SKY Castle (2018)

Original title

SKY 캐슬

Directed by

Jo Hyun Tak

Cast

Yum Jung Ah, Jung Joon Ho, Kim Hye Yoon, Lee Ji Won, Jung Ae Ri, Lee Tae Ran, Choi Won Young, Kang Chan Hee

Genre

drama television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 20 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Wealthy families in a prestigious Korean neighborhood compete fiercely to get their children into top universities. The parents use extreme tactics like private tutors and psychological pressure to secure their kids academic success.

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What happens

Sky Castle (Korean: SKY 캐슬; stylized as SKY Castle) is a South Korean television series starring Yum Jung-ah, Lee Tae-ran, Yoon Se-ah, Oh Na-ra, and Kim Seo-hyung. It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 22:50 (KST), from November 23, 2018, to February 1, 2019. At the time of airing, Sky Castle became the highest rated series in Korean cable television history. It received positive reviews from critics and won multiple awards, including four at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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