Pierce Conran at the South China Morning Post called it 'one of the tightest K-dramas in what has been a year packed with stand-outs.' IMDb aggregated an 8.0 from thousands of users. Kim Soo-hyun's performance and the lean 8-episode structure with no wasted scenes set it apart from comparable legal dramas.
Renewal: One Ordinary Day is a self-contained 8-episode limited series and Coupang Play's inaugural original production. No second season has been announced. (wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12021 · 8 eps | 27 November 2021 | 8.8 | n/a | 8.0/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The series wastes no time: an ordinary night, a taxi, a stranger, a body - and the entire machinery of accusation falling on one young man before he understands what has happened. The premiere establishes the tonal register of the whole series: institutional coldness, no musical manipulation, performance carrying all the weight.
Full episode review →The finale closes the legal and personal arcs with a precision that matches the series' overall discipline. Critics noted the resolution resists easy vindication - the system's damage to its subject is acknowledged, not washed away. The final scene was widely cited in audience reviews as one of the year's most resonant endings.
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