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Moving

"We can be heroes or monsters."

8.5
Yr 2023
Status Returning Series
Your Verdict
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Series Brief

Overview

Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 86 /100

Moving earned widespread praise from critics and viewers who commended the series for subverting familiar superhero conventions through rich emotional storytelling. Rather than leaning purely on action and spectacle, the show was celebrated for taking its time to build fully realized backstories, slow-burn romantic arcs, and complex family dynamics across its multi-generational cast.

Reviewers repeatedly highlighted the series' screenplay and resonant character writing as its strongest assets, noting that its human elements and grounded conflicts often make viewers forget it is an action fantasy. While some noted that occasional genre clichés and familiar superpower tropes creep in, the overwhelming consensus found the drama deeply compelling, tender, and distinctively grounded.

“The series' real superpower lies in its screenplay and tender heart”

“If Moving has one superpower, it‘s definitely Kang Full and director Park In-jae’s ability to craft fully fleshed-out and vividly resonant characters.”

“Moving imbues a shopworn premise with real heart and character”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Hulu
US
Disney Plus
CA • US • UK
Why fans love it

This 2023 drama blends the high-stakes world of the National Intelligence Service with the grounded complications of ordinary high school life in Seoul. By focusing on the intersection of covert operations and family dynamics, the series treats superhuman abilities less like a flashy spectacle and more like a heavy inheritance. It is a mystery that prioritizes the emotional toll of carrying secret powers over typical action tropes.

The story pulls from its webtoon roots to examine how parents with painful histories attempt to shield their children from external threats. Characters like the one played by Ryu Seung-ryong anchor the narrative in visceral, physical struggles rather than abstract concepts. The result is an adventure that scales between small, intimate moments in classrooms and the broader, violent reality of professional agents. It remains a rare example of a genre piece that functions primarily as a character study.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 15
Longest run 21 eps
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Lee Jung-ha as Kim Bong-seok 20 episodes Go Youn-jung as Jang Hui-soo 21 episodes Kim Do-hoon as Lee Gang-hoon 21 episodes Kwak Sun-young as Hwang Ji-hee 20 episodes Park Hee-soon as Kim Deok-yoon 20 episodes Lee Ho-jung as Yang Se-eun 2 episodes Yoo Seung-mok as Jo Rae-hyuk 8 episodes Jun Seok-ho as Yoon Sung-wook 8 episodes Yoon Sa-bong as Janitress 7 episodes Park Han-sol as Han Byul 12 episodes Bek Hyun-jin as Jung Sang-jin (Jincheon) 4 episodes Kim Jong-soo as Hwang Ji-sung 9 episodes Park Bo-kyung as Shin Yoon-young 6 episodes Jang Jeong-yeon as Class 3-3 Student 5 episodes Koo Ji-hye as Class 3-3 Student 5 episodes Bae Hyeon-jun as Class 3-3 Student 5 episodes Choi Deok-moon as Jeon Yeong-seok (Bongpyeong) 5 episodes Hwang Jeong-min as Butcher Shop Owner 2 episodes Son Bo-seung as Butcher Shop Owner's Son 3 episodes Song Seong-ae as Owner of Restaurant in Terminal 2 episodes Lee Woon-ja as Female Bus Driver 2 episodes Kim Guk-hee as Hong Sung-hwa (Naju) 6 episodes Yoon Jin-young as Tattoed Man 3 episodes Shim Dal-gi as Shin Hye-won 4 episodes Hong Xa-bin as Chief Mourner 2 episodes Park Soo-ah as Jang Hui-soo (4 Years Old) 4 episodes Lee Jung-min as Kim Bong-seok (5 Years Old) 5 episodes Son Byung-ho as Chief of Security Department 4 episodes Shin Jae-whi as Bang Ki-soo 12 episodes Kim Shin-rock as Yeo Woon-kyu 10 episodes Lee Dong-yong as Bus Driver 3 episodes Daniel C. Kennedy as Mark 4 episodes Kim Tae-yul as Frank (12 Years Old) 2 episodes Park Byung-eun as Ma Sang-goo 4 episodes Kwon Han-sol as Min’s Secretary 3 episodes Seo Suk-kyu as NIS Shooting instructor 2 episodes Im Sung-jae as Bae Min-ki 2 episodes Baek Joo-hee as Plus Motel Innkeeper 2 episodes Kim Yoon-sung as Bat-ta 2 episodes Kyul Hwi as Plus Motel 403 2 episodes Lee Yoon-hee as NIS staff 2 episodes Jo Bok-rae as Park Chan-il 7 episodes Joung Young-sub as Company commander 2 episodes Han Sa-myeong as Vice company commander 2 episodes Kim Si-woo as Lee Gang-hoon (4 Years Old) 2 episodes Yang Dong-geun as Jeong Jun-hwa 6 episodes Kim Da-hyun as Bae Jae-hak 4 episodes Park Kwang-jae as Kwon Yong-deuk 6 episodes Ahn Beom-jun as Mechanic 2 episodes Kim Joong-hee as Lim Jae-seok 3 episodes Kim Mu-seob as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Hwang Min-hyung as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Choi In-hyuk as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Kim Geun-hwan as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Hwang Tae-sung as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Yang Woo-jin as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Shin An-sik as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Yoon Ho-rim as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Lee Jae-bak as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Lee Geun-ok as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Jung Yi-heon as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Hwang Byeong-mun as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Seo Il-yeong as Longjing Hotel Agent 2 episodes Kim Soo-hyun as Namsan Donkatsu Restaurant Owner 2 episodes Oh Kyoung-taek as Ulsan & Pohang Gangster 2 episodes Wang Seung-mok as Ulsan & Pohang Gangster 2 episodes Han Sang-jo as Ulsan & Pohang Gangster 2 episodes
Production Board

Crew

Art Direction
Lighting Director
Makeup & Hair
Grip
Co-Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Editor
Assistant Director
Costume Design
Executive Producer
Special Effects Supervisor
Production Design
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sound Supervisor
Director of Photography
Other
Set Decoration
Producer
Martial Arts Choreographer
Colorist
Signal Match

Similarity

Where Moving overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

high school superhero superhuman school super power healing power flying man regeneration national intelligence service (nis) based on webcomic or webtoon seoul, south korea parents and child agent
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
August 09, 2023
Status
Returning Series
Origin
KR
TMDB Votes
309