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Miss Monte-Cristo

2021 · 1 season

A long, slow-burning melodrama where wronged people quietly scheme and simmer, rewarding patience with steady emotional payoffs.

Created by
Park Ki-ho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee So-yeon, Choi Yeo-jin, Kyung Sung-hwan
Overview
A suspenseful revenge drama about a woman whose life was destroyed by the friends she trusted most. After making up her mind to take revenge on those who betrayed her, she returns to reclaim the life that was stolen from her.

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  • Kocowa
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Created by
Park Ki-ho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee So-yeon, Choi Yeo-jin, Kyung Sung-hwan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • justice
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Park Ki-ho
Starring
Lee So-yeon, Choi Yeo-jin, Kyung Sung-hwan, Lee Sang-bo, Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, Lee Mi-young, Kim Mi-ra, Seo Ji-won
Length
1 seasons, 100 episodes, 35 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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