City Hunter
Seen it?2011 | 1 seasons | 65 min | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, 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 crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved The West Wing or Burn Notice, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 22 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon-sung is a talented MIT-graduate who's working on the international communications team at the Blue House. He encounters dangerous situations while solving a variety of cases, both big and small, for people who need his help, and eventually becomes a "city hunter."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
5 wins and 14 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Lee Min-hoLee Yun Seong
- Park Min-youngKim Na Na
- Lee Jun-hyukKim Young Joo
- Kim Sang-joongLee Jin Pyo
- Cheon Ho-jinPresident Choi Eung-chan
- Yang Jin-sungShin Eun-ah
- Shin Young-jinKim Mi-ok
- Kim Sang-hoBae Man Deok
- Goo Ha-raChoi Da-hye
- Lee Kwang-sooKo Ki-joon