# The Witch (TV series)

The Witch (Korean: 마녀) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui. Directed by Kim Tae-gyun, it is based on the webtoon of the same name by Kang Full. It aired on Channel A from February 15 to March 16, 2025, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:15 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING and Netflix in South Korea, U-Next in Japan, and Viu and Viki in selected regions.

## Synopsis

The woman called "The Witch" — if you approach her, you die. At first, it was curiosity and admiration, but Lee Dong-jin, as he embraces Park Mi-jeong's world, comes to feel compassion for her. As everyone who approaches her suffers tragic events, Mi-jeong, overwhelmed by guilt, runs away from the world. A man who threw away his life to break the law of death and a woman who, in truth, wanted to be remembered by someone. The story of two people who become each other's salvation at the end of their unyielding journey.

## Cast
### Main

* Park Jin-young as Lee Dong-jin
    A data miner investigating Mi-jeong's mysterious case.
* Roh Jeong-eui as Park Mi-jeong
    A woman shunned due to unexplained events surrounding her.

### Supporting

* Im Jae-hyuk as Kim Joong-hyuk
    A major crime detective.
* Jang Hee-ryung as Heo Eun-sil
* Jang Hye-jin as Oh Mi-sook
    Dong-jin's mother.
* Ahn Nae-sang as Park Byeong-jae
    Mi-jeong's father.
* Kang Han-sol as Seo Da-eun
* Joo Jong-hyuk as Im Ik-jong
    Mi-jeong's first love.

### Special appearances

* Ju Ji-hoon
* Yoon Park
* Jin Seon-kyu as Hwang Jung-sik
    Dong-jin's statistics teacher.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Female Student" Transliteration: "Yeohaksaeng" (Korean: 여학생) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | February 15, 2025 (2025-2-15) |
| 2 | "The Witch Park Mi-jeong" Transliteration: "Manyeo, Bak Mijeong" (Korean: 마녀, 박미정) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | February 16, 2025 (2025-2-16) |
| 3 | "Coincidence" Transliteration: "U-yeon-ui ilchi" (Korean: 우연의 일치) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | February 22, 2025 (2025-2-22) |
| 4 | "Error of Statistics" Transliteration: "Tonggye-ui oryu" (Korean: 통계의 오류) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | February 23, 2025 (2025-2-23) |
| 5 | "The Law of Death" Transliteration: "Jug-eum-ui beopchik" (Korean: 죽음의 법칙) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 1, 2025 (2025-3-1) |
| 6 | "Means and Methods" Transliteration: "Sudangwa bangbeop" (Korean: 수단과 방법) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 2, 2025 (2025-3-2) |
| 7 | "Data Validation" Transliteration: "De-ito geomjeung" (Korean: 데이토 검증) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 8, 2025 (2025-3-8) |
| 8 | "Lee Dong-jin" Transliteration: "I Dongjin" (Korean: 이동진) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 9, 2025 (2025-3-9) |
| 9 | "Shine On You" | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 15, 2025 (2025-3-15) |
| 10 | "The Last Variable" Transliteration: "Majimak byeonsu" (Korean: 마지막 변수) | Kim Tae-gyun | Jo Yoo-jin | March 16, 2025 (2025-3-16) |

## Production and release

The series is based on the webtoon The Witch by Kang Full. It is written by Jo Yoo-jin and directed by Kim Tae-gyun. On April 28, 2022, it was reported that Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui were in discussion to play the series' leads.
Principal photography began in August 2022 and wrapped up in March 2023.
The Witch premiered on Channel A on February 15, 2025.

## Viewership

With a nationwide rating of 2.4%, The Witch recorded the highest ratings of a drama premiere in Channel A's history.
| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 1 | 583 | 728 | N/A | 701 | N/A | 661 | N/A | 684 | N/A | 588 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | February 15, 2025 | 2.425% (5th) | 2.632% (3rd) |
| 2 | February 16, 2025 | 2.974% (3rd) | 2.802% (3rd) |
| 3 | February 22, 2025 | 1.7% (12th) | N/A |
| 4 | February 23, 2025 | 2.940% (3rd) | 3.100% (1st) |
| 5 | March 1, 2025 | 1.5% (16th) | N/A |
| 6 | March 2, 2025 | 2.843% (4th) | 2.486% (4th) |
| 7 | March 8, 2025 | 1.2% (17th) | N/A |
| 8 | March 9, 2025 | 3.073% (2nd) | 3.185% (2nd) |
| 9 | March 15, 2025 | 1.3% (19th) | 1.537% (10th) |
| 10 | March 16, 2025 | 2.629% (4th) | 2.377% (6th) |
| Average | Average | 2.258% | — |
| 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. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||