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The Uncanny Counter
We sell noodles and catch evil spirits!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cho Byeong-kyu
So Mun
28 eps
Yu Jun-sang
Ga Mo-tak
28 eps
Kim Se-jeong
Do Ha-na
28 eps
Yeom Hye-ran
Chu Mae-ok
28 eps
Ahn Suk-hwan
Choi Jang-mul
28 eps
Yoo In-soo
Na Jeok-bong
12 eps
Lee Hong-nae
Ji Cheong-sin
18 eps
Ok Ja-yeon
Baek Hyang-hui
16 eps
Kim Hieora
Gelly Choi
12 eps
Choi Yoon-young
Kim Jeong-yeong
16 eps
Kang Ki-young
Hwang Pil-gwang
12 eps
Kim Hyun Wook
Wong Liqiang
12 eps
Moon Sook
Wigen
28 eps
Lee Chan-hyeong
Kwon Su-ho
28 eps
Eun Ye-jun
Lee U-sik
16 eps
Jeong Taek-hyeon
Lim Jae-youl
12 eps
Kim So-ra
Kim Gi-ran
28 eps
Kwon Duk-in
Lee U-sik
12 eps
Kim Eun-soo
Kim Ung-min
28 eps
Lee Ji-won
Lim Ju-yeon
28 eps
Yun Ju-sang
Ha Seok-gu
28 eps
Choi Gwang-il
Shin Myeong-hwi
16 eps
Lee Do-yeop
Cho Tae-shin
16 eps
Lee Joo-sil
Jang Chun-ok
28 eps
Lee Kyeong-min
Kang Han-ul
28 eps
Hong Ji-hee
Lee Min-ji
12 eps
Kim Seung-hoon
Noh Hang-gyu
16 eps
Jeon Jin-oh
Noh Chang-gyu
16 eps
Choi Kwang-je
Jong-guk
12 eps
Jin Sun-kyu
Ma Ju-seok
12 eps
Jung Won-chang
Shin Hyeok-u
16 eps
Kim Min-ho
Baek Jun-kyu
16 eps
Seong Byeong-suk
Shin Jeong-ae
12 eps
Park Jeong-bok
Park Seong-uk
12 eps
Seo Byeok-jun
Park Do-hwi
12 eps
Kim Ji-hoon
Jun-hui
12 eps
Jun Seok-ho
So Gwon
6 eps
Son Yeo-eun
Ha Mun-yeong
5 eps
Kim Geon-u
So Mun (Young)
6 eps
Kim Yeon-woo
Jung Geun-yeong
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Uncanny Counter actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Uncanny Counter reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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 group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 28 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20232 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202016 episodes
7.9IMDbNoodle shop employees by day and demon hunters by night, the Counters use special abilities to chase down malevolent spirits that prey on humans.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode 1
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2: Counter Punch
202312 episodes
8.9IMDbArmed with new powers and fresh recruits, the Counters continue their battle against evil demons who feed on humans.
Best episode · S02E04 Episode 4
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E04
Episode 4
So Mun goes head to head with Pil-gwang, while his teammates battle the demon's cronies. Meanwhile, Ma Ju-seok experiences a terrifying nightmare.
S02E02
Episode 2
Ga Mo-tak discovers the perfect recruit when he witnesses a car accident. Hwang Pil-gwang, Gelly, and Wong arrive in Korea and begin wreaking havoc.
S02E05
Episode 5
Ju-seok's impassioned statement shocks the Counters — but the demons watch on with glee. Do Ha-na reunites with an important figure from her past.
S02E01
Episode 1
It's business as usual for the Counters as they work together to defeat malicious demons. Meanwhile, trouble starts brewing in a remote mansion in China.
S02E03
Episode 3
The Counters are confronted with an unwelcome visitor at the noodle shop. Amidst a training session with his new protégé, Mo-tak hears alarming news.
S01E01
Episode 1
On his birthday, So Mun's struck by a strange burst of light that leaves puzzling changes to his body. He finds answers inside the local noodle shop.
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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
- Lee Se-heeProducer
- Kim Seon-taeExecutive Producer
- Park Ji-youngProducer
- Kim Jin-yiExecutive Producer
- Park Hun-jooProducer
- Jo Young-jaeProducer
Writing
- Yeoh Gee-naWriter
- Yoo Sun-dongWriter
- Kim Sae-bomWriter
Direction
- Yoo Sun-dongDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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