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Sisyphus

TV·2021–2021·1 season, 16 episodes·JTBC·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery·1h 12m·7.1

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An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Sisyphus S01E15Episode 15S01E15 · 7.3As Tae-sul tries to locate him, Sigma reveals more details about himself. Sun frees Seo-hae from the bunker.
  2. 02Sisyphus S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 7.2Seo-hae infiltrates Eddy Kim's party with a mission. After a series of distressing events, Tae-sul realizes he cannot trust everyone around him.
  3. 03Sisyphus S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.0The contents of a mysterious suitcase give Tae-sul more questions than answers. In exchange for lottery numbers, Sun agrees to help Seo-hae.

Castfull cast & details

Cho Seung-wooCho Seung-wooHan Tae-sulPark Shin-hyePark Shin-hyeGang Seo-haeChae Jong-hyeopChae Jong-hyeopChoi Jae-sunSung Dong-ilSung Dong-ilPark Hyeong-doTae In-hoTae In-hoEddie KimTae Won-seokTae Won-seokYeo Bong-sunJeon Kuk-hwanJeon Kuk-hwanKim Han-yongHeo Joon-seokHeo Joon-seokHan Tae-san

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2021Aired 6.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Sisyphus S01E01Episode 1February 17, 2021 6.9Aboard a falling plane as the clock ticks toward doom, Han Tae-sul puts his famous mind to work for a solution. Gang Seo-hae arrives in the
  2. S01E02Sisyphus S01E02Episode 2February 18, 2021 7.0The contents of a mysterious suitcase give Tae-sul more questions than answers. In exchange for lottery numbers, Sun agrees to help Seo-hae.
  3. S01E03Sisyphus S01E03Episode 3February 24, 2021 6.7Tae-sul's presentation at a conference gets a violent interruption. He and Seo-hae make a narrow escape, but more trouble soon follows.
  4. S01E04Sisyphus S01E04Episode 4February 25, 2021 6.4On the run from the enforcement agency, Tae-sul and Seo-hae give in to the time traveler's request that they make a stop at his mother's hou
  5. S01E05Sisyphus S01E05Episode 5March 3, 2021 6.8Caught by Kim Seo-jin trespassing in her clinic, Tae-sul tries to explain what's going on. Seo-hae reveals disturbing details about the futu
  6. S01E06Sisyphus S01E06Episode 6March 4, 2021 7.2Seo-hae infiltrates Eddy Kim's party with a mission. After a series of distressing events, Tae-sul realizes he cannot trust everyone around
  7. S01E07Sisyphus S01E07Episode 7March 10, 2021 6.6Seo-hae urges Sun to flee the country, and asks Mr. Park to do her a favor in exchange for an item he's eager to get his hands on.
  8. S01E08Sisyphus S01E08Episode 8March 11, 2021 6.2Despite Seo-hae's insistence that he lie low, Tae-sul focuses on tracking down an enigmatic figure who seems to be tied to everything.
  9. S01E09Sisyphus S01E09Episode 9March 17, 2021 6.4At the amusement park with Tae-sul for her birthday, Seo-hae encounters someone unexpected. A familiar threat strikes again.
  10. S01E10Sisyphus S01E10Episode 10March 18, 2021 6.0Tae-sul enters enemy quarters to retrieve Seo-hae. Learning she's been put in a dire condition, he turns to a grudging Mr. Park for assistan
  11. S01E11Sisyphus S01E11Episode 11March 24, 2021 5.8Tae-sul and Sigma come face-to-face. In order to rescue Seo-hae, Tae-sul must endure an emotional trip through his past.
  12. S01E12Sisyphus S01E12Episode 12March 25, 2021 5.8When Seo-hae wakes up, a person she missed is waiting to meet her. A long-forgotten childhood memory returns to Tae-sul.
  13. S01E13Sisyphus S01E13Episode 13March 31, 2021 6.8Tae-sul is reunited with a trusty friend, who comes to him with a warning. A suitcase containing disturbing contents arrives at Asia Mart.
  14. S01E14Sisyphus S01E14Episode 14April 1, 2021 7.0With the war looming on the horizon, everyone must make their choices. When Seo-hae heads to the only place she knows, Tae-sul finds her.
  15. S01E15Sisyphus S01E15Season's bestEpisode 15April 7, 2021 7.3As Tae-sul tries to locate him, Sigma reveals more details about himself. Sun frees Seo-hae from the bunker.
  16. S01E16Sisyphus S01E16Episode 16April 8, 2021 6.4Tae-sul asks Seo-hae to trust him no matter what happens — and demonstrates that nothing is fixed when it comes to matters of the future.

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