Series synopsis
The Mermaid Prince, also known as 인어왕자 is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on Lifetime on April 24, 2020. It stars Moon Bin, Jeong Sin-hye, Kim Hong-bin and Chae Won-bin.
Tells the romance story of a girl named Hye Ri. She goes to Gangwon Province on a graduation trip with her friends. There she meets a mysterious man Woo Hyuk who runs a guest house. She gets attracted and closer to him and decides to name him “the mermaid prince”.
Premise
Tells the romance story of a girl named Hye Ri. She goes to Gangwon Province on a graduation trip with her friends. There she meets a mysterious man Woo Hyuk who runs a guest house. She gets attracted and closer to him and decides to name him “the mermaid prince”.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Moon Bin as Choi Woo-hyuk
- Jeong Sin-hye as Shin Hye Ri
- Kim Hong-bin as Jang Na-yeon
- Chae Won-bin as Jo Ah Ra
- Baek Jae-min as Kang Moon-seok
- Hwi Young as Yoon Gun
- Park Tae-in as Han Seung-min
- Moon Sang-min as Jo A-seo
Supporting cast
- Yoon Seo-bin as Yoon Jae-beom
- Jung Bo-min as Ma Li Ah
- Yoo Na-gyeol as Oh Yoon-yeong
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 24, 2020 | May 29, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 18, 2020 | December 17, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Hye-ri and her friends go on a trip. She gets drunk with her friends during the daytime and as she gets too drunk, she decides to go on a walk to sober up. But she spots someone trying to go into the water with all his clothes on. Although Hye-ri is afraid of water, she runs to him. |
April 24, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hye-ri keeps feeling her heart fluttering everytime she touches Woo-hyuk. Na-yeon suggests to check out Woo-hyuk’s room so they could reveal what secret he has. Na-yeon runs into a handsome man and quickly falls for him. |
May 1, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Hye-ri and Woo-hyuk take a walk along the beach. And Woo-hyuk finally shares his story. After the walk, Woo-hyuk and Hye-ri get closer. Now that Hye-ri knows about Woo-hyuk, she wants to know more about him. Meanwhile, Seung-min sneaks into Woo-hyuk’s room and finds something. |
May 8, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 18, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 19, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 25, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Lifetime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 24, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2020 |
| Runtime | 14 minutes |
| Status | continue |