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The Substitute

2026 · 1 season

A tense, morally tangled thriller that keeps you leaning forward, uneasy about how far ambition and pressure can push someone.

Created by
최수
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Bae Hyeon-seong, Cha Kang-yoon, Park Yoon-ho
Tagline
That day, we crossed the line.
Overview
A top high school student is blackmailed into taking a substitute college entrance exam, leading to a manipulation crime thriller.

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Created by
최수
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Bae Hyeon-seong, Cha Kang-yoon, Park Yoon-ho
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 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
  • class
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Created by
최수
Written by
최수
Starring
Bae Hyeon-seong, Cha Kang-yoon, Park Yoon-ho, Uhm Ji-won, Park Hyuk-kwon, Baek Ji-won, Gu Do-hyung
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Network
TVING
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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