Wonderful World

Wonderful World TV Series Details:

Hangul	원더풀 월드
Revised Romanization	Wondeopul woldeu
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Genre	Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Season	1
Episodes	14
Release date	March 1, 2024 – April 13, 2024
Aired on	Friday, Saturday
Running time	70 min
Age rating	16+
Starring	Kim Nam-joo Cha Eun-woo Kim Kang-woo Im Se-mi
Directed by	Lee Seung-young Jung Sang-hee
Written by	Kim Ji-eun
Produced by	Ahn Je-hyeon Shin Sang-yoon Choi Hye-seon
Developed by	Kwon Seong-chang (planning)
Production Company	Samhwa Networks
Distributor	MBC TV

Wonderful World TV Series Cast & Character:

Main

• Kim Nam-joo as Eun Soo-hyun: a successful and famous psychology professor and writer who loses her young son after he is hit by a car.
• Cha Eun-woo as Kwon Seon-yul: a mysterious person who grew up in a wealthy family but lives a rough life after losing his parents due to a series of incidents.
• Kim Kang-woo as Kang Soo-ho: Soo-hyun’s husband who is a successful anchorman.
• Im Se-mi as Han Yoo-ri: the representative of Cheongdam Select Shop and Soo-hyun’s former manager.

Supporting

• People around Soo-hyun:
  • Won Mi-kyung as Oh Go-eun: Soo-hyun’s mother who is a restaurant owner.
  • Kang Ae-sim as Jang Hyung-ja: Soo-hyun’s fellow inmate who is a long-term prisoner serving a twenty-year sentence.
  • Lee Jun as Kang Geon-woo: Soo-hyun and Soo-ho’s son.
• People around Seon-yul:
  • Yang Hye-ji as Hong Su-jin: Seon-yul’s best friend.
  • Kim Woo-hyun as Park Yong-gu: Seon-yul’s best friend and colleague.
• People around Soo-ho:
  • Jin Geon-woo as Kang Tae-ho: Soo-ho’s younger brother.
  • Gil Hae-yeon as Jung Myung-hee: Soo-ho’s mother.
  • Sung Ji-ru as Han Sang: a former detective and owner of a jewelry store.
• Others:
  • Park Hyuk-kwon as Kim Jun: former mayor of Seoul and the current representative of Korean Union Party.
  • Cha Soo-yeon as Yoon Hye-geum: Soo-hyun’s neighbor and the director of Gold Gallery.
  • Jin Jae-hee as Yoon Hee-jae: Hye-geum’s son.
  • Oh Man-seok as Kwon Ji-woong: the representative of a construction company.
  • Lim Ji-sub as Kwon Min-hyuk: a person who lives a rough life and does anything for money.
  • Jeon Hyun-ah as Kim Si-ra: a professor in the psychology department.
• Extended:
  • Kang Myung-joo as Kim Eun-min
  • Kim Cheol-gi as Choi Joo-seok: a member of the National Assembly.

Storyline:

Famous psychology professor and writer Eun Soo Hyun’s world shatters when her son suffers an unpunished injustice. Seeking vengeance, she unexpectedly discovers solace helping others embroiled in comparable cryptic cases.

About Wonderful World TV Series:

Wonderful World (Korean: 원더풀 월드) is a South Korean mystery thriller drama television series directed by Lee Seung-young and Jung Sang-hee and written by Kim Ji-eun. It stars Kim Nam-joo, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Kang-woo, and Im Se-mi.

Wonderful World premiered on MBC TV on March 1, 2024, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). The series is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.

Wonderful World TV Series Episodes List:

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

Episodes	Original broadcast date	Nielsen Korea Nationwide	Seoul
1	March 1, 2024	5.3% (11th)	5.4% (9th)
2	March 2, 2024	6.1% (5th)	6.1% (4th)
3	March 8, 2024	8.0% (3rd)	8.0% (4th)
4	March 9, 2024	6.4% (5th)	6.2% (4th)
5	March 15, 2024	9.9% (2nd)	10.2% (1st)
6	March 16, 2024	7.3% (3rd)	7.0% (3rd)
7	March 22, 2024	8.5% (3rd)	8.3% (3rd)
8	March 23, 2024	6.3% (4th)	6.1% (3rd)
9	March 29, 2024	11.4% (1st)	11.7% (1st)
10	March 30, 2024	9.2% (2nd)	9.7% (2nd)
11	April 5, 2024	11.4% (1st)	11.2% (1st)
12	April 6, 2024	6.8% (2nd)	6.3% (2nd)
13	April 12, 2024	11.4% (1st)	11.6% (1st)
14	April 13, 2024	9.2% (2nd)	8.7% (2nd)