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Revenant
Promotional poster
Hangul
악귀
Hanja
惡鬼
Literal meaningEvil Spirit
Revised RomanizationAkgwi
McCune–ReischauerAkkwi
Genre
Developed byLee Ok-gyu (planning)[3]
Written byKim Eun-hee
Directed by
  • Lee Jung-rim[3]
  • Kim Jae-hong[3]
Starring
Music byMovie Closer
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerLee Ok-gyu
Producers
  • Kim Eun-hye[3]
  • Kwon Ryeong-ah[3]
  • Ko Jin-hyeok[3]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseJune 23 (2023-06-23) –
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29)

Revenant[4] (Korean: 악귀) is a 2023 South Korean television series written by Kim Eun-hee and starring Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se, and Hong Kyung. It aired from June 23 to July 29, 2023, on SBS TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST).[5][6][7] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.[8]

Synopsis

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The series revolves around a young woman possessed by an entity and a professor of folklore who can see ghosts. Together they seek the truth behind mysterious suicides surrounding the city.

Cast

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Main

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A public prosecutor who has been preparing for the 9th-grade civil service exam. She gets entangled in mysterious deaths, after receiving her late father's belongings.
A folklore professor from a wealthy family. He has the ability to see spirits and gods.
A lieutenant in the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Violent Crime Investigation Unit.

Supporting

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Yeom Hae-sang's grandmother and CEO of Joonghyun Capital.
Gu San-yeong's mother.
Lee Hong-sae's partner.
Gu San-yeong's high school classmate who is preparing for the civil service exam.
  • Lee Kyu-hoe as Kim Chi-won[13]
Na Byung-hee's closest aide and vice president of Joonghyun Capital.
Gu San-yeong's father and a former folklore professor.

Others

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Gu San-yeong's paternal grandmother.
  • Kim Shin-bi as Kim Woo-jin[15]
Yeom Hae-sang's housemate.
  • Lee Ji-won as Yoon-jeong[16]
San-yeong's high school classmate.

Special appearances

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A forensic scientist and retired member of the Seoul Cold Case Squad. Assists in reconstructing documents and briefly discusses with Seo Mun-chun about his deceased colleague Gye-chul from the Cold Case Squad (who was also played by Kim Won-hae).

Reception

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Viewership

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Revenant : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
11.7671.8962.0241.8351.8882.0001.9522.0251.8592.1092.1072.3021.980
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[27]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[27] TNmS[28]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 June 23, 2023 9.9% (3rd) 10.8% (1st) 8.0% (4th)
2 June 24, 2023 10.0% (2nd) 10.8% (2nd) N/A
3 June 30, 2023 11.0% (2nd) 11.9% (1st) 8.7% (4th)
4 July 1, 2023 10.0% (2nd) 10.8% (2nd) 8.4% (2nd)
5 July 7, 2023 10.8% (3rd) 12.2% (1st) 8.0% (4th)
6 July 8, 2023 9.5% (2nd) 10.2% (2nd) 7.9% (2nd)
7 July 14, 2023 10.6% (3rd) 11.0% (2nd) 9.1% (4th)
8 July 15, 2023 10.4% (2nd) 11.1% (2nd) 7.9% (2nd)
9 July 21, 2023 10.3% (2nd) 11.1% (2nd) 7.4% (6th)
10 July 22, 2023 10.9% (2nd) 12.0% (2nd) 8.5% (2nd)
11 July 28, 2023 10.3% (2nd) 10.8% (1st) 7.8% (3rd)
12 July 29, 2023 11.2% (2nd) 12.0% (2nd) 8.0% (2nd)
Average 10.4% 11.2% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Accolades

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Drama Revenant Nominated [29]
Best Screenplay Kim Eun-hee Nominated
Technical Award Yang Ho-sam, Park Ji-won (Art direction) Nominated
Korea Drama Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor Oh Jung-se Won [30]
New York Festival TV & Film Awards 2024 Scifi/Fantasy/Horror Revenant Won[b] [31]
SBS Drama Awards 2023 Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Tae-ri Won [32]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Hong Kyung Won
Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Won-hae Won
Best New Actress Yang Hye-ji Won
Best Young Actress Park So-yi Won
Best Performance Jin Seon-kyu Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Oh Jung-se Nominated [33]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Tae-ri Nominated
Scene Stealer Award Shim Dal-gi Nominated [34]
Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Hae-sook Nominated [35]
Park Ji-young Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards 2024 Outstanding Korean Actress Kim Tae-ri Nominated [36]
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2024 Feature Made for Television/Cable Revenant Won[c] [37]

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
  2. ^ Bronze Award
  3. ^ Gold Remi Award

References

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  15. ^ Kim Chae-yeon. "악귀' 김태리 둘러싼 인물 관계..김해숙·진선규→예수정 '믿보배' 앙상블에 기대감" [Demon' Kim Tae-ri Surrounding Personality Relationship...Kim Hae-sook-Jin Sun-kyu→Ye Soo-jeong 'Believe Me' Ensemble] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (July 10, 2023). "속물 아귀 이지원이었어? 소름끼치는 반전 정체(악귀)" [Was that snobbish anglerfish Lee Ji-won? Creepy reverse stasis (demon)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Choi Na-young (June 24, 2023). "빌드업 마친 '악귀' 이제 시작.."악귀가 김태리의 어떤 욕망 들어줄지가 관전 포인트" ["After the Build-Up, 'Demon' Now Starts..."What Desires Will the Demon Grant Kim Tae Ri?] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Seo Yu-na (June 25, 2023). "오정세, 母 사망 과거사 고백 "악귀 벗어나려다 죽어" '악귀'[결정적장면]" [Oh Jung Se, confesses to his mother's death "I died trying to escape the devil" 'Devil' [Crucial scene]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Lee Seung-gil (June 28, 2023). "오정세 도플갱어'라 불리는 배우, '악귀'에 출연한다" [Actor called 'Oh Jung-se doppelganger' appears in 'Demon'] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 25, 2023). "김태리X김은희 '악귀' 압도적 1위, 순간 최고 시청률 13.1%까지" [Kim Tae-ri X Kim Eun-hee's Demon overwhelmingly tops the ratings, up to 13.1% at the moment] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim So-yeon (March 16, 2023). "[단독] 표예진, 김은희 작가 신작 '악귀' 카메오 출연" [[Exclusive] Pyo Ye-jin, Kim Eun-hee's new work 'Ghost' cameo appearance] (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
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    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 23, 2023. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 30, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 15, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 21, 2023. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 28, 2023. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  28. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). TNmS. June 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). TNmS. July 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). TNmS. July 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). TNmS. July 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). TNmS. July 9, 2023. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). TNmS. July 15, 2023. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). TNmS. July 16, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). TNmS. July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). TNmS. July 23, 2023. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). TNmS. July 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). TNmS. July 30, 2023. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Break News.
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  36. ^ Lim Jae-seong (May 29, 2024). "올해 서울드라마어워즈 역대 최다 출품…48개국 346편" [This year’s Seoul Drama Awards has the largest number of entries ever... 346 episodes from 48 countries] (in Korean). KBS. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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