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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
A mysterious romance between a goblin and a young human bride.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gong Yoo
Goblin / Kim Shin
16 eps
Kim Go-eun
Ji Eun-tak
16 eps
Lee Dong-wook
Grim Reaper / Wang Yeo
16 eps
Yoo In-na
Sunny / Kim Seon
16 eps
Yook Sung-jae
Yu Deok-hwa
16 eps
Lee El
Sam-shin
16 eps
Kim Seong-gyeom
Yu Shin-woo
16 eps
Kim Byong-chul
Park Joong-heon
16 eps
Jo Woo-jin
Kim Do-yeong
16 eps
Yeom Hye-ran
Ji Yeon-sook
16 eps
Jung Young-ki
Park Gyeong-sik
16 eps
Choi Ri
Park Gyeong-mi
16 eps
Choi Woong
Grim Reaper's Junior
16 eps
Jo Hyun-sik
Batch 21 Grim Reaper
16 eps
Kim Ki-doo
Grim Reaper
16 eps
Kim Chang-hwan
Batch 23 Grim Reaper
16 eps
Yoon Da-young
Batch 23 Grim Reaper / Court lady
16 eps
Go Bo-gyeol
Kim Yoo-na
16 eps
Park Kyung-hye
Virgin Ghost
16 eps
Kim Min-young
Park Soo-jin
16 eps
Han Seo-jin
Young Ji Eun-tak
16 eps
Jung Ji-hoon
Young Yu Deok-hwa / Yu Geum-seon
16 eps
Kim Seo-jung
Sunny's Friend
16 eps
Kim Baek-ri
Hwang Mi-young
16 eps
Kim Nan-hee
Eun-tak's Teacher
16 eps
Yoon Kyung-ho
Kim Woo-sik
16 eps
Park Hee-von
Ji Eun-tak's mother
1 eps
Kim Min-jae
King
8 eps
Ahn Ji-hyun
Ko Hyeon-jung (ghost at library)
3 eps
Kim So-hyun
Kim Sun
7 eps
Park Se-wan
Ghost with glasses
3 eps
Jung Hae-in
Tae-Hee
2 eps
Ryu Tae-ho
Eun-Tak's boss
1 eps
Carson Allen
Girl at restaurant
1 eps
Kang Hye-kyung
Hotel receptionist
1 eps
Shin Young-gyu
[Bus passenger]
1 eps
Kim Hye-yoon
Widowed lady
1 eps
Lee Kyoo-hyung
Jung Hwa's husband
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Guardian: The Lonely and Great God actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20173 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201616 episodes
9.3IMDbKim Shin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died a tragic death. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Shin has searched for his bride, a mortal who can pull out the sword and end his life. One day, he encounters Ji Eun-tak, a positive, upbeat high school student who can see the dead and has gone through tragic events, yet still stays strong. She claims to be the Goblin's bride who can end his immortal life, but what appears to be an easy task, only gets complicated, as the two fall in love.
Best episode · S01E01 What Kind of a Guardian Are You?
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E03
The Summoning: Part 2
S00E02
The Summoning: Part 1
S01E15
Will You Be My Bride?
S01E16
Goodbye and See You Again
S01E14
Whom Have I Forgotten?
S00E01
Every Moment of It Shined
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.
Executive production
- Yoon Ha-limExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kim Eun-sookWriter
Direction
- Kwon Hyuk-chanDirector
- Lee Eung-bokDirector
- Yoon Jong-hoDirector
Music
- Nam Hye-seungOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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