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MONEY
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1 season · 16 episodes total · ~16 per season.
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
2016 1 seasons · 16 eps Korean
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MASTERPIECE
★8.6TMDB · 3,135
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Synopsis
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In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
“A mysterious romance between a goblin and a young human bride.”
Where to watch · US
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Cast
Gong Yoo
Goblin / Kim Shin
Kim Go-eun
Ji Eun-tak
Lee Dong-wook
Grim Reaper / Wang Yeo
Yoo In-na
Sunny / Kim Seon
Yook Sung-jae
Yu Deok-hwa
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Sam-shin
Kim Seong-gyeom
Yu Shin-woo
Kim Byong-chul
Park Joong-heon
Created by
Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook
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CRAFT
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Roughly 21 hours end-to-end — 3 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2016 to 2017 — a 1-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Created by Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook.
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CAST
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26 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on tvN.
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Cinephile deep dive
The technical file
- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 16
- Avg episode length
- 77 min
- Premiered
- 2016-12-02
- Last aired
- 2017-01-21
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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