Reality series · Lifetime
Director's Arena
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jang Do-yeon
Self - Host / Judge
8 eps
Lee Byeong-heon
Self - Judge
8 eps
Cha Tae-hyun
Self - Judge
8 eps
Jang Keun-suk
Self - Judge
8 eps
Han Su-ji
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Yang Kyeong-hui
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Lee You-jin
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Lee Ju-seung
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Park So-rang
Self - Contestant
8 eps
이동훈
Self - Contestant
8 eps
한상일
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Jung Zoo
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Ha Soo-ho
Self - Contestant
8 eps
이범규
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Choi Gwi-hwa
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Ahn Mi-na
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Jang Jee-won
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Seo Seong-won
Self - Contestant
8 eps
서준교
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Cho Chung-hyeon
Self - Contestant
8 eps
엄은향
Self - Contestant
8 eps
Shin Ye-eun
Self (archive footage)
2 eps
Yu-sin
Self (archive footage)
2 eps
Park Hyeon
Self (archive footage)
3 eps
Lee Hyo-jeong
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Ko Chang-seok
Self (archive footage)
3 eps
Jang Hye-ji
Self (archive footage)
3 eps
Park Ju-won
Self (archive footage)
2 eps
Cha Sun-woo
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Na Hae-ryung
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Ha Ye-eun
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Ahn Jung-hun
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Yoon Do-gun
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Choo Ye-jin
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Lee Myung-joon
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Dong Hyun-bae
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
김건호
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Hyun Woo-seok
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Im Dong-yun
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Oh Man-seok
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Director's Arena actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Director's Arena reads strongest on Bingeability, Emotional Weight and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
In the first-ever directorial survival show, short-form drama directors compete to prove they have what it takes to capture audiences' attention.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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