
Anna
Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalheavyintricatecomplex relationship
"It has always been like that. I always do everything I set my mind to."
Boxlist takeSlow-burning and heavy: a drama series that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.5 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Anna in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1Episode 124 Jun 2022
Yu-mi is born to poor parents but receives a lot of attention thanks to her exceptional beauty and talent. Just before her college entrance exams, she is forced to transfer schools after her romantic relationship with her teacher is revealed. Ashamed that she didn’t get into a university after scoring poorly on her…
2Episode 224 Jun 2022
After her father's abrupt death, Yu-mi feels ashamed of her lie and finds work to take care of her family’s livelihood. There, she meets her boss Hyun-joo, the daughter of a rich family, and it makes her feel a sense of deprivation. She becomes furious after her belief in hard work paying off shatters, until one day…
3Episode 31 Jul 2022
Thanks to Ji-won, a friend she met during her fake university years, Yu-mi gets the chance to find a job at an academy. She decides to borrow Hyun-joo’s university degree to secure the job. Yu-mi forgets about her wish to be satisfied with her life and snatches a new opportunity when it arises. She starts to imitate…
4Episode 41 Jul 2022
Yu-mi chooses to marry a promising businessman. She lives her life in satisfaction, until one day, she runs into Hyun-joo whom she had completely forgotten about. Hyun-joo, who is no longer financially stable, finds out that Yu-mi stole her name and academic background and starts to torment her. Yu-mi’s husband…
5Episode 58 Jul 2022
Yu-mi who was working busily because of Hyun-joo’s threats is shocked by Hyun-joo’s sudden exit, but she cannot show it. Although she didn’t want it, Yu-mi receives as much attention as Ji-hoon who is nearing success. Yu-mi feels an unknown sense of anxiousness and also finds out the secrets of her husband one by one.
6Episode 68 Jul 2022
Yu-mi and Ji-hoon's relationship worsens. When a scandal of his gets exposed, Ji-hoon looks as if he anticipated it and changes the public opinion in the direction he wants with thorough preparation. He controls Yu-mi, using her weaknesses. Ji-won starts to become suspicious of Yu-mi’s past, but Anna’s university…
7Episode 712 Aug 2022
Ji-won investigates to uncover Yu-mi’s past, but she becomes more confused the more she finds out. After much internal struggle, Yu-mi visits Ji-won to confess her past as well as Ji-hoon’s secrets. Shocked, Ji-won tries her best to understand Yu-mi. Yu-mi acknowledges Ji-hoon is someone too strong to break down, so…
8Episode 812 Aug 2022
After seeing success, Ji-hoon can no longer stand Yu-mi and plans to send her somewhere cut off from the world. Yu-mi discovers Ji-hoon’s plan too late and tries to execute her own plan through Ji-won, but Ji-won finds herself up against a wall. Yu-mi makes an important decision and Ji-won thinks on her feet. The…
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- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
It all starts with a simple lie. Lee Yu-mi takes on a privileged young woman's identity, leading her to a completely different life. When she marries a wealthy man whose ambitions gradually put them in the public eye, her perfectly-built persona begins to unravel.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
- Lee Zoo-young
Cast
- Bae Suzy
- Jung Eun-chae
- Kim Jun-han
- Park Ye-yeong
- Kim Jung-young
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Culture Depot
- Taste scores
- How we score
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