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The Good Bad Mother

All mothers in the world are bad.

8.9IMDb195 votesStrongly recommended

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20231 season · 14 episodes~68 min per episodeTV-MAEnded

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Jin Young-soon

14 eps

Lee Do-hyun

Lee Do-hyun

Choi Kang-ho

14 eps

Ahn Eun-jin

Ahn Eun-jin

Lee Mi-joo

14 eps

Yoo In-soo

Yoo In-soo

Bang Sam-sik

14 eps

Choi Mu-sung

Choi Mu-sung

Song Woo-byeok

14 eps

Jung Woong-in

Jung Woong-in

Oh Tae-soo

14 eps

Hong Bi-ra

Hong Bi-ra

Oh Ha-young

14 eps

Seo Yi-sook

Seo Yi-sook

Park Sung-ae

14 eps

Jang Won-young

Jang Won-young

Mr. Bang

14 eps

Kang Mal-geum

Kang Mal-geum

Jung Gum-ja

14 eps

Kim Won-hae

Kim Won-hae

Son Yong-rak

14 eps

Park Bo-kyung

Park Bo-kyung

Yong-rak's Wife

14 eps

Gi So-you

Gi So-you

Lee Ye-jin

14 eps

Park Da-on

Park Da-on

Lee Seo-jin

14 eps

Bek Hyun-jin

Bek Hyun-jin

Baek Hoon-ah

14 eps

Choi Sun-jin

Choi Sun-jin

So Ji-seok

14 eps

Park Cheon

Park Cheon

Cha Seung-eon

14 eps

Lee Sang-hun

Lee Sang-hun

Mr. Yang

14 eps

Oh Ha-ni

Oh Ha-ni

Sun-young

14 eps

Josh Newton

Josh Newton

Andrea

14 eps

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Choi Hae-sik

1 eps

Lee Joo-sil

Lee Joo-sil

Grandmother

1 eps

Lee Do-yeop

Lee Do-yeop

1 eps

Son Sang-gyu

Son Sang-gyu

Kwak Sang-cheol

2 eps

Kim Chae-hyun

Kim Chae-hyun

Jennifer

1 eps

Kim Joo-hwang

Kim Joo-hwang

Witness

1 eps

Park Young-bok

Park Young-bok

Witness

1 eps

Han Sang-chul

Han Sang-chul

Market man

1 eps

Baek Seung-chul

Baek Seung-chul

Village chief

1 eps

Jeong Seon-cheol

Jeong Seon-cheol

Joongang Feed & Supply owner

1 eps

Park Chan-guk

Park Chan-guk

Priest

1 eps

Ha Dong-jun

Ha Dong-jun

Prosecutor

1 eps

Kim Yong-jun

Kim Yong-jun

Investigator

1 eps

Park Seon-a

Park Seon-a

Oh Tae-Soo's wife

1 eps

Min Kyung-jin

Min Kyung-jin

Prosecutors' office protester

1 eps

Lee Jung-yeol

Lee Jung-yeol

Apartment security guard

2 eps

Oh Min-jeong

Oh Min-jeong

Maid

1 eps

Kwon Beom-taek

Kwon Beom-taek

Doctor

1 eps

Park Ji-a

Park Ji-a

Doctor

1 eps

Kim Shin-yeol

Kim Shin-yeol

Baseball coach

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Good Bad Mother actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Good Bad Mother reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.

Character DepthDefining10.0

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong7.5

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Emotional WeightStrong6.4

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child – forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 14 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202314 episodes
9.0IMDb
A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child – forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.
Best episode · S01E05 Episode 5

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Episode 5

S01E05

Episode 5

8.4IMDb5 votes

After retuning home, Lee Mi-joo encounters Kang-ho in his new condition. Young-soon faces aggression from an unrelenting neighbor.

10 May 202364 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 1

S01E01

Episode 1

6.5IMDb10 votes

After a tragedy turns her world upside down, Jin Young-soon raises her son with the aim of steering him away from a life of hardship like hers.

26 Apr 202380 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Episode 14

S01E14

Episode 14

8 Jun 202371 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 13

S01E13

Episode 13

7 Jun 202363 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 12

S01E12

Episode 12

1 Jun 202363 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 11

S01E11

Episode 11

10.0IMDb1 votes

31 May 202372 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 10

S01E10

Episode 10

10.0IMDb2 votes

25 May 202369 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

Still from Episode 9

S01E09

Episode 9

10.0IMDb1 votes

24 May 202360 min

Directed by Sim Na-yeon
Written by Bae Se-young

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.

Created by

Sim Na-yeonCreator
Bae Se-youngCreator

Executive production

Park Jun-seoExecutive Producer

Writing

Bae Se-youngWriter

Direction

Sim Na-yeonDirector

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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