IMDb settled at 8.1 from a large base. Viewership peaked at 12.001 percent nationwide - exceptional for a cable run. IU's Baeksang Best Actress nomination confirmed industry respect for the lead performance. The back half is weaker than the front, which caps the score.
Renewal: Single-season limited series; concluded September 1, 2019. A US-set remake is in development at Skydance Media. A stage musical adaptation premiered in South Korea in 2022. (Variety / Wikipedia)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12019 · 16 eps | 13 July 2019 | 7.8 | n/a | 8.1/10 | WORTH-IT |
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The premiere establishes the hotel's rules, with ghosts tied to unresolved business, a proprietor who hates being disturbed, and the reluctant manager's induction into this world. The visual design lands as immediately distinct: a crumbling palace hidden in plain sight within modern Seoul.
Full episode review →An episode that audience trackers rated 8.5 on IMDb - the season's highest-scoring episode outside the finale block. The emotional weight shifts here from episodic ghost resolution to Man-wol's ancient debt, and the show demonstrates that it can sustain its mythology without losing the wry tone that made the early episodes work.
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