Revenant (Korean: 악귀) is a 2023 South Korean television series written by Kim Eun-hee and starring Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se, and Hong Kyung. It aired from June 23 to July 29, 2023, on SBS TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
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Synopsis
The series revolves around a young woman possessed by an entity and a professor of folklore who can see ghosts. Together they seek the truth behind mysterious suicides surrounding the city.
Cast
Main
Kim Tae-ri as Gu San-yeong
A public prosecutor who has been preparing for the 9th-grade civil service exam. She gets entangled in mysterious deaths, after receiving her late father's belongings.
Oh Jung-se as Yeom Hae-sang
Ham Sung-min as young Yeom Hae-sang
A folklore professor from a wealthy family. He has the ability to see spirits and gods.
Hong Kyung as Lee Hong-sae
A lieutenant in the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Violent Crime Investigation Unit.
Supporting
Kim Hae-sook as Na Byung-hee
Yeom Hae-sang's grandmother and CEO of Joonghyun Capital.
Park Ji-young as Yoon Gyeong-moon
Gu San-yeong's mother.
Kim Won-hae as Seo Mun-chun
Lee Hong-sae's partner.
Yang Hye-ji as Baek Se-mi
Gu San-yeong's high school classmate who is preparing for the civil service exam.
Lee Kyu-hoe as Kim Chi-won
Na Byung-hee's closest aide and vice president of Joonghyun Capital.
Jin Seon-kyu as Gu Kang-mo
Gu San-yeong's father and a former folklore professor.
Others
Ye Soo-jung as Kim Seok-ran
Gu San-yeong's paternal grandmother.
Kim Shin-bi as Kim Woo-jin
Yeom Hae-sang's housemate.
Lee Ji-won as Yoon-jeong
San-yeong's high school classmate.
Special appearances
Kim Sung-kyu as voice phishing criminal
Park Hyo-joo as Yeom Hae-sang's mother
Lee Jae-won as Yeom Jae-woo, Hae-sang's father
Oh Yeon-ah as Choi Man-wol
Pyo Ye-jin as an influencer
Moon Sook as Funeral attendee
Cho Hyun-chul as Shaman
Choi Gwi-hwa as Chun Il-man
Kang Gil-woo as Yeom Seung-ok
Park So-yi as Lee Mok-dan
Shim Dal-gi as Lee Hyang-yi, Mok-dan's older sister, a demon who possessed San-yeong.
Lee Yoo-jun as Jung Han-ki
A forensic scientist and retired member of the Seoul Cold Case Squad. Assists in reconstructing documents and briefly discusses with Seo Mun-chun about his deceased colleague Gye-chul from the Cold Case Squad (who was also played by Kim Won-hae).
