Mistress S01
Director: Dionne Edwards, Charlie Manton, Alyssa McClelland, and Laura Steinel
Cast: Sophie Wilde (Mia Polanco), Lauryn Ajufo (Becca Lloyd), Harry Cadby (Cam), Noah Thomas (William “Will”), Sam Reuben (Alex), Niamh McCormack (Alison), Jessie Mae Alonzo (Carli), Robert Akodoto (Theo), Vivienne Acheampong (Viv), Alex Hassell (Rick), and Stephen Fry (Dr. Nell)
Mistress Season 1 (2018) is a taut South Korean mystery-thriller that adapts the BBC’s Mistresses into a darker, emotionally charged drama. Directed by Han Ji-seung with writing by Go Jung-woon and Kim Jin-wook, the series spans 12 intense episodes, each weaving suspense, romance, and psychological drama AsianWikiWikipedia.
At its heart are four women in their thirties—Jang Se-Yeon (Han Ga-in), a single mother whose husband died mysteriously two years prior; Kim Eun-Soo (Shin Hyun-bin), a psychiatrist hiding a personal scandal; Han Jung-Won (Choi Hee-seo), a teacher whose marriage unravels after a one-night indiscretion; and Do Hwa-Young (Goo Jae-yee), a law firm secretary entangled in past relationships. Their worlds collide when they discover a dead body together, setting off an unraveling of secrets and hidden truths AsianWikiKoreanDrama.org.
Stylistically, Mistress balances atmospheric, rain-soaked cinematography with intimate focus on its characters’ emotional states. Tension builds slowly, revealing the fractures beneath polished surfaces. Each episode carefully peels back layers of guilt, betrayal, and longing—turning the show into a psychological study as much as a thriller.
Mistress Season 1 (2018) is a taut South Korean mystery-thriller that adapts the BBC’s Mistresses into a darker, emotionally charged drama. Directed by Han Ji-seung with writing by Go Jung-woon and Kim Jin-wook, the series spans 12 intense episodes, each weaving suspense, romance, and psychological drama AsianWikiWikipedia.
At its heart are four women in their thirties—Jang Se-Yeon (Han Ga-in), a single mother whose husband died mysteriously two years prior; Kim Eun-Soo (Shin Hyun-bin), a psychiatrist hiding a personal scandal; Han Jung-Won (Choi Hee-seo), a teacher whose marriage unravels after a one-night indiscretion; and Do Hwa-Young (Goo Jae-yee), a law firm secretary entangled in past relationships. Their worlds collide when they discover a dead body together, setting off an unraveling of secrets and hidden truths AsianWikiKoreanDrama.org.
Stylistically, Mistress balances atmospheric, rain-soaked cinematography with intimate focus on its characters’ emotional states. Tension builds slowly, revealing the fractures beneath polished surfaces. Each episode carefully peels back layers of guilt, betrayal, and longing—turning the show into a psychological study as much as a thriller.