Sky Castle (2018–2019)

TV ShowEndedjTBCDrama, Comedy, Family1 season, 20 episodes
Sky Castle posterReview score: 85%

Plot

Sky Castle is set in a four-story apartment building in Seoul's suburbs, which is inhabited by some professionals such as judges, prosecutors, doctors, professors and their wives.It will depict their efforts to have their children admitted into good universities. Some grew up in families with many generations of doctors or lawyers. Thus, their ambitions will be shown with comedy and realism.

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  1. 01Sky Castle S01E19Seo-jin’s ConfessionS01E19 · 9.0Su-im pleads with Seo-jin, who remains determined. Ye-bin tells her mother what she thinks of her. U-ju wants to know why he should forgive Seo-jin.
  2. 02Sky Castle S01E01The Wives CelebrateS01E01 · 8.0When Yeong-jae gets accepted into a top medical school, his mom becomes the envy of the other mothers, who all want to know just how she managed it.
  3. 03Sky Castle S01E02Young-jae’s TabletS01E02 · 8.0While everyone’s still reeling from the shock of what happened, a new family whose background and values seem very different moves into Sky Castle.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode20Episodes2018–19Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Sky Castle S01E01The Wives CelebrateNovember 23, 2018 8.0When Yeong-jae gets accepted into a top medical school, his mom becomes the envy of the other mothers, who all want to know just how she man
  2. S01E02Sky Castle S01E02Young-jae’s TabletNovember 24, 2018 8.0While everyone’s still reeling from the shock of what happened, a new family whose background and values seem very different moves into Sky
  3. S01E03Sky Castle S01E03Winds of Change in Sky CastleNovember 30, 2018 8.0Han Seo-jin confronts the entrance exam coordinator. Lee Su-im joins the Sky Castle reading group, but it’s nothing like what she expected i
  4. S01E04Sky Castle S01E04Seo-jin’s Crumbling PrideDecember 1, 2018 8.0Sky Castle is abuzz about the pending vote but Cha Min-hyeok is confident. Seo-jin will do anything for Ye-seo – and stoop as low as deemed
  5. S01E05Sky Castle S01E05At Any CostDecember 7, 2018 8.0Seo-jin runs into Yeong-jae and tries to talk to him. Su-im ponders what to do about Ye-bin. No Seung-hye and Min-hyeok scramble to formulat
  6. S01E06Sky Castle S01E06MeritocracyDecember 8, 2018 8.0Seung-hye challenges Min-hyeok head on. Seo-jin thinks that she’s fixed things but doesn’t count on Kang Jun-sang. Ye-bin finds an unlikely
  7. S01E07Sky Castle S01E07Never-Ending RivalryDecember 14, 2018 8.0Su-im and Ye-bin are stunned by what they uncover. Seung-hye and Su-im speculate about Yeong-jae and his family. Kim Ju-yeong puts Ye-seo in
  8. S01E08Sky Castle S01E08At GunpointDecember 15, 2018 8.0Running mates Kim Hye-na and Hwang U-ju are the favorites in the school election, but Seo-jin colludes with Min-hyeok to ensure that their k
  9. S01E09Sky Castle S01E09A Celebration PartyDecember 21, 2018 8.0Kang Jun-sang delights in Seo-jin’s plan to host a dinner as an occasion to gloat over the other couples, but things get heated over Su-im’s
  10. S01E10Sky Castle S01E10Kwak Mi-hyang’s RevealDecember 22, 2018 8.0Seo-jin incenses Kim Ju-yeong with her reply, and leads the charge against Su-im, but pays a heavy price for her shortsightedness in more wa
  11. S01E11Sky Castle S01E11Hye-na’s ArrivalDecember 28, 2018 8.0Seo-jin relents and has Hye-na move in as Ye-bin’s tutor, but makes a startling discovery. Su-im meets Yeong-jae’s father to get his side of
  12. S01E12Sky Castle S01E12Another DaughterDecember 29, 2018 8.0Su-im hears a strange fact about Kim Ju-yeong. Seo-jin’s fury boils over. Min-hyeok basks in his daughter’s stories, but Seung-hye spots som
  13. S01E13Sky Castle S01E13Coach Kim’s PastJanuary 4, 2019 8.0Crushed by the truth about Se-ri’s life in Cambridge, Seung-hye fears the repercussions of Min-hyeok finding out. Su-im gets a request from
  14. S01E14Sky Castle S01E14Ye-seo in Coach Kim’s GraspJanuary 5, 2019 8.0Seo-jin lambastes Kim Ju-yeong but realizes she’s no match for her own daughter’s insolence. Seung-hye reflects on her choices and takes a s
  15. S01E15Sky Castle S01E15Hye-na’s DeathJanuary 11, 2019 8.0Hye-na is rushed to the hospital, but Jun-sang orders Hwang Chi-yeong to operate on another patient. Seo-jin asks Ye-seo what she did at the
  16. S01E16Sky Castle S01E16Woo-joo’s ArrestJanuary 12, 2019 8.0Not caring if U-ju is sacrificed, Seo-jin begs Kim Ju-yeong to save her daughter, but Ye-seo insists he’s innocent. Su-im infers a sinister
  17. S01E17Sky Castle S01E17Devastated Joon-sangJanuary 18, 2019 8.0Jun-sang reproaches Seo-jin and his mother about Hye-na. Seo-jin has harsh words for Kim Ju-yeong but has only one thing on her mind: Ye-seo
  18. S01E18Sky Castle S01E18No OptionJanuary 19, 2019 8.0Jun-sang wants to go to the police and exonerate U-ju, but Seo-jin won’t let him. Seung-hye doesn’t want to live with Min-hyeok – and the ki
  19. S01E19Sky Castle S01E19Season's bestSeo-jin’s ConfessionJanuary 26, 2019 9.0Su-im pleads with Seo-jin, who remains determined. Ye-bin tells her mother what she thinks of her. U-ju wants to know why he should forgive
  20. S01E20Sky Castle S01E20Goodbye, Sky CastleFebruary 1, 2019 8.0U-ju announces he’s taking a break from school. Jun-sang resigns and Seo-jin readies to leave Sky Castle. Seung-hye prevails and Su-im’s boo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Yum Jung-ahYum Jung-ahHan Seo-jinYoon Se-aYoon Se-aNoh Seung-hyeLee Tae-ranLee Tae-ranLee Soo-immKim Seo-hyungKim Seo-hyungKim Joo-youngOh Na-raOh Na-raJin Jin-heeJung Jun-hoJung Jun-hoKang Joon-sangChoi Won-youngChoi Won-youngHwang Chi-youngKim Byong-chulKim Byong-chulCha Min-hyuk

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