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The Secret House

2022 · 1 season

A long, brooding revenge saga that steadily tightens its grip as buried secrets surface and loyalties curdle.

Created by
Won Young-ok
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jung Heon, Seo Ha-jun, Lee Young-eun
Overview
A story about quitting being a good boy and chasing evil to the end for the sake of the mother and sister who sacrificed for themselves. A revenge play in which a dirt spoon lawyer chasing the traces of his missing mother walks into the secret surrounding him to fight the world.

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Stream in the UK
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Won Young-ok
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jung Heon, Seo Ha-jun, Lee Young-eun
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • revenge
  • family
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Won Young-ok
Written by
Won Young-ok
Starring
Jung Heon, Seo Ha-jun, Lee Young-eun, Kang Byul, Lee Seung-yun, Yoon Bok-in, Yoon A-jung, Park Ye-rin
Length
1 seasons, 124 episodes, 35 min each
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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