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The Trunk

2024 · 1 season

A quiet, moody mystery that unfolds slowly, blending melancholy romance with unsettling secrets and emotional distance.

Created by
Kim Kyu-tae
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Seo Hyun-jin, Gong Yoo, Jung Yun-ha
Tagline
Truth and lies. Wrath and longing. A marriage entangled in secrets.
Overview
A secret marriage service is uncovered when a trunk washes up on the shore, revealing the strange marriage between a couple in the thick of it all.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kim Kyu-tae
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Seo Hyun-jin, Gong Yoo, Jung Yun-ha
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • betrayal
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Kim Kyu-tae
Written by
Park Eun-young
Starring
Seo Hyun-jin, Gong Yoo, Jung Yun-ha, Jo Yi-geon, Kim Dong-won, Joo Min-kyung, Hong Woo-jin, Choi Yoon-ji
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
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Country
South Korea
Languages
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