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The Good Bad Mother
IMDb rating of 8.4 and inclusion in Time magazine's 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 reflect a near-consensus around Ra Mi-ran and Lee Do-hyun's devastating central performances.
Renewal: Single-season limited run of 14 episodes, concluded June 8, 2023. No renewal announced. (Wikipedia)
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Season 12023 · 14 eps
26 April 2023
8.4
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8.4/10
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BollyMeter 8.4IMDb rating of 8.4 and inclusion in Time magazine's 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 reflect a near-consensus around Ra Mi-ran and Lee Do-hyun's devastating central performances.
Quoted“The Good Bad Mother is unapologetically raw and heartfelt, unafraid to unpack parental love and dynamics.”NME
RenewalSingle-season limited run of 14 episodes, concluded June 8, 2023. No renewal announced. (Wikipedia)
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Standout episodes
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Episode 12023-04-26
The premiere establishes Young-soon's unyielding parenting philosophy and Kang-ho's hollow, transactional adulthood with an efficiency that makes the coming rupture feel inevitable. Ra Mi-ran commands every frame.
8.214
Episode 142023-06-08
The finale delivers what Korean family dramas rarely manage: earned resolution that does not sand off the show's harder edges. The mother-son arc closes with a specificity that bypasses sentimentality.
