
Sisyphus
Taste attributes: action & adventuredramamysterysci-fi & fantasyfantasymafia/gangsterdetectiveactionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a weighty fantasy series, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 67 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 16 episodesEpisodes (16)
1Episode 117 Feb 2021
Aboard a falling plane as the clock ticks toward doom, Han Tae-sul puts his famous mind to work for a solution. Gang Seo-hae arrives in the year 2020.
2Episode 218 Feb 2021
The contents of a mysterious suitcase give Tae-sul more questions than answers. In exchange for lottery numbers, Sun agrees to help Seo-hae.
3Episode 324 Feb 2021
Tae-sul's presentation at a conference gets a violent interruption. He and Seo-hae make a narrow escape, but more trouble soon follows.
4Episode 425 Feb 2021
On the run from the enforcement agency, Tae-sul and Seo-hae give in to the time traveler's request that they make a stop at his mother's house.
5Episode 53 Mar 2021
Caught by Kim Seo-jin trespassing in her clinic, Tae-sul tries to explain what's going on. Seo-hae reveals disturbing details about the future.
6Episode 64 Mar 2021
Seo-hae infiltrates Eddy Kim's party with a mission. After a series of distressing events, Tae-sul realizes he cannot trust everyone around him.
7Episode 710 Mar 2021
Seo-hae urges Sun to flee the country, and asks Mr. Park to do her a favor in exchange for an item he's eager to get his hands on.
8Episode 811 Mar 2021
Despite Seo-hae's insistence that he lie low, Tae-sul focuses on tracking down an enigmatic figure who seems to be tied to everything.
9Episode 917 Mar 2021
At the amusement park with Tae-sul for her birthday, Seo-hae encounters someone unexpected. A familiar threat strikes again.
10Episode 1018 Mar 2021
Tae-sul enters enemy quarters to retrieve Seo-hae. Learning she's been put in a dire condition, he turns to a grudging Mr. Park for assistance.
11Episode 1124 Mar 2021
Tae-sul and Sigma come face-to-face. In order to rescue Seo-hae, Tae-sul must endure an emotional trip through his past.
12Episode 1225 Mar 2021
When Seo-hae wakes up, a person she missed is waiting to meet her. A long-forgotten childhood memory returns to Tae-sul.
13Episode 1331 Mar 2021
Tae-sul is reunited with a trusty friend, who comes to him with a warning. A suitcase containing disturbing contents arrives at Asia Mart.
14Episode 141 Apr 2021
With the war looming on the horizon, everyone must make their choices. When Seo-hae heads to the only place she knows, Tae-sul finds her.
15Episode 157 Apr 2021
As Tae-sul tries to locate him, Sigma reveals more details about himself. Sun frees Seo-hae from the bunker.
16Episode 168 Apr 2021
Tae-sul asks Seo-hae to trust him no matter what happens — and demonstrates that nothing is fixed when it comes to matters of the future.
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Jin Hyuk
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 72 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- DramaHouse
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











