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Desperate Mrs. Seonju

2024 · 1 season

A long, digestible daily melodrama that simmers with betrayal and slow revenge, easy to dip into and oddly comforting in its predictability.

Created by
Kang Tae-heum, Kim Heung-dong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shim Yi-young, Song Chang-eui, Choi Jung-yoon
Overview
Pi Seon Ju works as an interior designer in a small neighborhood. She is married to Jeon Nam Jin, who is an ambitious architect. Although Pi Seon Ju is devoted to her husband, her husband falls in love with Jin Sang A, who will become the successor of an architecture company. To further pursue his love and ambitions, Jeon Nam Jin demands a divorce from Pi Seon Ju. After their divorce, Pi Seon Ju decides to start her new life. Meanwhile, architect Kim So U is married to Jin Sang A. Unlike Jin Sang A, he is satisfied with a stable situation rather than being fueled with ambition. Due to his wife's affair with Jeon Nam Jin, Kim So U gets divorced. After meeting Pi Seon Ju, Kim So U experiences a turning point in his life.

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Stream in the UK
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kang Tae-heum, Kim Heung-dong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shim Yi-young, Song Chang-eui, Choi Jung-yoon
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • love
    • family
    • ambition
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

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    Created by
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    Starring
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    Length
    1 seasons, 126 episodes, 35 min each
    Network
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    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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