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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.
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Great Korean Railway Journeys
2026 1 seasons · 5 eps English
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Travelling by rail across South Korea, Michael explores one of the world’s most successful modern nations, shaped by division, resilience and rapid change.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Michael Portillo
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 2 hours end-to-end — 0 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2026.
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Dialogue in English, Korean.
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DIRECTOR
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Co-production across United Kingdom, South Korea.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 5
- Avg episode length
- 29 min
- Premiered
- 2026-05-04
- Last aired
- 2026-05-08
- Languages
- English, Korean
- Countries
- United Kingdom, South Korea
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