# Jirisan (2021)

> A team of expert mountain rangers risks everything to rescue stranded trekkers while uncovering haunting mysteries in Jirisan National Park.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/92243

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 16
- Episode runtime: 64 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, mystery, thriller
- Created by: Kim Eun-hee
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Gianna Jun, Ju Ji-hoon, Sung Dong-il, Oh Jung-se, Cho Han-chul, Joo Min-kyung, Go Min-si, Seo Eun-seo
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13400300/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: somber, atmospheric, tense, melancholic, suspenseful

## What critics say

Viewers broadly praise the mountain cinematography, the atmosphere of the park setting and the mystery-driven story, though audience reception is positive overall with a mixed critical reaction to its structure.

## Synopsis

Jirisan (2021) is a South Korean mystery drama series created by Kim Eun-hee for tvN, produced by Studio Dragon. Gianna Jun plays Seo Yi-gang, a determined member of an elite mountain rescue team, alongside Ju Ji-hoon as Kang Hyun-jo, Sung Dong-il as Jo Dae-jin, and Oh Jung-se as Jeong Goo-young. The rangers of Jirisan National Park set out into dangerous terrain to save stranded trekkers, and each episode mixes a physical rescue with a puzzling disappearance or death that refuses to add up. The series plays out as one sixteen-episode season with a continuing mystery running beneath its case-by-case rescues. Set in present-day South Korea around the sprawling Jirisan mountain range, it treats the park as a vast and unforgiving character, with misty ridges, sudden storms, and remote shelters carrying weight in every scene. Its tone is somber and atmospheric, with a mournful undercurrent of loss and a steady thriller pulse. Viewers who enjoy the mountain dread of Twin Peaks or the investigative grit of The Killing will find a similar mood here, alongside the Korean prestige drama craft that Kim Eun-hee brings to large scale stories.

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