Series synopsis
Mother is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on tvN on January 24, 2018. It ended on March 15, 2018. It was created by Chung Seo-kyung. It stars Lee Bo-young, Heo Yool, Ko Sung-hee and Son Suk-ku.
A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
Premise
A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Bo-young as Kang Soo-jin / Nam Soo-jin
- Heo Yool as Kim Hye-na / Kim Yoon-bok
- Ko Sung-hee as Shin Ja-young
- Son Suk-ku as Lee Seol-ak
- Lee Jae-yoon as Jeong Jin-hong
- Lee Hye-young as Kang Young-shin / Cha Young-shin
- Lee Jeong-yeol as Park Jae-beom
- Nam Kee-ae as Nam Hong-hee
Supporting cast
- Jeon Hye-jin as Kang Yi-jin
- Go Bo-gyeol as Kang Hyun-jin
- Cho Han-cheul as Lee Chang-geun
- Kang Ha-kyung as Park Kyung-seok
- Song You-hyun as Song Ye-eun
- Kim Young-jae as Eun-cheol
- Jeon Mi-do as Ra-ra
- Choi Seo-yeon as Min-sun
- Ha Mheen as Judge
- Park Hyun Jung
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | January 24, 2018 | March 15, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Want To Go See The Migratory Birds Soo Jin is quite a cold-hearted woman who studies birds, which are her only interested. She doesn't like children, but she has to work as an elementary teacher for a few weeks. A girl named Hye Na in her class catches Soo Jin's attention, and she starts to worry about her because the child doesn't seem to be taken good care of by her family. Before Soo Jin quits the school, she goes to Hye Na's house to say goodbye, but she is terrified to see something shocking there. |
January 24, 2018 |
| 2 |
Hye Na Goes Missing Hye Na goes missing at a port, and her backpack and shoe are found near it. Soo Jin takes a bus with Hye Na to go somewhere else, and Seol Ak thinks he saw a girl that looks like Hye Na in the street. Soo Jin happens to stay in a guest house and tries to get a fake passport for Hye Na, but something goes wrong and Soo Jin feels frustrated. Meanwhile, Jae Beom keeps looking for Soo Jin as Young Sin asked, but he only finds out that she already left. |
January 25, 2018 |
| 3 |
We're On The Run Chang Geun starts to interrogate Ja Young after going through the surveillance camera footage. Soo Jin and Hye Na go to an orphanage where Soo Jin used to live when she was a child, but they are taken aback when they get there. Hye Na keeps staring at Ja Young and cries when she is on TV, so Soo Jin tells her that she can go back to her mom if she wants to. The detective finds out that Hye Na liked birds and tries to reach Soo Jin. |
January 31, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 24, 2018 |
| Last aired | March 15, 2018 |
| Runtime | 62 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 21:30:00 |