Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 9/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 9/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 8/10SupernaturalGhosts, 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: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Gong YooKim Go-eunLee Dong-wookYoo In-naYook Sung-jaeYoon Da Young
Starring
Gong YooKim Go-eunLee Dong-wookYoo In-naYook Sung-jaeYoon Da Young
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
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About
"A centuries-old ache dressed up as a fairy tale"
An immortal warrior, cursed nine centuries ago to endless life, can only find peace by locating his human 'bride,' the sole person able to remove the sword lodged in his chest. He shares an apartment with an amnesiac grim reaper, and their strange domestic life is upended when a lonely young woman who sees ghosts crosses his path. The show mixes goofy roommate comedy with aching, slow-building romance and fate-driven melancholy, wrapped in lush visuals and a soundtrack that leans hard into its tearjerker moments.
Watch it for
the tender, funny chemistry between the immortal lead and his grim-reaper roommate.
Maybe skip if
you dislike slow-burn melodrama or drawn-out fantasy-romance pacing.
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Season 12016
8.47K1620h 11m
Kim Shin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died a tragic death. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Shin has searched for his bride, a mortal who can pull out the sword and end his life. One day, he encounters Ji Eun-tak, a positive, upbeat high school student who can see the dead and has gone through tragic events, yet still stays strong. She claims to be the Goblin's bride who can end his immortal life, but what appears to be an easy task, only gets complicated, as the two fall in love.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | What Kind of a Guardian Are You? | 8.1 | 591 | 88 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | I'll Become Your Bride in 200 Years | 8.2 | 473 | 77 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | I See the Sword | 8.3 | 446 | 82 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | I Won't Leave You | 8.0 | 419 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | I Have to End My Life | 8.2 | 409 | 68 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Tomorrow | 8.1 | 397 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | I Think It's Your Face | 8.4 | 385 | 74 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | You Gave Her That Fate | 8.4 | 378 | 73 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | He'll Vanish Forever from This World to Another | 8.5 | 376 | 79 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Is She Really Your Sister? | 8.7 | 409 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | The Deity Is So Cruel to You and Me | 8.4 | 370 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Forget About Me | 8.8 | 380 | 83 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Protect Her | 8.9 | 416 | 85 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Whom Have I Forgotten? | 8.3 | 372 | 75 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Will You Be My Bride? | 8.7 | 390 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Goodbye and See You Again | 9.0 | 505 | 73 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Gong Yoo Kim Shin
Kim Go-eun Ji Eun Tak
Lee Dong-wook Angel of Death, Wang Yeo
Yoo In-na Sunny
Yook Sung-jae Yoo Deok Hwa
Yoon Da Young 23rd Angel of Death, Goryeo time court lady giving herbal poison
Lee El Samshin
Jo Woo-jin Secretary Kim
Kim Sung Kyum Yoo Sin-woo
Kim Byeong-cheol Park Joong-heon
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