Angry Mom

When Jo Gang-Ja attended high school, she was notorious for fighting. She gave birth to her daughter A-Ran in her late teens and became more responsible. Her daughter A-Ran is now a high school student, but A-Ran is bullied at school. Jo Gang-Ja decides to go back to high school to protect her daughter. Jo Gang-Ja becomes a high school student again.

Angry Mom (2015) is a South Korean comedy drama series created for MBC, a 16-episode single-season run with a full hour per episode. Kim Hee-seon plays Jo Kang Ja, a once notorious high school fighter who had her daughter young and grew into a responsible mother. When her daughter Oh Ah Ran (Kim You-jung) is bullied at school, Jo Kang Ja re-enrolls as a student to protect her, becoming a classmate among teenagers and clashing with the school's cliques and the tormentors who target her child. Ji Hyun-woo plays Park Noh Ah, and Im Hyung-jun plays Oh Jin Sang among the supporting cast. The engine is a grown woman forced to navigate teen politics, fists and humiliations while trying to keep her daughter safe and her own adult life intact. Each episode is built around a new bullying incident and a retaliation that escalates the stakes. The tone blends breezy comedy with sincere, cathartic moments about family devotion. Set in contemporary South Korea among high school hallways, it is a satisfying series for fans of Mother and Lovely Runner who enjoy underdog justice wrapped in warm family drama.

Audiences rated the series positively, praising its comedic take on a reformed delinquent returning to school to protect her daughter.

• Mother (Hyeonbuk)shared tones of comic revenge and high school underdog justice with a fierce parent protagonist
• Lovely Runnershared korean school bullying storyline with a fierce adult protagonist and comedic-drama tone
• Reply 1988shared korean television comedy-drama with a fish out of water adult in a school setting

Release Date

2015-03-18

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (117)

What is Angry Mom about?

A former high school brawler goes back to school as a student to protect her bullied daughter.

What is Angry Mom like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Angry Mom as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Angry Mom violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Angry Mom as mild.

What did critics think of Angry Mom?

Audiences rated the series positively, praising its comedic take on a reformed delinquent returning to school to protect her daughter.

Which shows are like Angry Mom?

Shows with a similar feel include Mother (Hyeonbuk), Lovely Runner, and Reply 1988.

How long is Angry Mom?

Angry Mom: 1 season, 16 episodes.

Is Angry Mom still running?

No, Angry Mom has ended.

Where can I watch Angry Mom?

In United States, Angry Mom streams on OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa.