged father. Available on Netflix. 4/5.
Legion - David Haller is a troubled young man who was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child. Shuffled from one psychiatric institution to the next, in his early 30s, David met and fell in love with a beautiful and troubled fellow patient named Syd. After a startling encounter with her, he was forced to confront the shocking possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees may actually be real. Syd led David to Melanie Bird, a demanding but nurturing therapist who heads a team of specialists – Ptonomy, Kerry, and Cary – each of whom possesses a unique and extraordinary gift. Together, they helped David to recognize and harness his hidden abilities and unlock a deeply suppressed truth – he had been haunted his entire life by a malicious parasite of unimaginable power. Available on Hulu. 4/5.
Comedy:
Derry Girls - Following Erin and her friends as they grow up in a world of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points in 1990s Northern Ireland and attempt to navigate the highs and lows of being teenagers. Available on Netflix. 5/5
Detective/military:
Broadchurch- When the corpse of an 11-year-old British boy, Danny Latimer, is found bloodied and dirty on an idyllic beach, a small Dorset community becomes the focus of a police investigation and media madness. Out-of-town Detective Inspector Alec Hardy gets the point position over Detective Sgt. Ellie Miller – who feels the job should have been hers. Slowly, more members of the community of Broadchurch are drawn into the investigation. While dealing with so much unwelcome attention, Danny’s family tries to cope with its grief. When a suspect is named and charged, the ensuing trial sees the defendant promising to expose more of the townspeople’s secrets. Available on Netflix. 5/5.
Haven - FBI Agent Audrey Parker arrives in Haven, Maine, on what she believes is a routine assignment. But the longer she stays, the more curious she becomes – about the townspeople, who seem to be beset by a range of supernatural afflictions; about the town itself, which contains many secrets; and about her own surprising connection to this strange place. Available on Netflix and Tubi. 4/5.
A Very Secret Service - At the height of the Cold War in 1960, André Merlaux joins the French Secret Service and contends with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic. In French with English Subtitles. Available on Netflix. 5/5.
Criminal Minds - An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country’s most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators’ next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the “mind hunter” team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard. Available on Netflix and CBS. 5/5
Eureka- In the years since World War II, the U.S. government has been relocating the world’s geniuses (and their families) to the Pacific Northwest town of Eureka. Daily life there shifts between amazing innovation and total chaos. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter learns this first-hand when his car breaks down in Eureka, stranding him among the town’s eccentric citizens. When they unleash a scientific creation still unknown to the outside world, it’s up to Carter to restore order. Subsequently, he’s let in on one of America’s best-kept secrets. Available on Amazon Prime. 5/5.
Our Girl - Taking destiny into their own hands, British Army female medics of 2 Sections are dispatched on different missions, where they encounter the heartbreak and realities of life on the battlefield. 5/5.
Political:
The Crown - This lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times. The series begins with an inside look at the early reign of the queen, who ascended the throne at age 25 after the death of her father, King George VI. As the decades pass, personal intrigues, romances, and political rivalries are revealed that played a big role in events that shaped the later years of the 20th century. Available on Netflix. 4/5.
Victoria - The monarch’s life is chronicled as the story begins with the death of King William IV in 1837, her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 and her relationships with the influential forces around her. With the advice of the prime minister Lord Melbourne and the support of her husband Prince Albert the young queen flourishes and establishes herself in her newfound role. Available on Amazon Prime. 4/5.
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel: A sci-fi film where three friends discover a rift in time and manage to travel through it, unable to control where they go, but still seeing twisted versions of their own future.
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
Available on: Amazon Prime, Hulu, iTunes, HBO Now, HBO Go
Length: 1h 23m
My Rating: 4.5/5: strange start, ultimately leaves you questioning the events which unfolded. At least watch just past when Pete goes to the loo.
Brazil: One word: Kafkaesque. I actually cannot even describe this one. Not that it’s indescribably good or bad, I simply have no words for it. A gold mine for interpretation.
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
Available on: Amazon Prime, Hulu, iTunes
Length: 2h 23m
My Rating: 5/5: Carve out 2h 23m in your schedule and get some movie snacks… MUST be watched in one sitting, no pausing, no breaks
Ripping Yarns: Comedy/parody of pre-war stories, subtle humour, rich with interpretation.
Jang Bong-Hwan was a cocky and arrogant ladies man. Top chef in The Blue House (Korean equivalent to The White House), one day he was framed for screwing up and intentionally injuring a Chinese ambassador. Disgraced and now unhireable, it seems like Bong-Hwan’s life can’t get any worse…
And then the police come for him. In trying to escape the cops, Bong-Hwan accidentally falls off his balcony and into the apartment pool many, many stories below.
Which is where he sees the figure of a woman in the endless black water before him.
The next thing Jang Bong-Hwan knows, he’s waking up in Joseon Korea, which is the easy part for him to process. The hard part… well… he woke up in the body of that woman he saw in the pool. Queen Cheorin.
Everyone in the palace believes Queen Cheorin attempted to kill herself, so the lake has been drained, with orders to not refill it. Bong-Hwan will have to learn to acclamate to the Joseon period, survive the intrigue of the palace, and seduce the king enough to get the lake refilled but not enough to make him want sex. Ideally Bong-Hwan can get through this without that at least. Though if any of the king’s concubines- or any of the cute court ladies- want a taste of the Queen, he’s more than happy to oblige!
Shouldn’t be too hard. After all, history records the King, Cheoljong, as a weak little puppet for his ministers. One of many Joseon regal failures that will weaken the defenses of the country and usher in the Japanese invasion.
Except, Bong-Hwan discovers, that isn’t the case at all. King Cheoljong knows he’s a puppet, and he plays his role well in order to flush out the Japanese spies within his empire and hopefully strengthen the Joseon dynasty.
As Bong-Hwan adapts to the role of Queen of Joseon, he will fight to keep the king alive long enough to save his country, fall in love with the King despite himself (or be “infected by the feelings of the host body”, as he puts it), teach the palace ladies how to twerk, and invent the Big Mac & french fries a century early.
But Bong-Hwan’s strength depends on his connection to his body back in 2021. A body laying in a coma.
And the men who framed Bong-Hwan and destroyed his life in this timeline have decided it’s best if the chef never wakes up again.
** I’m not saying this show is good. I’m saying it’s worth watching.
According to dark legend and tavern rumors, 120 years ago the Crown Prince Jonghyun- who had secretly published books under the name ‘The Lustful Student’- wrote a story very different than his usual erotic adventures.
This story was no bedroom novel, but one of supernatural political intrigue. A story of an ancient and powerful vampire named Gwi who controlled the King of Joseon-Korea as a puppet. Whose dark power wound through every level of government.
Except it wasn’t a legend, as Kim Sung-Yeol knows all too well. Once a respected scholar (and close friend to Crown Prince Jonghyun), Sung-Yeol ran afowl of the monstrous Gwi. As part of the vampire’s sick, twisted game Sung-Yeol’s beloved fiance was mortally wounded, he himself was turned into a vampire, and Sung-Yeol was forced to drink his lover’s blood in order to try and save the empire.
But he failed. And the Crown Prince was brutally executed as a traitor.
For 120 years, Sung-Yeol has walked the earth as a vampire hunter, and thus is gifted the ability to walk in the daylight. Gwi has continued to control the government of Joseon-Korea, and ‘The Lustful Student’ became nothing more than a shadow of a rumor.
Until the books began appearing again, republished from an unknown cache of manuscripts.
The Crown Prince’s final novel, the story of vampires, was destroyed by Gwi. The story goes that the Crown Prince found a way to destroy Gwi once and for all, and coded into his manuscript the means through which Gwi’s destruction could be brought about.
No matter that Gwi has slaughtered anyone who he even suspects of having the lost manuscript, Kim Sung-Yeol believes it is still out there, and is his key to destroying Gwi once and for all.
As Sung-Yeol turns up the heat on his hunt for Gwi, he will partner with the bright and optimistic Seo Jin- a young woman pretending to be a male book dealer. Seo Jin can get her hands on any book that has ever existed, and she is particularly knowledgeable about ‘The Lustful Student’.
With Seo Jin by his side, Sung-Yeol stands a chance to defeat Gwi once and for all… if he can find the last copy of Prince Jonghyun’s vampire novel.
But another player is working in the shadows- the modern Crown Prince Lee Yoon, who will not become another puppet king, and whose father was slaughtered at Gwi’s order.
What secrets are hidden within the Crown Prince’s memorandum? How can Sung-Yeol finally destroy Gwi and avenge all he has lost? Is there a way to save Lee Yoon from following in the doomed footsteps of his father, or of Crown Prince Jonghyun so long ago?
Gwi has waited for Sung-Yeol’s return for 120 years. He will not go down without a fight.
Detective Cha Ji-Won is living her very best life. She has the perfect husband in Baek Hee-Sung. Doting, handsome, and the perfect father to their young daughter Eun-ha.
Until a dark murder with all the hallmarks of an unsolved case from a decade before. The case of a serial murderer who kidnapped and brutally murdered innocent people. One killer was caught, Do Min-Seok. Initially police thought it ended there, but then they realized Do Min Seok had a partner.
His son. Who went missing shortly after the murders.
Cha Ji-Won must find Do Min-Seok’s missing son and bring him to justice before more innocent lives are lost.
Finding him, it turns out, is the easy part. In fact, she knows almost everything about the missing serial killer.
Because she married him.
Baek Hee-Sung is not who he appears to be. Loving so no one will realize he is ice cold. Doting so no one suspects he is more than he seems. For ten years he has kept himself hidden from the world, kept the darkness his father put into his soul at bay.
Cha Ji-Won knows her husband is the killer… or is he? How could the man she has lived with for so many years be evil?
Baek Hee-Sung knows his wife has figured out his secret, but he needs to stay ahead of her if he’s going to figure out exactly what is going on in the present, and how it connects to the darkness of his past.
The truth can only stay hidden for so long, and now that it has been exposed, what will become of the picturesque little family with the bloody, brutal secrets?
** I’m not saying this show is good. I’m saying it’s worth watching.
According to dark legend and tavern rumors, 120 years ago the Crown Prince Jonghyun- who had secretly published books under the name ‘The Lustful Student’- wrote a story very different than his usual erotic adventures.
This story was no bedroom novel, but one of supernatural political intrigue. A story of an ancient and powerful vampire named Gwi who controlled the King of Joseon-Korea as a puppet. Whose dark power wound through every level of government.
Except it wasn’t a legend, as Kim Sung-Yeol knows all too well. Once a respected scholar (and close friend to Crown Prince Jonghyun), Sung-Yeol ran afowl of the monstrous Gwi. As part of the vampire’s sick, twisted game Sung-Yeol’s beloved fiance was mortally wounded, he himself was turned into a vampire, and Sung-Yeol was forced to drink his lover’s blood in order to try and save the empire.
But he failed. And the Crown Prince was brutally executed as a traitor.
For 120 years, Sung-Yeol has walked the earth as a vampire hunter, and thus is gifted the ability to walk in the daylight. Gwi has continued to control the government of Joseon-Korea, and ‘The Lustful Student’ became nothing more than a shadow of a rumor.
Until the books began appearing again, republished from an unknown cache of manuscripts.
The Crown Prince’s final novel, the story of vampires, was destroyed by Gwi. The story goes that the Crown Prince found a way to destroy Gwi once and for all, and coded into his manuscript the means through which Gwi’s destruction could be brought about.
No matter that Gwi has slaughtered anyone who he even suspects of having the lost manuscript, Kim Sung-Yeol believes it is still out there, and is his key to destroying Gwi once and for all.
As Sung-Yeol turns up the heat on his hunt for Gwi, he will partner with the bright and optimistic Seo Jin- a young woman pretending to be a male book dealer. Seo Jin can get her hands on any book that has ever existed, and she is particularly knowledgeable about ‘The Lustful Student’.
With Seo Jin by his side, Sung-Yeol stands a chance to defeat Gwi once and for all… if he can find the last copy of Prince Jonghyun’s vampire novel.
But another player is working in the shadows- the modern Crown Prince Lee Yoon, who will not become another puppet king, and whose father was slaughtered at Gwi’s order.
What secrets are hidden within the Crown Prince’s memorandum? How can Sung-Yeol finally destroy Gwi and avenge all he has lost? Is there a way to save Lee Yoon from following in the doomed footsteps of his father, or of Crown Prince Jonghyun so long ago?
Gwi has waited for Sung-Yeol’s return for 120 years. He will not go down without a fight.
Detective Cha Ji-Won is living her very best life. She has the perfect husband in Baek Hee-Sung. Doting, handsome, and the perfect father to their young daughter Eun-ha.
Until a dark murder with all the hallmarks of an unsolved case from a decade before. The case of a serial murderer who kidnapped and brutally murdered innocent people. One killer was caught, Do Min-Seok. Initially police thought it ended there, but then they realized Do Min Seok had a partner.
His son. Who went missing shortly after the murders.
Cha Ji-Won must find Do Min-Seok’s missing son and bring him to justice before more innocent lives are lost.
Finding him, it turns out, is the easy part. In fact, she knows almost everything about the missing serial killer.
Because she married him.
Baek Hee-Sung is not who he appears to be. Loving so no one will realize he is ice cold. Doting so no one suspects he is more than he seems. For ten years he has kept himself hidden from the world, kept the darkness his father put into his soul at bay.
Cha Ji-Won knows her husband is the killer… or is he? How could the man she has lived with for so many years be evil?
Baek Hee-Sung knows his wife has figured out his secret, but he needs to stay ahead of her if he’s going to figure out exactly what is going on in the present, and how it connects to the darkness of his past.
The truth can only stay hidden for so long, and now that it has been exposed, what will become of the picturesque little family with the bloody, brutal secrets?
Jang Bong-Hwan was a cocky and arrogant ladies man. Top chef in The Blue House (Korean equivalent to The White House), one day he was framed for screwing up and intentionally injuring a Chinese ambassador. Disgraced and now unhireable, it seems like Bong-Hwan’s life can’t get any worse…
And then the police come for him. In trying to escape the cops, Bong-Hwan accidentally falls off his balcony and into the apartment pool many, many stories below.
Which is where he sees the figure of a woman in the endless black water before him.
The next thing Jang Bong-Hwan knows, he’s waking up in Joseon Korea, which is the easy part for him to process. The hard part… well… he woke up in the body of that woman he saw in the pool. Queen Cheorin.
Everyone in the palace believes Queen Cheorin attempted to kill herself, so the lake has been drained, with orders to not refill it. Bong-Hwan will have to learn to acclamate to the Joseon period, survive the intrigue of the palace, and seduce the king enough to get the lake refilled but not enough to make him want sex. Ideally Bong-Hwan can get through this without that at least. Though if any of the king’s concubines- or any of the cute court ladies- want a taste of the Queen, he’s more than happy to oblige!
Shouldn’t be too hard. After all, history records the King, Cheoljong, as a weak little puppet for his ministers. One of many Joseon regal failures that will weaken the defenses of the country and usher in the Japanese invasion.
Except, Bong-Hwan discovers, that isn’t the case at all. King Cheoljong knows he’s a puppet, and he plays his role well in order to flush out the Japanese spies within his empire and hopefully strengthen the Joseon dynasty.
As Bong-Hwan adapts to the role of Queen of Joseon, he will fight to keep the king alive long enough to save his country, fall in love with the King despite himself (or be “infected by the feelings of the host body”, as he puts it), teach the palace ladies how to twerk, and invent the Big Mac & french fries a century early.
But Bong-Hwan’s strength depends on his connection to his body back in 2021. A body laying in a coma.
And the men who framed Bong-Hwan and destroyed his life in this timeline have decided it’s best if the chef never wakes up again.
Choi Jun-Woong has spent his young life working his ass off in the hopes of landing a solid job in an unbearably competitive job market. He has collected endless certificates, learned endless bonus talents, and worked hard through dozens- if not hundreds- of interviews.
And not once has he succeeded.
But Jun-Woong is naturally an optimistic person, or at least he won’t let defeat pile up on top of him.
One night, Jun-Woong is walking across a bridge when he spots a homeless man trying to kill himself. Jun-Woong tries to save the man, and crosses paths with a mysterious woman with pink hair.
She is brash, telling the man to just kill himself if he wants to die so badly. Horrified, Jun-Woong grabs onto the man as he’s about to jump and is pulled over the edge.
He wakes in the hospital… but when he turns around, his body is laying there in the bed.
Jun-Woong is in a coma- one that is destined to last for three long years. When the mysterious woman from the bridge, Koo Ryeon appears, Jun-Woong begs her to save him so he can take care of his grief-stricken mother.
Koo Ryeon takes Jun-Woong to the Jade Emperor themself, who offers him a deal.
If he works for the afterlife for a period of six months- in the capacity of his choosing- Jun-Woong can wake up from his coma early.
Eventually, Jun-Woong joins Koo Ryeon’s unit, the Risk Management Team. Their job- along with super-reaper Lim Ryung-Gu- is to track down people at a high risk for suicide and find a way to save their lives.
Koo Ryeon has always had a rough touch, having been pulled out of hell to become a Reaper herself. But Choi Jun-Woong’s light, kindness, and sensitivity to the pain of others helps him show her a new way to approach the job. A way that honors the pain of those attempting suicide, and to help them find a way to keep walking in the world.
The team must work together to stand against the uncompromising and cruel Park Joong-Gil, a reaper who wants nothing more than to see their team fail, as he does not believe in redemption for those who take their own lives.
Kang Tae-Moo is focused on one thing and one thing only: Work. He is the President of a company that specializes in packaged, heat-and-eat meals and has been abroad working on bringing Korean cuisine to other nations.
Mainly to avoid his smothering grandfather, CEO Kang Da-Koo, who is obsessed with his grandson marrying and settling down.
Jin Young-Seo, meanwhile, is a wealthy heiress with much the same problem: her father obsessively sends her on blind dates, though she has no desire to marry for money or business acumen, but to marry someone she loves.
Enter Shin Ha-Ri. Ha-Ri is a brilliant food researcher who exists buried under a mountain of her parent’s debt that she is struggling to pay off. She is also Jin Young-Seo’s lifelong friend, and poses as her to bomb those blind dates in ways so epic that the wealthy, eligible bachelors of Korea will stay the hell away.
Pretending to be possessed, pretending to be a hooker, there really is nothing Ha-Ri hasn’t done to chase away a man, all in the name of a good laugh with her best friend.
But when she arrives to bomb Jin Young-Seo’s latest blind date she comes face to face with Kang Tae-Moo… Her boss.
If Tae-Moo realizes just who Ha-Ri is, she could lose her dream job in retaliation. While she tries to play along as Young-Seo as long as she can, there is an extreme problem:
Tae-Moo *hates* having his schedule screwed with for the sake of endless blind dates. He pops the question to Ha-Ri almost instantly, and then finds out… well, not who she is, but that she certainly isn’t Jin Young-Seo.
Young-Seo is forced to out her best friend as the real person Tae-Moo went on two catastrophic dates with. Ha-Ri gives him a fake name, but he makes her agree to pose as a fake girlfriend, just to get his grandfather off his back. In return, he will pay her $1,600 per date.
As Tae-Moo and Ha-Ri begin to develop feelings for one another, her lies will crumble and risk jeopardizing her career. Meanwhile, Jin Young-Seo has found her prince charming at last:
Tae-Moo’s secretary and brother, Cha Sung-Hoon, who is mad at Young-Seo for her deception against his best friend.
Kang Tae-Moo and Shin Ha-Ri have met their match in one another, and Jin Young-Seo has finally found her prince charming in Cha Sung-Hoon… if she can get him to speak to her.
Choi Jun-Woong has spent his young life working his ass off in the hopes of landing a solid job in an unbearably competitive job market. He has collected endless certificates, learned endless bonus talents, and worked hard through dozens- if not hundreds- of interviews.
And not once has he succeeded.
But Jun-Woong is naturally an optimistic person, or at least he won’t let defeat pile up on top of him.
One night, Jun-Woong is walking across a bridge when he spots a homeless man trying to kill himself. Jun-Woong tries to save the man, and crosses paths with a mysterious woman with pink hair.
She is brash, telling the man to just kill himself if he wants to die so badly. Horrified, Jun-Woong grabs onto the man as he’s about to jump and is pulled over the edge.
He wakes in the hospital… but when he turns around, his body is laying there in the bed.
Jun-Woong is in a coma- one that is destined to last for three long years. When the mysterious woman from the bridge, Koo Ryeon appears, Jun-Woong begs her to save him so he can take care of his grief-stricken mother.
Koo Ryeon takes Jun-Woong to the Jade Emperor themself, who offers him a deal.
If he works for the afterlife for a period of six months- in the capacity of his choosing- Jun-Woong can wake up from his coma early.
Eventually, Jun-Woong joins Koo Ryeon’s unit, the Risk Management Team. Their job- along with super-reaper Lim Ryung-Gu- is to track down people at a high risk for suicide and find a way to save their lives.
Koo Ryeon has always had a rough touch, having been pulled out of hell to become a Reaper herself. But Choi Jun-Woong’s light, kindness, and sensitivity to the pain of others helps him show her a new way to approach the job. A way that honors the pain of those attempting suicide, and to help them find a way to keep walking in the world.
The team must work together to stand against the uncompromising and cruel Park Joong-Gil, a reaper who wants nothing more than to see their team fail, as he does not believe in redemption for those who take their own lives.
