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The Trunk

★ 7.0 6K votes 2024–2024 1 season · 8 episodes Ended Netflix
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 7/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Seo Hyeon-jinGong YooJung Yun-HaJo Yi-GunKim Dong-wonChoi Young-joon
Starring
Seo Hyeon-jinGong YooJung Yun-HaJo Yi-GunKim Dong-wonChoi Young-joon
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03875113150

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About

"A grief mystery disguised as a romance"

A grieving, wealthy man hires a woman through an unusual 'contract marriage' agency to fill the void left by his missing wife, only to find himself pulled into the mystery of what actually happened to her. The show moves slowly and moodily, favoring hushed conversations and lingering close-ups over twists, building an atmosphere of quiet dread and repressed longing. It's less a whodunit than a character study of grief, guilt, and performance, carried almost entirely by its two leads' restrained, aching chemistry rather than plot mechanics.

Watch it for

the slow-burn tension between two leads hiding more than they admit to each other.

Maybe skip if

you want fast plotting rather than a moody, dialogue-heavy character study.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Limited Series2024
7.498588h 23m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.0
14959 min
▶2Episode #1.27.3
12760 min
▶3Episode #1.37.6
12863 min
▶4Episode #1.47.4
11659 min
▶5Episode #1.57.5
11462 min
▶6Episode #1.67.8
11860 min
▶7Episode #1.77.5
10868 min
▶8Episode #1.87.1
12572 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Seo Hyeon-jin No In-ji
Gong Yoo Han Jeong-won (Seo-yoon's ex-husband)
Jung Yun-Ha Lee Seo-yoon (Jeong-won's ex-wife)
Jo Yi-Gun Yoon Ji-oh (Seo-yoon's current husband)
Kim Dong-won Um Tae-Seong (In Ji's stalker)
Choi Young-joon Kim Hyun-Choo [Detective]
Kate Marley Jeong Si-Jeong
Uhm Ji-won Lee Seon
Joo Min-Kyung Yoon-ah (Hyun-cheol's wife)
Choi Yoon-ji Yoo In-yeong

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