Scripted series · JTBC
Itaewon Class
I want to live a life in which you can't put a price on your convictions.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Park Seo-jun
Park Sae-ro-yi
16 eps
Kim Da-mi
Jo Yi-seo
16 eps
Kwon Na-ra
Oh Soo-ah
16 eps
You Chea-myung
Jang Dae-hee
16 eps
Ahn Bo-hyun
Jang Geun-won
16 eps
Kim Dong-hee
Jang Geun-soo
16 eps
Ahn Sol-bin
Sae Ro-yi's Classmate
1 eps
Lee Joo-young
Ma Hyun-yi
16 eps
Ryu Kyung-soo
Choi Seung-gwon
16 eps
Chris Lyon
Kim Tony
16 eps
Kim Hye-eun
Kang Min-jung
16 eps
David Lee
Lee Ho-jin
16 eps
Yoon Kyung-ho
Oh Byeong-heon
16 eps
Won Hyun-jun
Kim Hui-hun
16 eps
Cha Mi-kyeong
Kim Soon-rye
16 eps
Hong Seo-jun
Mr. Kim
16 eps
Choi Yu-ri
Oh Hye-won
16 eps
Lee Da-kyung
Oh Soo-ah Friend
16 eps
Park Bo-gum
Chef
1 eps
Hong Seok-cheon
Self
4 eps
Seo Eun-soo
DanBam job Applicant
1 eps
Yoon Park
Kim Seong Hyeon
1 eps
Jung Yoo-min
Seo Jeong-in
1 eps
Bret Allan Lindquist
DanBam Customer
1 eps
Son Hyun-joo
Park Sung Yul [Sae Royi’s father / Jangga employee]
3 eps
Ahn Jae-Jun
Seong Hyeon [Student]
1 eps
Eom Hye-soo
Lee Jin Hee [Student in Sae Royi's old school]
1 eps
Jwa Chae-won
Choi Ga Young [Student in Sae Royi's old school]
1 eps
Cho Jung-hun
[Student]
2 eps
Kim Ik-tae
[Gwangjin High Principal]
1 eps
Kim So-young
[Radio program DJ]
1 eps
Hwang In-jun
[Sae Royi's homeroom teacher]
1 eps
Baek Seung-hyeon
[Sae Royi's new homeroom teacher]
1 eps
Bae Ki-beom
Jo Man Gi [Police Chief]
1 eps
Kim Tae-yul
Jang Geun Soo [Young]
2 eps
Jang Jun-nyeong
[Prisoner]
2 eps
Shin Na-ra
[Restaurant owner]
1 eps
Eom Ji-man
[Shipyard manager]
1 eps
Park Jae-wan
1 eps
Choi Myeong-bin
Jo Yi Seo [Young]
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Itaewon Class actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Itaewon Class reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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.
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
In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Episode 8
Bad news strikes DanBam, but Saeroyi isn't one to bow under pressure. Geun-soo learns a horrible truth. Kim Toni deals with discrimination.
S01E02
Episode 2
While serving his time, Saeroyi develops a bold game plan for his future. Soo-ah can't ignore a generous offer from Jang Dae-hee.
S01E01
Episode 1
On his first day at a new high school, Park Saeroyi stands by his principles in front of powerful bullies. Oh Soo-ah works on getting into college.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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
- Kim Do-suExecutive Producer
- Simon LeeProducer
- Han Seok-wonExecutive Producer
- Cho Jun-hyeongExecutive Producer
Direction
- Kim Seong-yoonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
Backstreet Rookie
2020
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
My Roommate Is a Gumiho
2021
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Marry My Husband
2024
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Bring It On, Ghost
2016
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Love Song for Illusion
2024
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
I Am Not Your Enemy
2024
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Flower Boy Next Door
2013
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Mildred Pierce
2011
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2018
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
The Sound of Magic
2022
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
See You in My 19th Life
2023
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
The Uncanny Counter
2020
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
Overdo
2026
Another masterpiece of long-form storytelling, chosen to follow this one.
GuAn
2026
For the nights you want momentum rather than melancholy.
Smallville
2001
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Agent Kim Reactivated
2026
Another morally complex epic for anyone who wanted more grey.
The Pitt
2025
A natural next watch: same ambition, different world.
FROM
2022
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation