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Korean Peninsula

2012 · 1 season

A tense political drama about a fragile reunified Korea, mixing earnest romance with power struggles and resource conflicts.

Created by
Lee Hyung-min
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Overview
In a time somewhere in the future, North and South Korea have joined to form a unified Korean Peninsula. Suh Myung-Joon (Hwang Jeong-min) is the president of this newly-formed, fragile country. He strives to protect the alliance when the two sides begin a vicious battle over the country's natural resources. In this endeavour he's supported by his beautiful wife Lim Jin-Jae (Kim Jung-Eun), and finds a rival in NIS agent Kang Dong-Won (Ji Hoo).
How it feels
Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Politics, power, love, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Free in the US
  • OnDemandKorea
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Created by
Lee Hyung-min
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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  • OnDemandKorea

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Details

Genres
drama, action & adventure
Created by
Lee Hyung-min
Starring
Kim Jung-eun, Choi Il-hwa, Seo Tae-hwa, Hwang Jung-min, Kang Ye-seo, Hwang Chan-woo
Length
1 seasons, 18 episodes, 60 min each
Network
TV Chosun
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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