The Winning Try
TV Series2025 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended

The Winning Try

Taste attributes: dramacomedyteensportstried & testedlightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competition

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Boxlist takeA simple, contained comedy-drama series: stirring and grounded. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

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Quality rating

8.5 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Season

Limited Series

· 2025 · 12 episodesTrailer for Limited Series (YouTube) ↗
Episodes (12)
  1. 1Episode 125 Jul 2025

    Ju Ga-ram reemerges after a doping scandal to coach the struggling rugby team at his alma mater — facing pushback from colleagues, players and his ex.

  2. 2Episode 226 Jul 2025

    Ga-ram risks dismissal after clashing with school staff. After, Yoon Seong-jun quits the team in protest — just before their next match.

  3. 3Episode 31 Aug 2025

    The team takes a hit after losing their star player, forcing Ga-ram to quickly find a replacement — but when he does, he's met with resistance.

  4. 4Episode 42 Aug 2025

    Ga-ram faces a new challenge when the school sets a trap to block his recruit's admission — a challenging test across multiple sports.

  5. 5Episode 58 Aug 2025

    Even with a full roster, the rugby team resorts to unconventional training. But as tensions rise, their team spirit wavers — putting everything at risk.

  6. 6Episode 69 Aug 2025

    With a tournament approaching, Ga-ram steps up to bring in a scout despite his reputation. Meanwhile, rumors of a controversy involving Bae I-ji spread.

  7. 7Episode 715 Aug 2025
  8. 8Episode 816 Aug 2025
  9. 9Episode 922 Aug 2025
  10. 10Episode 1023 Aug 2025
  11. 11Episode 1129 Aug 2025
  12. 12Episode 1230 Aug 2025
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  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A disgraced former rugby star returns as a coach to his high school’s struggling team, where he reunites with his ex-girlfriend and helps the determined captain lead the team to redemption.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Jang Young-seok

Cast

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2025
Episode length
70 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Studio S
Taste scores
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