# Nightmare Teacher (2016)

> A class president teams up with a mysterious substitute teacher to uncover the supernatural secrets hidden inside her high school.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59611

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 16 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: mystery, drama, fantasy
- Network: NAVER TV
- Cast: Uhm Ki-joon, Kim So-hyun, Lee Min-hyuk, Seo Shin-ae, Baek Seung-do, Kim Ji-ahn, Jang Kyoung-up, Kim Da-ye
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6209442/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: eerie, suspenseful, uneasy, intriguing

## Synopsis

Nightmare Teacher (2016) is a South Korean supernatural mystery series produced for NAVER TV. Across twelve episodes of roughly sixteen minutes each, it follows class president Kang Ye-rim (Kim So-hyun) at Yosan Private High School, who begins investigating after her homeroom teacher has an accident and a mysterious substitute, Han Bong-gu (Uhm Ki-joon), takes over the class. Strange occurrences around him push Ye-rim to dig beneath the surface of her classmates' lives, with fellow students such as Seo Sang-woo (Lee Min-hyuk) and Kim Seul-gi (Seo Shin-ae) drawn into the unease. The engine is simple and gripping: each episode peels back another layer of a hidden secret, with suspicion shifting among the students and the adults around them. Its short, self-contained rhythm and school-corridor setting give it a brisk, eerie feel, leaning on mood and gradual revelation rather than gore. The show is set in a contemporary South Korean school and carries a moody, uneasy tone with flickers of warmth between its young leads. Fans of Goodbye Miss Sowon, Dark and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will find a kindred blend of school intrigue, supernatural dread and teen detective work.

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