Children of a Lesser God (TV series)

Children of a Lesser God
Promotional poster
Hangul	작은 신의 아이들
Revised Romanization	Jag-eun Sin-ui Aideul
Genre	Mystery Horror Thriller Drama
Created by	Jinnie Choi from Studio Dragon
Written by	Han Woo-ri
Directed by	Kang Shin-hyo
Starring	Kang Ji-hwan Kim Ok-vin Sim Hee-seop
Music by	Ha Geun-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Young-gyu Lee Seung-hoon
Producer	Jang Jin-wook
Production companies	Studio Dragon KPJ
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	March 3 (2018-03-03) – April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)

Children of a Lesser God (Korean: 작은 신의 아이들) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Ok-vin. It aired on OCN from March 3 to April 22, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST).^[1][2][3]

Synopsis

The story of two detectives who work together to unravel the corruption behind a tragedy that happens within a powerful organization.^[4][5]

Cast

Main

• Kang Ji-hwan as Cheon Jae-in, an elite and genius detective who is guided by only facts, logic and numbers.
• Kim Ok-vin as Kim Dan, a warm-hearted rookie detective who has a supernatural ability to see death.
  • Han Seo-jin as young Kim Dan^[6]

Supporting

• Shim Hee-sub [ko] as Joo Ha-min
• Lee Elijah as Baek A-hyeon
• Lee Jae-yong as Kook Han-joo^[7]
• Jang Gwang as Pastor Wang
• Lee Hyo-jung as Baek Do-gyu
• Yeon Je-hyung [ko] as Gye Do-hoon
• Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Ho-ki
• Hong Seo-young as Chun Su-in
• Kim Hyung-bum [ko] as Choi Sung-ki
• Joo Suk-tae as Park Ji-hoon, Team leader
• Shim So-young as Jamido resident
• Kim Ji-yoo as Da Yun
• Kim Dong-young as serial killer Han Sang-goo

Production

• The first script reading of the cast was held on December 17, 2017 at
  CJ E&M in Sangam-dong.^[8]
• Jo Min-ki originally played Kook Han-joo but he was removed from the series after accusations of sexual harassment and assault.^[9] He was replaced by Lee Jae-yong.

Viewership

Children of a Lesser God : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[10] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[11] TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 March 3, 2018 2.540% 2.870% 2.5% 2 March 4, 2018 2.705% 2.702% 2.8% 3 March 10, 2018 2.154% 2.200% 2.2% 4 March 11, 2018 2.861% 2.734% 2.5% 5 March 17, 2018 2.464% 2.208% 2.8% 6 March 18, 2018 3.195% 3.246% 3.2% 7 March 24, 2018 2.548% 2.426% 2.5% 8 March 25, 2018 3.295% 3.412% 3.6% 9 March 31, 2018 2.886% 2.923% 2.9% 10 April 1, 2018 3.502% 3.299% 3.0% 11 April 7, 2018 3.044% 2.807% 3.1% 12 April 8, 2018 3.651% 3.526% 3.8% 13 April 14, 2018 3.155% 3.136% 3.3% 14 April 15, 2018 3.847% 3.426% 3.6% 15 April 21, 2018 3.287% 3.152% 3.4% 16 April 22, 2018 3.926% 3.408% 4.2% Average 3.065% 2.967% 3.1% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). References ^ Kim, Seul-ji. "강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 캐스팅…내년 2월 방송(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved January 22, 2018. ^ "Shim Hee-seop and Lee Elijah Join OCN drama "Children of a Lesser God"". HanCinema. News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018. Kpop Herald . February 22, 2018. ^ Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2018. ^ Park, Gwi-im. "강지환·김옥빈 양측 "OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 출연? 제안 받고 검토中" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 22, 2018. ^ Hyun, Ji-min. 아역 한서진, '작은 신의 아이들' 출연...김옥빈 어린시절役. Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 22, 2018. ^ 이재용 '작신아' 합류..'성추문' 조민기 후임 낙점(공식). Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018. ^ Kim, Min-ji. "[N컷] '작은 신의 아이들' 강지환·김옥빈, 첫 리딩부터 열연 '긴장감↑'". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018. ^ "Actor Jo Min-ki drops out of new drama amid sexual abuse allegations". Yonhap News Agency. February 21, 2018. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2018. External links Official website (in Korean) Children of a Lesser God at HanCinema Children of a Lesser God at IMDb Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Children_of_a_Lesser_God_(TV_series)&oldid=1211887899"