Overview
A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed her brother's death. A "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.
High school dramas rarely handle the intersection of grief and vengeance with this level of urgency. Revenge of Others pivots away from traditional coming-of-age tropes to explore how systemic bullying creates a cycle of violence among students. The narrative relies on a dark, investigative pace as characters navigate the boundaries between protecting their peers and exacting personal retribution for past injustices.
Shin Ye-eun anchors the mystery, portraying a sister who refuses to accept the official narrative surrounding her twin brother’s death. The show functions as both a tense character study and a puzzle, tracking the emergence of a mysterious figure who enacts justice on behalf of the abused. It leans into the discomfort of moral ambiguity, asking whether the pursuit of closure justifies the collateral damage left in its wake.
Cast 20
Cast Similarity
Topic Keyword Similarity
Keywords
Similar Shows
Details
- First Aired
- November 09, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 62 minutes
- Origin
- KR
- TMDB Votes
- 302