TV Series2026 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended

We Are All Trying Here

Name: We Are All Trying Here
Genre: Drama
Cast: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Youn-jung, Oh Jung-se, Kang Mal-geum, Park Hae-joon

Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalheavyintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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"Everyone is pretending to be okay… but no one really is."

Boxlist takeAn inventive, heavy drama series, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.5 /10

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Season

Season 1

· 2026 · 12 episodes

Episodes (12)

1Show Me the Scenario18 Apr 2026
The world despises Hwang Dong-man.
2Lethargy19 Apr 2026
Dong-man deals with rock bottom.
3Everyone Is a Person Except Me25 Apr 2026
You’re just a nobody. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing!
4Masses26 Apr 2026
What’s the root of all mental illnesses? Refusing to face reality.
5The Bottle Opener2 May 2026
A poem makes sense once you remember it.
6A Happy Imagination3 May 2026
Jin-man seeks consolation.
7The Goddess of the Wind9 May 2026
Is this my memory or yours?
8Language10 May 2026
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 5.6
9Caged Lion16 May 2026
My thoughts can do everything, so isn’t that the real me?
10Pseudonym17 May 2026
You might as well be dead without stories.
119 Years Old23 May 2026
Life is a comedy.
12The Weather Maker24 May 2026
“Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by the air. Facts are the air of science. Without them a man of science can never rise.” — Ivan Pavlov

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

An aspiring director hits rock bottom after 20 years chasing his debut — until he meets an overwhelmed producer who helps him rediscover his self-worth.

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