The Penthouse: War in Life (2020)
- Original title
- 펜트하우스
- Directed by
- Joo Dong Min
- Cast
- Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun, Eugene, Uhm Ki Joon, Kim Young Dae, Han Ji Hyun, Yoon Jong Hoon, Choi Ye Bin
- Genre
- comedy drama, crime television series, family drama, thriller television series, revenge series
- Country
- South Korea
- Length
- 3 seasons, 48 episodes
- Rated
- MA15+
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 255 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of wealthy South Korean families living in a luxury penthouse engage in a fierce war over real estate, education, and social status. The story follows women who form alliances and carry out acts of revenge to protect themselves and their children from harm.
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What happens
The Penthouse: War in Life (Korean: 펜트하우스) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, and Park Eun-seok. The series, directed by Joo Dong-min and written by Kim Soon-ok, spins the story of a real estate and education war, a desire to be number one. It depicts the solidarity and revenge of women who turned to evil to protect themselves and their children. It premiered on SBS TV on October 26, 2020. At the end of the first season, the series was the 9th most viewed Korean television series, with 5.354 million viewers. The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 21 times in a row from its first broadcast on October 26, 2020, to the last episode on January 5, 2021. At the end of the second season, the series placed 8th among the most viewed Korean series, with 5.69 million viewers. The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 13 times in a row from its first broadcast on February 19, 2021, to the last episode on April 2, 2021. At the end of the third season on September 10, 2021, the series was the 18th most-viewed Korean series with 3.77 million viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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