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Stranger
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cho Seung-woo
Hwang Si-mok
32 eps
Bae Doona
Han Yeo-jin
32 eps
Lee Jun-hyuk
Seo Dong-jae
32 eps
Jeon Hye-jin
Choi Bit
16 eps
You Chea-myung
Lee Chang-jun
18 eps
Choi Mu-sung
Woo Tae-ha
16 eps
Shin Hae-sun
Young Eun-soo
17 eps
Yoon Se-a
Lee Yeon-jae
32 eps
Park Seong-geun
Kang Won-chul
32 eps
Jeon Bae-soo
Choi Yun-soo
32 eps
Lee Kyung-young
Lee Yun-beom
16 eps
Lee Hae-yeong
Shin Jae-yong
16 eps
Choi Jae-woong
Jang Geon
32 eps
Lee Ho-jae
Young Il-jae
16 eps
Kim Young-jae
Kim Sa-hyun
16 eps
Song Ji-ho
Park Sun-chang
32 eps
Lee Tae-hyeong
Kim Ho-seob
17 eps
Kim Hak-sun
Oh Ju-seon
16 eps
Choi Byung-mo
Kim Woo-gyun
16 eps
Jung Sung-il
Managing Director Park
16 eps
Park Jin-woo
Kim Su-chan
16 eps
Seo Dong-won
Kim Jung-bon
16 eps
Lee Kyoo-hyung
Yoon Se-won
18 eps
Jang Seong-beom
Park Kyung-wan
16 eps
Kim So-ra
Choi Young
16 eps
Park You-na
Kim Ga-young
16 eps
Yoon Tae-in
Seo Sang-won
32 eps
Jeon Soo-yeon
Assisting Officer Jo Hye-sun
16 eps
Chang Ryul
Yoo Jeong O [Detective]
16 eps
Tae In-ho
Kim Byung-hyun
4 eps
Kim Won-hae
No Won-hae
1 eps
Moon Choi
Lee Yu-an
6 eps
You Seong-joo
Kim Hu-jeong's father
1 eps
Park Ji-yeon
Jung Min-ha
7 eps
Seo Jin-won
Park Gwang-su
5 eps
Park Mi-hyeon
Park Gwang-su's wife
4 eps
Kim Dong-hwi
Kim Hu-jeong
6 eps
Moon Jong-won
Jeon Seung-pyo
5 eps
Jung Seung-kil
Baek Jung-gi
8 eps
Park Seong-il
Lee Dae-seong
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Stranger actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Stranger reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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.
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
Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but he is ostracized because he lacks empathy and social skills. He is also one of only a handful of upright prosecutors who have refused to take bribes. One day, he encounters a stabbing victim while investigating corruption. He meets Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin at the crime scene. They join forces to root out corruption at the prosecutors’ office and solve a serial murder case.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 32 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20171 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201716 episodes
8.5IMDbAn unlikely partnership is forged, between a passionate cop and an emotionless prosecutor, to bring an evasive serial killer to justice.
Best episode · S01E16 A Monster
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202016 episodes
8.4IMDbIn the midst of a power clash between prosecutors and police, Si-mok and Yeo-jin uncover murky secrets as they pursue a labyrinth of intertwined cases.
Best episode · S02E15 Episode 15
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E15
Episode 15
While getting to the truth about the night of the attorney's death, Si-mok and Yeo-jin learn about the involvement of a mystery person.
S01E16
A Monster
Si-mok sets out to meet the one he believes is the real murderer. He gets his hands on a bag that will determine the futures of many people.
S02E16
Episode 16
Details of the cover-up become public, but Si-mok isn't finished asking questions. The police-prosecutor council is called off.
S01E15
Accomplice
Yeo-jin collects evidence as Si-mok interrogates the suspect. Many questions get answered, but the most important problem of all remains to be solved.
S01E10
Revelation
Fearing for Ga-young's safety, Yeo-jin proceeds to transfer her to a different hospital. A nurse informs Yeo-jin of something strange that happened.
S01E13
0 and 7
Returning home from the rooftop party, Si-mok discovers that an intruder has left something in his bedroom. Yeo-jin and Geon come over right away.
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
- So Jae-hyunProducer
- Jinnie ChoiExecutive Producer
Direction
- An Gil-hoDirector
- Park Hyeon-seokDirector
Music
- Kim Jun-seokOriginal Music Composer
- Jung Se-rinOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Rakuten VikiStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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