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Cyber-gothicEmotionally devastatingVisually hypnotic

Latest Episode

Chapter 6

7.868 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Chapter 6

Dec 10, 2021

Harnessing the power of his unique brain and the knowledge of those he synced with, Sewon risks his life to save his family.

Overview

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Brilliant brain scientist Sewon suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues.

Content warning

based on comic scientist based on webcomic or webtoon brain surgery

The cost of knowledgeGrief as obsessionIdentity fragmentationMemory as unreliable truth

Standout Aspects

Direction

Kim Jee-woon's haunting visual language of fractured consciousness

Acting

Lee Sun-kyun's hollow-eyed unraveling as a man becoming his ghosts

Cinematography

Memory sequences that feel like drowning in someone else's dreams

Best for:Solo·Binge·Streaming

Heads up:Disturbing·Emotional

Creator

Kim Jee-woon

First AiredNov 4, 2021

StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes6

Top Cast

Lee Sun-kyun

Koh Se-won

Park Hee-soon

Lee Kang-mu

Seo Ji-hye

Lieutenant Cho

Lee You-young

Jung Jae-yi

Lee Jae-won

Hong Nam-il

Teo Yoo

Secretary Yoon

Cha Hee

Dr. Hahn

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Lee Sun-kyun tragically died by suicide in 2023, making his hollow performance here unbearably prescient.

Cultural

Based on a webtoon by Hongjacga, it was Apple's first Korean original—canceled after one season despite critical praise.

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