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The Affair Was Just the Beginning

2026 · 1 season

A glossy, acidic thriller that keeps you grinning while your nerves tighten with every new lie.

Genres
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Overview
A successful entrepreneur with a seemingly perfect life sees everything fall apart after discovering her husband covering up a murder allegedly committed by their daughter. As the family scrambles to hide the truth, an anonymous blackmailer claims to have recorded everything, pulling them into a dangerous web of lies, secrets, and betrayal.
How it feels
Dark, satirical, tense and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Deception, betrayal, family, class
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy, drama
Created by
Jeong Eun-kyeong
Written by
Jeong Eun-kyeong
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-chul, Do Yeong-seo, Jeon Si-hyun
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Coupang Play
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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