My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Seen it?2021 | 1 seasons | 65 min | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans. If you loved Heroes or Doom Patrol, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 17 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
To become a human, a 999-year-old Gumiho, Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl, Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo's fox bead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 157K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Park Joon-hwa
- Jang Ki-yongShin Woo-yeo
- Lee Hye-riLee Dam
- Bae In-hyukGye Seon-woo
- Kang Han-naYang Hye-sun
- Kim Do-wanDo Jae-jin
- Park Kyung-hyeChoi Soo-kyeong
- Choi Woo-sungLee Dan
- Kim Do-yeonGye Seo-woo
- Kim Kang-minJung-suk
- 이주하Young-ok