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★ 7.8 5K votes 2017–2017 1 season · 18 episodes Ended OCN
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Song Seung-heonGo AraLee ElJo Jae-yoonKim Dong-junKim Won-hae
Starring
Song Seung-heonGo AraLee ElJo Jae-yoonKim Dong-junKim Won-hae
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Grim reaper noir wrapped in a fated romance"

A grim reaper trapped in a human detective's body teams up with a young woman who can sense death to solve a string of murders tied to his own forgotten past. The show blends police procedural grit with a slow-burn supernatural mystery, and its tone swings between hard-boiled crime drama and melancholic fantasy romance. Pacing is deliberate, favoring atmosphere and unraveling backstory over quick thrills, and the two leads' chemistry anchors the emotional weight as the mystery threads tighten toward a fate-driven finale.

Watch it for

the moody procedural mystery paired with a genuinely aching, fate-bound central relationship.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced action over slow, atmosphere-driven mystery and melodrama.

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All Seasons

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Season 12017
8.02K1823h 25m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.4
14185 min
▶2Episode #1.27.6
10677 min
▶3Episode #1.37.9
9478 min
▶4Episode #1.48.0
8873 min
▶5Episode #1.58.1
8469 min
▶6Episode #1.68.0
8077 min
▶7Episode #1.78.1
7784 min
▶8Episode #1.88.0
7387 min
▶9Episode #1.98.2
7271 min
▶10Episode #1.108.4
8071 min
▶11Episode #1.118.0
7268 min
▶12Episode #1.128.1
6875 min
▶13Episode #1.138.4
7376 min
▶14Episode #1.148.0
6975 min
▶15Episode #1.158.3
7085 min
▶16Episode #1.168.4
7282 min
▶17Episode #1.178.8
9685 min
▶18Episode #1.187.0
9287 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Song Seung-heon Black, Han Moo-gang
Go Ara Kang Ha-ram
Lee El Yoon Soo-wan
Jo Jae-yoon Grim Reaper No. 007
Kim Dong-jun Oh Man-soo
Kim Won-hae Na Gwang-gyun
Kim Jae-young Kim Woo-sik, Leo
Choi Myung-bin Kang Ha-ram (young)
Kim Jeong-yeong Ha-ram's mother
Lee Hyo-Je Han Moo-chan, Kim Joon

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