Miniseries · Netflix
Notes from the Last Row
The story with a twisted ending.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Choi Min-sik
Heo Mun-oh
6 eps
Choi Hyun-wook
Lee Kang
6 eps
Huh Joon-ho
Kim Su-hun
6 eps
Yunjin Kim
Ahn Eun-joo
6 eps
Jin Kyung
Jo Hyeon-suk
6 eps
Lee Jin-woo
Kim Se-yun
6 eps
Han Ji-eun
Seon Min-hee
6 eps
Song Ga-yeon
Jung Ha-yeon
1 eps
Cho Han-cheul
Park Hyeong-jong
1 eps
Moon Jeong-hee
Kim Se-yun's Mother
1 eps
Kim Jong-tae
Kim Se-yun's Father
1 eps
Jo Dan
Lee Kang (child)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Notes from the Last Row actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Notes from the Last Row reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
A literature professor discovers a student's talent and offers him writing lessons — but as he sinks into the story, their sessions spiral into chaos.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
Impressed by student Lee Kang's remarkable talent, Professor Heo Mun-oh offers him a special writing class — but a troubling request tests his ethics.
- Directed by Kim Kyu-tae
- Written by Jang Myung-woo
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.
Writing
- Jang Myung-wooWriter
Direction
- Kim Kyu-taeDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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