TV series

Secret Ingredient

2024 · 1 season

A gentle, food-filled romance that ambles pleasantly across countries, easy to sink into and undemanding to follow.

Overview: It follows the story of a Korean social elite Hajoon finding his lost love Maya.
How it feels: Romantic, warm, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, identity, class, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
class
family
memory
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Corinna Vistan
Written by: Baek Dong-hoon
Starring: Daniel Lee, Julia Barretto, Nicholas Saputra, Gabby Padilla, Im Che Bok, Joshua Eliason, Inez Bernardo, Timothy Castillo
Cinematography: Ian S. Takahashi
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 33 min each
Network: Viu
Country: South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia
Languages: English, Indonesian, Korean, Tagalog