TV series

I Am a Running Mate

2025 · 1 season

A quiet, character-driven look at school politics that slowly tightens its grip as ambition and image collide.

Overview: The story of model student Se-hoon, who goes to the student council elections as a running mate to renew his image, and gradually becomes the core of the election.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, identity, power, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 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
Themes: ambition
identity
power
coming-of-age
betrayal
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none