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Confession

TV·2019–2019·1 season, 16 episodes·tvN·Drama, Crime·1h 2m

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A sickly man with a strong mind has spent most of his childhood in a hospital. He is involved in a case of "double jeopardy," the principle that one cannot be tried for the same crime twice following either a conviction or an acquittal.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Confession S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 9.0
  2. 02Confession S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 9.0
  3. 03Confession S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 9.0

Castfull cast & details

Lee Jun-hoLee Jun-hoChoi Do-hyunYou Chea-myungYou Chea-myungKi Choon-hoShin Hyun-beenShin Hyun-beenHa Yoo-riJang Jae-hoJang Jae-hoLee Hyung-chanYoon Kyung-hoYoon Kyung-hoHeo Jae-manNam Kee-aeNam Kee-aeMadame JinRyu Kyung-sooRyu Kyung-sooHan Jong-kooLee Ki-hyukLee Ki-hyukLee Hyun-joon

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2019Aired 8.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Confession S01E01Episode 1March 23, 2019 8.0
  2. S01E02Confession S01E02Episode 2March 24, 2019 8.0
  3. S01E03Confession S01E03Season's bestEpisode 3March 30, 2019 9.0
  4. S01E04Confession S01E04Episode 4March 31, 2019 9.0
  5. S01E05Confession S01E05Episode 5April 6, 2019 8.0
  6. S01E06Confession S01E06Episode 6April 7, 2019 9.0
  7. S01E07Confession S01E07Episode 7April 13, 2019—
  8. S01E08Confession S01E08Episode 8April 14, 2019—
  9. S01E09Confession S01E09Episode 9April 20, 2019—
  10. S01E10Confession S01E10Episode 10April 21, 2019—
  11. S01E11Confession S01E11Episode 11April 27, 2019—
  12. S01E12Confession S01E12Episode 12April 28, 2019—
  13. S01E13Confession S01E13Episode 13May 4, 2019—
  14. S01E14Confession S01E14Episode 14May 5, 2019—
  15. S01E15Confession S01E15Episode 15May 11, 2019—
  16. S01E16Confession S01E16Episode 16May 12, 2019—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

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