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The Heirs

TV·2013–2013·1 season, 20 episodes·SBS·Comedy, Drama·1h·7.8·Created by Kim Eun-sook

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After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.

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  1. 01The Heirs S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 6.7Choe Yeong-do and his father meet with Yu Rachel and her mother, but it doesn't go well. Cha Eun-sang is stunned by news about her sister in America.
  2. 02The Heirs S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 1.0With nowhere to go, Eun-sang accepts Tan's offer to stay at his palatial beachfront house, where Rachel shows up announcing herself as Tan's fiancée.
  3. 03The Heirs S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 1.0After getting a call from Seoul, Tan goes to meet his brother Won, who's not happy to see him. Tan and Eun-sang get stranded in the middle of nowhere.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode20Episodes2013Aired 1.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Heirs S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1October 9, 2013 6.7Choe Yeong-do and his father meet with Yu Rachel and her mother, but it doesn't go well. Cha Eun-sang is stunned by news about her sister in
  2. S01E02The Heirs S01E02Episode 2October 10, 2013 1.0With nowhere to go, Eun-sang accepts Tan's offer to stay at his palatial beachfront house, where Rachel shows up announcing herself as Tan's
  3. S01E03The Heirs S01E03Episode 3October 16, 2013 1.0After getting a call from Seoul, Tan goes to meet his brother Won, who's not happy to see him. Tan and Eun-sang get stranded in the middle o
  4. S01E04The Heirs S01E04Episode 4October 17, 2013 1.0Eun-sang and Rachel end up on the same flight back to Seoul. Irritated at finding Yeong-do waiting for her, Rachel provokes him by talking a
  5. S01E05The Heirs S01E05Episode 5October 23, 2013 1.0Tan is shocked to see Eun-sang again -- and living at his house. Tan is dismayed by news that Won has moved out. His father's latest order u
  6. S01E06The Heirs S01E06Episode 6October 24, 2013 1.0Tan and Yeong-do have a tense reunion. Viewing Tan's aloofness as a personal affront, Rachel is furious about Eun-sang enrolling at their sc
  7. S01E07The Heirs S01E07Episode 7October 30, 2013 1.0Yeong-do tries to bait Tan, but he refuses to bite. Tan's mother asks Eun-sang to keep an eye on Tan but makes sure that Eun-sang knows her
  8. S01E08The Heirs S01E08Episode 8October 31, 2013 1.0Eun-sang is distressed that Tan keeps telling her what to do and can't fathom what he wants. Won sees Hyeon-ju getting out of someone else's
  9. S01E09The Heirs S01E09Episode 9November 6, 2013 1.0Eun-sang receives help from someone unexpected. The tension brewing between Tan and Yeong-do turns explosive, but Rachel takes it out on Eun
  10. S01E10The Heirs S01E10Episode 10November 7, 2013 1.0Tan apologizes to Yeong-do's father, but this makes Yeong-do's situation worse. Tan warns Yeong-do and wants to keep their families out of t
  11. S01E11The Heirs S01E11Episode 11November 13, 2013 1.0Tan demands to know what Eun-sang is doing with Yeong-do, but she wants them to stop putting her in the middle of their feud. Eun-sang faces
  12. S01E12The Heirs S01E12Episode 12November 14, 2013 1.0Tan hears the truth from Yeong-do. Yeong-do tries to comfort Eun-sang. The other students start to suspect that Yeong-do's feelings may be s
  13. S01E13The Heirs S01E13Episode 13November 20, 2013 1.0Rachel and her mother are livid about what they learn. Yeong-do makes an unexpected move. Tan and Eun-sang spend the night at a friend's pla
  14. S01E14The Heirs S01E14Episode 14November 21, 2013 1.0Tan comes to blows with Yeong-do -- and Eun-sang is caught in the middle again. Eun-sang is forced to rummage through the trash because of R
  15. S01E15The Heirs S01E15Episode 15November 27, 2013 1.0Yeong-do has stern words for Rachel. Won and Yeong-do's father are called to school and told that Tan is ranked in 100th place and Yeong-do
  16. S01E16The Heirs S01E16Episode 16November 28, 2013 1.0Tan's father meets Eun-sang. Having witnessed the fierce battles over his grandfather's legacy, Won doesn't see the point of trying to under
  17. S01E17The Heirs S01E17Episode 17December 4, 2013 1.0Tan goes to his father demanding to know what happened to Eun-sang. Yeong-do is overwhelmed and relieved to see that Eun-sang is safe and so
  18. S01E18The Heirs S01E18Episode 18December 5, 2013 1.0When Tan comes home bloody and beaten up, Won tries to talk some sense into him. Won runs into Yeong-do and wants to know why Tan's in such
  19. S01E19The Heirs S01E19Episode 19December 11, 2013 1.0At Tan's party, Won meets his match -- for a marriage arranged by his father. Won and Tan discuss what their father's condition means for th
  20. S01E20The Heirs S01E20Episode 20December 12, 2013 1.0Hyeon-ju lets go of Won. Tan wants to know why Won has to make a sacrifice, but Won says it's necessary for the company and his responsibili

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