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The One and Only

2021–2022 · 1 season

A somber, twisty melodrama that mixes terminal illness with hitman intrigue, asking you to sit with grief and moral ambiguity.

Created by
Moon Jung-min
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ahn Eun-jin, Kim Kyung-nam, Moon Seong-hyun
Overview
A contract killer gets entangled with a murder case and three terminally ill women who have each decided to end the life of one person before they die.

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Created by
Moon Jung-min
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ahn Eun-jin, Kim Kyung-nam, Moon Seong-hyun
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • grief
  • morality
  • redemption
  • friendship
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Moon Jung-min
Written by
Moon Jung-min
Starring
Ahn Eun-jin, Kim Kyung-nam, Moon Seong-hyun, Kang Ye-won, JOY, Goh Doo-shim, Jang Hyun-sung, Seo Yeon-woo
Music
Kim Jun-seok
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 65 min each
Network
JTBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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