Limited series · Netflix
Lookism
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Shim Kyu-hyuck
Park Hyung Seok (Small) (voice)
8 eps
Han Shin
Park Hyung Seok (Big) (voice)
8 eps
Ryu Seung-gone
Lee Jin Seong / Park Jong Gun (voice)
8 eps
Jeong Jae-heon
Vasco / CEO / Lee Nam Su (voice)
8 eps
Nam Doh-hyeong
Jin Ho Bin / Jang Gi Seok / Kim Mae Sik / Park Bum Jae (voice)
8 eps
Hwang Chang-yung
Pyun Deok Hwa / Lee Tae Sung / Oira (voice)
8 eps
Sa Moon-young
Park Ha Neul / Female Student / Female Extra (voice)
8 eps
Lee Kyung Tae
Park Ji Ho (voice)
8 eps
Kim Hyeon-uk
Lee Hyun Do / Go Jeong Gi / Kim Seul Bum (voice)
8 eps
Lee Gyu-chang
Na Yu Eop / Park Han Gyul / Homeroom Teacher (voice)
8 eps
Bae Jeong-mi
Choi Soo Jeong / Deok Hwa's Grandmother / Female Student (voice)
8 eps
Kim Ok-kyung
Hyung Seok's Mom (voice)
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lookism actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lookism reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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 a society that favors good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Change
After enduring years of abuse from his peers, Park Hyeong-seok moves to a different neighborhood to start a new life. Big changes are coming for him.
- Directed by Kang Hei Chul
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
- Hyun Ku LeeProducer
- Kohei ObaraExecutive Producer
Direction
- Kang Hei ChulDirector
- Han Seung WooDirector
- Park So YoungDirector
Music
- Han Kyung-HoonOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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