Watcher (; stylized as WATCHER) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, and Kim Hyun-joo. It aired on OCN every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) from July 6 to August 25, 2019.
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.
Cast Main Han Suk-kyu as Do Chi-kwang 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 Moon Woo-jin as young Kim Yeong-goon 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 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 Head of the Police Investigation Department, he is often in conflict with Do Chi-kwang. Park Joo-hee as Jo Soo-yeon 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 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 Ji-hoon, 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 Ye-na 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) 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).
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Ratings
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Nationwide Seoul 1 July 6, 2019 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 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
References
External links
Watcher on Viki