# Red Swan (2024)

> A chaebol wife under death threats and the bodyguard investigating a friend's death unravel the secrets of her powerful husband's family business.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/145542

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 63 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, romance, thriller
- Created by: Park Hong-kyun
- Network: Disney+
- Cast: Kim Ha-neul, Rain, Jung Gyu-woon, Seo Yi-sook, Yoon Je-moon, Ki Eun-se, Go Yoon, Kim Young-pil
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27921614/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: melodramatic, glossy, tense, overwrought, romantic

## Synopsis

Red Swan (2024) is a South Korean drama series created by Park Hong-kyun for Disney+, a single-season run of ten episodes. Oh Wan-soo, a woman who married into the powerful Hwain Group, is hunted by death threats, and Seo Do-yoon, a bodyguard played by Rain, is drawn into her life while investigating a friend's death tied to the family conglomerate. Kim Ha-neul plays Oh Wan-soo, and the supporting cast includes Jung Gyu-woon as Kim Yong-kook, Seo Yi-sook as Park Mi-ran and Yoon Je-moon as Han Sang-il. Each episode peels back another layer of boardroom maneuvering and family rivalry, with the central engine being the protective bond between two people who are each hiding something. The series plays as a Korean chaebol romance with thriller and crime overtones, set in contemporary South Korea among corporate offices and family estates. Its tone is glossy and melodramatic, with syrupy romantic beats, overheated villains and high production values, and reviewers note its soapy excess. Fans of Crash Landing on You, The Penthouse and Vincenzo will find a similar mix of wealth, danger and romantic tension.

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