Series synopsis
Uncle is a South Korean drama comedy television series that premiered on TV Chosun on December 11, 2021. It ended on January 30, 2022. It was created by Park Ji-sook. It stars Oh Jung-se, Lee Kyung-hoon, Jeon Hye-jin and Choi Seung-yoon.
Joon Hyeok is an unpopular musician whose life has hit rock bottom. He had already broken off his relationship with his older sister, Joon Hee, when her son appeared before him. His nephew developed Obsessive–compulsive disorder after his mother divorced his stepfather. Joon Hyeok takes his nephew in and looks after him. Joon Hee divorced her physically abusive husband after 12 years of marriage. She moved into an inexpensive apartment and now faces losing custody of her son to her ex-husband a ...
Premise
Joon Hyeok is an unpopular musician whose life has hit rock bottom. He had already broken off his relationship with his older sister, Joon Hee, when her son appeared before him. His nephew developed Obsessive–compulsive disorder after his mother divorced his stepfather. Joon Hyeok takes his nephew in and looks after him. Joon Hee divorced her physically abusive husband after 12 years of marriage. She moved into an inexpensive apartment and now faces losing custody of her son to her ex-husband and his mother.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Oh Jung-se as Wang Joon-hyeok
- Lee Kyung-hoon as Min Ji-hoo
- Jeon Hye-jin as Wang Joon-hee
- Choi Seung-yoon as Son Joo-No
- Park Sun-young as Park Hye-ryeong
- Kim Min-chul as Jang Do-Kyung
- Lee Sang-woo as Joo Kyeong-il
- Lee Si-won as Song Hwa-eum
Supporting cast
- Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Kim Yoo-ra
- Sooyoung Choi as Soo-young
- Choi Gyu-ri as Shin Chae Young
- Shin Gi-seong as auditionee
- Jung Su-bin as Min J
- Seol Woo-in as Soo-young's Assistant (eps 14)
Guest cast
- Sooyoung Choi as Soo-young
- Choi Gyu-ri as Shin Chae Young
- Shin Gi-seong as auditionee
- Jung Su-bin as Min J
- Seol Woo-in as Soo-young's Assistant (eps 14)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | February 1, 2022 | February 1, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 16 | December 11, 2021 | January 30, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 10, 2015 | March 17, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 7 | January 1, 2017 | February 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | February 1, 2022 |
| 2 | Evil Evil's Halloween Hostile Network Takeover | |
| 3 | Promo Reel |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 11, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 12, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 18, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Back Errol can not find the courage to ask Ben to drop the restraining order. Sam is now working as a therapist and is finding it hard to deal with a new client. Andy is still stuck in a dead-end job. |
February 10, 2015 |
| 2 |
Love is All Around Uncle Andy wants his latest girlfriend to believe that he's mature, Errol wants to show a girl that he is really cool whilst Sam wants Ben's girlfriend, Veronica, to love her. |
February 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Last Place Hero Andy is suffering with the flu and after his nephew Errol informs him about a lucrative song contest, he pays a trip to the recording studio. |
February 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Father's Day Andy's living in the basement of Sam and Bruce's new home, depressed over how things ended with Melodie and having cut off contact with Teresa after finding out she was pregnant. Now he has nightmares about the child he's never met, and it's playing on his conscience. Errol, meanwhile, is having Daddy issues of his own, unable to accept Bruce as the man of the house. This is causing Sam a headache, on top of the fact that Bruce is subtly hinting to her that he wants a baby. When Andy's offered the chance to write for a boyband, he has to decide whether financial security is more important to him than artistic integrity, especially when he has a kid in the wings. With Errol's help, Andy goes on a journey of self-discovery to find out whether he can man up and be a dad. |
January 1, 2017 |
| 2 |
Bringing Sexy Back Things get competitive when Errol and Andy fall for the same girl. Meanwhile, Sam and Bruce feel the pressure of trying to conceive. |
January 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
Dinner, I Hardly Knew Her Andy stumbles into a drug-fueled whirlwind romance with singer, Jasmine, and suddenly finds himself engaged. Errol let’s a girl think he’s “experienced” in an attempt to look cool, and Sam has to find a way of telling the family some life-changing news. Unfortunately, Bruce’s mother and brother are coming to visit and everyone’s struggling with whether to clear the air or hold on to their secrets. It isn’t long before the lies spin out of control and Andy has to face up to some hard truths for the first time in his life. |
January 15, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Chosun |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 11, 2021 |
| Last aired | January 30, 2022 |
| Runtime | 69 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday, Sunday at 21:00:00 |