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Awaken

TV·2020–2021·1 season, 16 episodes·tvN·Crime, Drama, Mystery·1h 5m·Created by So Jae-hyun

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While unraveling an enigmatic murder mystery, a special force leader realizes this case is related to the incident that took 28 years ago in a small town.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Awaken S01E06The MutantsS01E06 · 9.0Ji Wook realizes Son Min Ho is in danger, so he tries to escape from the safehouse with him. However, Jung Woo stops them and attacks Son Min Ho. Jung Woo gets arrested, and he pleads guilty. Meanwhile, Jamie finds out Jung Woo was the one who helped her get surgery, but she can’t figure out why.
  2. 02Awaken S01E08Secret LabS01E08 · 9.0The truth behind the forewarning murders starts to come up to the surface. Jamie and Hye Won keep following the evidence related to what happened in White Night Village 28 years ago. Meanwhile, Jung Woo who has found out the experiments are still being conducted in a secret lab goes to visit the foundation himself.
  3. 03Awaken S01E09Kids AdoptedS01E09 · 9.0Jung Woo continues to search for the secret lab. He runs into kids at an orphanage who talk about several kids being adopted by new families at the same time. Jung Woo thinks there’s something fishy going on in that facility. Meanwhile, Jamie happens to see a man who seems to have collapsed on the street. Without knowing his identity, she takes him to the police station.

Castfull cast & details

Namkoong MinNamkoong MinDo Jung-wooKim Seol-hyunKim Seol-hyunGong Hye-wonLee Chung-ahLee Chung-ahJamie LaytonYoon Sun-wooYoon Sun-wooMoon Jae-WoongKim Chang-wanKim Chang-wanGong Il-doShin Jae-whiShin Jae-whiLee Tae-sooKim Won-haeKim Won-haeHwang Byeong-cheolLee Sin-youngLee Sin-youngJang Ji Wan [Police]

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2020–21Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Awaken S01E01The Forewarned MurdersNovember 30, 2020 8.5Jung Woo and his team have been investigating a serial bank robbery case for months, but they’re told to dig into the so-called forewarned m
  2. S01E02Awaken S01E02The SmilesDecember 1, 2020 8.5Jung Woo decodes the messages that the murderer sent and finds a lead. Jamie joins the team to solve the forewarned murder case, but the tea
  3. S01E03Awaken S01E03The SurvivorsDecember 7, 2020 8.5Jamie finds Jung Woo suspicious as he seems to be hiding a secret. Despite the events that make Jung Woo suspicious, Hye Won puts her full t
  4. S01E04Awaken S01E04The FireDecember 8, 2020 8.5Jung Woo and Jamie find out that they’re both from White Night Village. Jung Woo acts like White Night Village has nothing to do with the fo
  5. S01E05Awaken S01E05The SafeDecember 14, 2020 8.5Jung Woo saves the people who were trapped in the fire and instantly becomes a national hero. Jamie wakes up in the hospital and she’s about
  6. S01E06Awaken S01E06Season's bestThe MutantsDecember 15, 2020 9.0Ji Wook realizes Son Min Ho is in danger, so he tries to escape from the safehouse with him. However, Jung Woo stops them and attacks Son Mi
  7. S01E07Awaken S01E07Jung Woo Being ChasedDecember 21, 2020 8.5Everyone including Hye Won is shocked by the fact that Jung Woo is the culprit of the forewarned murder cases. And those who know the truth
  8. S01E08Awaken S01E08Secret LabDecember 22, 2020 9.0The truth behind the forewarning murders starts to come up to the surface. Jamie and Hye Won keep following the evidence related to what hap
  9. S01E09Awaken S01E09Kids AdoptedDecember 28, 2020 9.0Jung Woo continues to search for the secret lab. He runs into kids at an orphanage who talk about several kids being adopted by new families
  10. S01E10Awaken S01E10Jung Woo Following KidsDecember 29, 2020 9.0Jung Woo witnesses that a group of children is forced to get in a black van in front of Seoul Hangang Welfare Center and taken to somewhere,
  11. S01E11Awaken S01E11New WarningJanuary 4, 2021 8.0Hye Won manages to save Jung Woo from the attack and car accident. They soon find out that one of their colleagues has betrayed them. Meanwh
  12. S01E12Awaken S01E12The ReunionJanuary 5, 2021 8.0Jamie finally arrives at the very place she abhors to even stay for a second. At the White Night Village, she and Ji Wook search for clues t
  13. S01E13Awaken S01E13The Secret LabJanuary 11, 2021 8.5Jamie realizes that Jung Woo is her twin brother, the so-called monster who saved her life. After saving Jamie, Jung Woo continues with the
  14. S01E14Awaken S01E14Jung Woo in Secret LabJanuary 12, 2021 8.5Hye Won gets abducted and held hostage. Jung Woo finally finds the secret lab and goes inside. But there’s someone who’s watching him in the
  15. S01E15Awaken S01E15Reunion with MotherJanuary 17, 2021 9.0Jung Woo tells Jamie that he has finally met Hyun Hee who is known to be Jung Woo and Jamie’s mother. After hearing that, Jamie seems to fee
  16. S01E16Awaken S01E16Mother and SonJanuary 18, 2021 8.0After finding out who the president is, Jung Woo attempts to find the location of the secret lab by using Oh Jung Hwan as bait. Hyun Hee rea

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