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Flower of Evil
Some truths can ruin a life in a single moment.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Joon-gi
Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo
16 eps
Moon Chae-won
Cha Ji-won
16 eps
Jang Hee-jin
Do Hae-soo
16 eps
Seo Hyun-woo
Kim Moo-jin
16 eps
Jung Seo-yeon
Baek Eun-ha
16 eps
Nam Kee-ae
Gong Mi-ja
16 eps
Son Jong-hak
Baek Man-woo
16 eps
Jo Kyung-sook
Moon Young-ok
16 eps
Choi Dae-hoon
Lee Woo-chul
16 eps
Choi Young-jun
Choi Jae-sup
16 eps
Kim Soo-oh
Im Ho-joon
16 eps
Im Cheol-hyung
Yoon Sang-pil
16 eps
Yang Hye-jin
Kang Pil-young
16 eps
Ju Ye-eun
Reporter Joo
16 eps
Hong Seo-jun
Chief Kang
16 eps
Park Hyun Joon
Young Do Hyun-soo
16 eps
Lim Na-young
Young Do Hae-soo
16 eps
Jeong Taek-hyeon
Young Kim Moo-jin
16 eps
Choi Byung-mo
Do Min-seok
16 eps
Kim Ji-hoon
Baek Hee-sung
16 eps
Lee Ju-yeon
Park Seo-young
1 eps
Shin Seo-woo
[Apartment boy]
1 eps
Choi Kwon Soo
Baek Hui Seong [Teen]
1 eps
Ha Mheen
School Counselor (Eps 7, 10, 13)
3 eps
Choi Young-woo
Lee Tae‑seop
4 eps
Seo Ye Hee
Yoon Ji-hoon's mother (eps 1)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Flower of Evil actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Flower of Evil reads strongest on Character Depth, Tension and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
The story
What it's about
Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
My Dad Tried To Kill Me
When a young boy accuses his father of trying to kill him, Cha Ji-won investigates. An unwelcome reminder of Do Hyeon-su's past walks into his shop.
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E16
Another Beginning
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
S01E15
Detective Cha is Dead
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
S01E14
An Unwelcome Guest
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
S01E13
The Invisible Accomplice
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
S01E12
Hyeon-su is not a Bad Person
- Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
- Written by Yoo Jung-hee
S00E01
Episode 0
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Where to watch
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