Watcher (TV series)
| Watcher | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 왓쳐 |
| Revised Romanization | Watcheo |
| Genre |
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| Production company | Studio Dragon |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | July 6 – August 25, 2019 |
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Synopsis
A brutal murder committed 15 years ago turned three lives upside down. A decade and a half later, the trio – brought together by fate – goes on the hunt for answers.[2]
Cast
Main
- Han Suk-kyu as Do Chi-kwang[3]
- A detective who has caught many criminals during his career. He hates corruption within the police and becomes leader of the internal affairs investigation team to find the truth about a particular incident.
- Seo Kang-joon as Kim Yeong-goon[3]
- A police officer who joins Do Chi-kwang's team after they become involved in the same incident.
- Kim Hyun-joo as Han Tae-joo[3]
- A former prosecutor turned lawyer after she got involved too deep while working on a case and almost died. She starts working with Do Chi-kwang and Kim Yeong Goon.
Supporting
- Heo Sung-tae as Jang Hae-ryong[4]
- Head of the Police Investigation Department, he is often in conflict with Do Chi-kwang.
- Park Joo-hee as Jo Soo-yeon[5]
- With a degree in Chemistry, she became part of the Scientific Investigation Team. After she makes a mistake, however, she decides to quit to join the internal affairs investigation team.
- Joo Jin-mo as Park Jin-woo
- Deputy Commissioner of police force.
- Kim Soo-jin as Yeom Dong-sook
- Commissioner of police force.
- Lee Joong-ok as Jae Shik's friend
- Kim Soo Jin as Yeom Dong-sook
- Ahn Gil-kang as Kim jae myung, Kim Yeong Goon's Father
- Lee Jae-yoon as Kim Kang wook
- Jung Do won as Hong Jae sik
- Kim dae-gun as Detective Chan-hee
- Won Gun-su as Detective 2
- Park Hoon as Yoon Jihoon, Han Tae Joo's EX-Husband
- Jung Min sung as Son Byeong-gil
- Kim Dong hyun as Kim Sang joon
- Chae Dong hyun as Lee Dong yoon
- Yang Yena as Yoon ji
- Kim Yong-ji as Lee Hyo jung
- Park Sung il as Department Head Kim
- Han Sang-hoon as Coroner
- Shin Hyun jong as Min Young ki
- Jung Soon won as Jung Han wook
- Yu Ha jun as Oh Sang do
- Park Ji hoon as Park Si Young
- Lee Seung chul as Chairman Jung Seok Tae
- Shin Mun Sung as Lee Joong-ho (EP.10)
- Lee Yoon sun as Jang Ji yoon (EP.14)
ADDITIONAL CAST
- Woo Jung- won as Park Ji hyun
- Lee Nam Hee as Shin Woo-sung
- Jeon Suk chan as Kim Jo han
- Park Mi hyun as Jo Hyun kyung
- Kim Dan woo as Areum (Son Byeong gil's daughter)
- Moon Woojin as Kim Young Koon (Young)
- Lee EOL as Jang Hyun soo
- Yoo Jung Ho as Park Jung geum
- Kim Geon U as Kim Cha-hoon
- Kim Ju yeon as Baek Song yi
- Han Seung soo as Regional Investigation unit detective
- Jang Eui-don as Patient
- Yu Seung il as Driving violator (EP.1)
- Park Yong
Production
The series is directed by Ahn Gil-ho (Stranger, Memories of the Alhambra).[6]
Original soundtrack
| Watcher OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Horizon" |
|
| Ha Jin | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Horizon" (Inst.) |
| 3:10 | ||
| Total length: | 6:20 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Watchin'" | nafla |
| nafla | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Watchin'" (Inst.) |
| 3:15 | ||
| Total length: | 6:30 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blurry" |
|
| Elli K | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Blurry" (Inst.) |
| 3:18 | ||
| Total length: | 6:36 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outsider" (아웃사이더) | Ha Mel-li | Lee Sang-hoon | Lee Seung-yeol | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Outsider" (Inst.) | Lee Sang-hoon | 4:01 | ||
| Total length: | 8:02 | ||||
Ratings
Watcher : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[7]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 0.814 | 1.251 | 0.873 | 1.113 | 0.875 | 1.306 | 0.915 | 1.194 | 0.829 | 1.204 | 0.866 | 1.462 | 0.994 | 1.286 | 1.197 | 1.602 | 1.111 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | July 6, 2019 | 2.993% | 3.576% |
| 2 | July 7, 2019 | 4.493% | 5.306% |
| 3 | July 13, 2019 | 3.665% | 4.130% |
| 4 | July 14, 2019 | 4.549% | 5.223% |
| 5 | July 20, 2019 | 3.646% | 4.071% |
| 6 | July 21, 2019 | 5.405% | 6.198% |
| 7 | July 27, 2019 | 3.738% | 4.336% |
| 8 | July 28, 2019 | 5.066% | 5.687% |
| 9 | August 3, 2019 | 3.348% | 3.895% |
| 10 | August 4, 2019 | 5.076% | 6.044% |
| 11 | August 10, 2019 | 3.477% | 3.797% |
| 12 | August 11, 2019 | 6.094% | 6.567% |
| 13 | August 17, 2019 | 4.156% | 4.367% |
| 14 | August 18, 2019 | 5.520% | 6.029% |
| 15 | August 24, 2019 | 4.960% | 5.346% |
| 16 | August 25, 2019 | 6.585% | 7.198% |
| Average | 4.548% | 5.111% | |
References
- ^ "'Watcher' explores a mysterious incident". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 3, 2019.
- ^ Watcher | Rakuten Viki, retrieved 2020-12-26
- ^ a b c Kim, Myung-mi (April 8, 2019). "'왓쳐' 한석규-서강준-김현주 출연확정, 막강 라인업 완성(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Ju-won (April 13, 2019). "[공식] 허성태, '왓쳐(WATCHER)' 출연 확정..한석규-서강준과 호흡". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (April 24, 2019). "'왓쳐' 박주희 출연확정, 한석규·서강준과 호흡[공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Park, So-young (January 24, 2019). "[단독] '비밀의숲' '알함브라' 안길호PD, OCN 장르물 'WATCHER'로 하반기 컴백". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
