Scripted series · tvN
Mr. Sunshine
Guns. Glory. Sad endings.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Byung-hun
Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
24 eps
Kim Tae-ri
Go Ae-shin
24 eps
Yoo Yeon-seok
Gu Dong-mae
24 eps
Kim Min-joung
Kudo Hina
24 eps
Byun Yo-han
Kim Hui-seong
24 eps
Kim Kap-soo
Hwang Eun-san
24 eps
Choi Mu-sung
Jang Seung-gu
24 eps
Lee Ho-jae
Go Sa-hong
24 eps
Kim Eui-sung
Lee Wan-ik
24 eps
Kim Nam-hee
Takashi Mori
24 eps
Kim Hye-eun
Yoon Ho-sun
24 eps
Kim Byong-chul
Il-sik
24 eps
Bae Jung-nam
Chun-sik
24 eps
Shin Jung-keun
Servant
24 eps
Lee Jung-eun
Haman-daek
24 eps
Jo Woo-jin
Im Gwan-su
24 eps
Heo Jung-eun
Young Go Ae-shin
24 eps
Sung Yoo-bin
Young Jang Seung-gu
24 eps
Kim Na-woon
Madame Jo
24 eps
Lee Seung-joon
King Gojong
24 eps
Kang Shin-il
Lee Jeong-mun
24 eps
David Lee McInnis
Kyle Moore
24 eps
Seo Yu-jeong
Hong-pa
24 eps
Choi Jin-ho
Lee Se-hun
24 eps
Kim Eung-soo
Hui-seong's Grandfather
24 eps
Oh Ah-yeon
So-ah
24 eps
Choi Jong-won
Heungseon Daewongun
24 eps
Lee Jung-hyun
Tsuda
24 eps
Kim See-eun
Gwi-dan
24 eps
Kim In-woo
Hirobumi Ito
24 eps
Hakuryu
Head of Mushinwhe
24 eps
Jeon Jin-seo
Teenage Eugene Choi
24 eps
Park Ah-in
Go Ae-sun
24 eps
Jang Dong-yoon
Jun-young
24 eps
Nam Chang-hee
Shin Jong-min
24 eps
Kim Kang-hoon
Young Eugene Choi
24 eps
Kim Yong-ji
Hotaru
24 eps
Ariane Desgagnés-Leclerc
Stella
24 eps
Yoon Ju-man
Yu-jo
24 eps
Lim Cheol-soo
Jeon Seung-jae
24 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mr. Sunshine actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mr. Sunshine 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
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
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
- Jinnie ChoiExecutive Producer
- Yoon Ha-limExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kim Eun-sookWriter
Direction
- Lee Eung-bokDirector
Music
- Jung Jae-ilOriginal Music Composer
- Nam Hye-seungOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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