# Revenant (TV series)

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.

## 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 [ko] 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).

## Reception
### Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.767 | 1.896 | 2.024 | 1.835 | 1.888 | 2.000 | 1.952 | 2.025 | 1.859 | 2.109 | 2.107 | 2.302 | 1.980 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | June 23, 2023 | 9.9% (3rd) | 10.8% (1st) | 8.0% (4th) |
| 2 | June 24, 2023 | 10.0% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | N/A |
| 3 | June 30, 2023 | 11.0% (2nd) | 11.9% (1st) | 8.7% (4th) |
| 4 | July 1, 2023 | 10.0% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | 8.4% (2nd) |
| 5 | July 7, 2023 | 10.8% (3rd) | 12.2% (1st) | 8.0% (4th) |
| 6 | July 8, 2023 | 9.5% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) | 7.9% (2nd) |
| 7 | July 14, 2023 | 10.6% (3rd) | 11.0% (2nd) | 9.1% (4th) |
| 8 | July 15, 2023 | 10.4% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 7.9% (2nd) |
| 9 | July 21, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 7.4% (6th) |
| 10 | July 22, 2023 | 10.9% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 8.5% (2nd) |
| 11 | July 28, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 10.8% (1st) | 7.8% (3rd) |
| 12 | July 29, 2023 | 11.2% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 8.0% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 10.4% | 11.2% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. |||||

### Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Drama | Revenant | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Screenplay | Kim Eun-hee | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Technical Award | Yang Ho-sam, Park Ji-won (Art direction) | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Oh Jung-se | Won |
| New York Festival TV & Film Awards | 2024 | Scifi/Fantasy/Horror | Revenant | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Tae-ri | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Hong Kyung | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Won-hae | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress | Yang Hye-ji | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Young Actress | Park So-yi | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Performance | Jin Seon-kyu | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Oh Jung-se | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Tae-ri | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Scene Stealer Award | Shim Dal-gi | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Park Ji-young | Nominated |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Korean Actress | Kim Tae-ri | Nominated |
| WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | 2024 | Feature Made for Television/Cable | Revenant | Won |