Kokdu: Season of Deity TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 꼭두의 계절 |
| Hanja | 꼭두의 季節 |
| Literal meaning | Season of Kkokdu |
| Revised Romanization | Kkokduui Gyejeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kkoktuŭi Kyejŏl |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | January 27 – March 24, 2023 |
| Aired on | Friday, Saturday |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Age rating | 16+ |
| Starring | Kim Jung-hyun Im Soo-hyang Kim Da-som Ahn Woo-yeon Kim In-kwon Cha Chung-hwa |
| Developed by | Kim Ho-jun (planning) |
| Directed by | Baek Soo-chan Kim Ji-hoon |
| Written by | Kang Yi-heon Heo Jun-woo |
| Produced by | Jeong Chan-hee Bae Seon-hae Yoo Cheol-yong Jung Gu-young |
| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Production Companies | People Story Company Story TV |
| Distributor | MBC TV |
Kokdu: Season of Deity TV Series Cast & Character:
Main
- Kim Jung-hyun as Kokdu / Do Jin-woo / Oh-hyeon
- Kokdu: an underworld god who has been cursed to lead the deceased in the afterlife after angering the Creator, and has to enter a human body that looks just like him to carry out the murders of immoral people.
- Do Jin-woo: a successful surgeon and Gye-jeol’s fellow hospital worker who is possessed by Kokdu.
- Oh-hyeon: Seol-hee’s lover who was cursed by the Creator to become Kokdu.
- Im Soo-hyang as Han Gye-jeol / Seol-hee
- Han Gye-jeol: an ER doctor who graduated from the lowest-ranking medical school in the country.
- Seol-hee: Gye-jeol’s past life who is a princess whom loved by Oh-hyeon for a long time.
- Kim Da-som as Tae Jeong-won: A talented woman who never missed the first rank from the time she entered Korea University of Medicine until graduation.
- Ahn Woo-yeon as Han Cheol: Gye-jeol’s younger brother who is a detective.
- Kim In-kwon as Oksin / Lee Eung-chul: A demigod whose purpose of existence is to assist Kokdu. In the human world, he is posing as a chaebol.
- Cha Chung-hwa as Gaksin / Seo Bok-gyeong: The god of rumor with the highest level of nunchi. In the human world, she is posing as a YouTube influencer, and later a nurse.
Supporting
- Pilseong Bio:
- Choi Kwang-il as Kim Pil-soo: Chairman of Pilseong Hospital.
- Kim Young-woong as Jung-sik: Pil-soo’s shadow who is a murderer with fourteen convictions.
- People in Yeongpo City:
- Lee Jung-joon as Jung Yi-deun: Gye-jeol’s ex-boyfriend.
- Kim Byeong-ok as Shin Hong-geun: Owner of Yongwang-nim Samgyeopsal.
- Oh Young-sil as Oh Kyung-seung: Hong-geun’s wife.
- Lee Young-ran as Moon Myung-ja: CEO of Yeongpo Jongga Co.
- Woo Hyun as Choi Dal-seung: Myung-ja’s husband who is the president of Yeongpo Small Business Association.
- Kim Byeong-chun as Bae Jeong-guk: Manager of Fire Fist Gym.
- Min Jun-ho as Detective Kim: A homicide detective.
- Pilseong Hospital:
- Son So-mang as Sa Guk-hwa: Jeong-won’s friend who is a nurse at Pilseong Hospital.
Extended
- Jung Ah-mi as Jang Mi-soon: Jin-woo’s biological mother who is a professor of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Pilseong Hospital.
- Oh Yeon-ah as Ji Soo-yeon: A doctor at Pilseong Hospital.
- Park Shin-woo as Jo Bong-pil: A pharmacist who does not hesitate to commit illegal and evil acts.
Storyline:
A drama about what happens when a death god, Ggokdu who comes down to the earth every 99 years to punish humans, works as a visiting doctor.
About Kokdu: Season of Deity TV Series:
Kokdu: Season of Deity (Korean: 꼭두의 계절; RR: Kkokduui Gyejeol) is a South Korean romantic fantasy drama television series directed by Baek Soo-chan and Kim Ji-hoon and starring Kim Jung-hyun, Im Soo-hyang, Kim Da-som, Ahn Woo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, and Cha Chung-hwa.
Filming of the series had started by September 2022. On October 31, 2022, the production team announced that filming for the series was halted due to the death of actor Lee Ji-han who died on October 29 during the Seoul Halloween crowd crush tragedy, and would resume at a later date after reorganization.
It was reported that Lee took the role of Jung Yi-deun, the ex-boyfriend of Im Soo-hyang’s character. On November 7, 2022, an official from MBC confirmed that filming would resume on that day, and the production team decided to find a replacement for the late actor after much deliberation. It was later announced that Lee Jung-joon would join the cast, taking over Lee Ji-han’s role.
It aired on MBC TV from January 27 to March 24, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). The series is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea and on IQIYI, Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Kokdu: Season of Deity TV Series Episodes List:
| Episodes | Original Broadcast Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | January 27, 2023 |
| 2 | January 28, 2023 |
| 3 | February 3, 2023 |
| 4 | February 4, 2023 |
| 5 | February 10, 2023 |
| 6 | February 11, 2023 |
| 7 | February 17, 2023 |
| 8 | February 18, 2023 |
| 9 | February 24, 2023 |
| 10 | February 25, 2023 |
| 11 | March 3, 2023 |
| 12 | March 4, 2023 |
| 13 | March 11, 2023 |
| 14 | March 17, 2023 |
| 15 | March 18, 2023 |
| 16 | March 24, 2023 |
