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A Model Family

2022 · 1 season

A tense, slow-burning crime drama that keeps you on edge as a desperate man's choices spiral out of control.

Created by
Lee Jae-gon, Kim Jin-woo
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo
Tagline
Dare Not Desire The Money Of The Dead
Overview
After unwittingly stealing money from a cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his broken family is by working as a drug courier.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Lee Jae-gon, Kim Jin-woo
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Lee Jae-gon, Kim Jin-woo
Written by
Lee Jae-gon
Starring
Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo, Park Ji-yeon, Choi Mu-sung, Kim Seung-oh, Oh Kwang-rok, Kim Shin-rock
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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