The Koreans

TV Series

Drama War & Politics

Set during the wave of democratization and cultural modernization that swept across South Korea in the early 1990s, a middle-class family hides a parallel treasonous secret: While seemingly ordinary citizens in the eyes of their friends, neighbors and even their children, both parents are actually elite North Korean spies working to bring down the South from within. Follow these two spies as they wrestle with conflicting feelings of patriotism, loyalty, identity and love, all while a ruthless Korean counterintelligence agent draws ever closer to discovering their identities.

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Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun Han Ji-min Han Ji-min Lee Hee-jun Lee Hee-jun

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What is The Koreans about?
Set during the wave of democratization and cultural modernization that swept across South Korea in the early 1990s, a middle-class family hides a parallel treasonous secret: While seemingly ordinary citizens in the eyes of their friends, neighbors and even their children, both parents are actually elite North Korean spies working to bring down the South from within. Follow these two spies as they wrestle with conflicting feelings of patriotism, loyalty, identity and love, all while a ruthless Korean counterintelligence agent draws ever closer to discovering their identities.
Who stars in The Koreans?
The Koreans stars Lee Byung-hun, Han Ji-min, Lee Hee-jun.
Where can I watch The Koreans?
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