TV series
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Overview
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-12-02
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
- Network
- tvN
- Production
- Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Gong Yoo as Goblin / Kim Shin
- Kim Go-eun as Ji Eun-tak
- Lee Dong-wook as Grim Reaper / Wang Yeo
- Yoo In-na as Sunny / Kim Seon
- Yook Sung-jae as Yu Deok-hwa
- Lee El as Sam-shin
- Kim Seong-gyeom as Yu Shin-woo
- Kim Byong-chul as Park Joong-heon
- Jo Woo-jin as Kim Do-yeong
- Yeom Hye-ran as Ji Yeon-sook
- Jung Young-ki as Park Gyeong-sik
- Choi Ri as Park Gyeong-mi
Creators and crew
- Lee Eung-bok - Creator
- Kim Eun-sook - Creator
- Yoon Ha-lim - Executive Producer
- Lee Eung-bok - Director
- Yoon Jong-ho - Director
- Kwon Hyuk-chan - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: What Kind of a Guardian Are You?
After Kim Shin is sentenced to death for treason, he is reborn and wanders the earth in search of the bride who can release him from his immortality.
Episode 2: I'll Become Your Bride in 200 Years
Eun-tak follows Shin and suddenly finds herself transported to Quebec. Realizing she is in a foreign country, she is convinced of Shin's true nature.
Episode 3: I See the Sword
Shin and a Grim Reaper rescue Eun-tak after she is kidnapped by loan sharks. Shin has Deok-hwa investigate Eun-tak's aunt who got her into trouble.
Episode 4: I Won't Leave You
Shaken when Eun-tak tells him that she could see the sword all along, Shin still wants to live. The Reaper offers to bring her to the afterlife.
Episode 5: I Have to End My Life
Sunny and the Reaper meet again and go to a café. She grows impatient and tries to have a conversation, but when she asks his name he abruptly leaves.
Episode 6: Tomorrow
Shin sees Eun-tak in the future and asks her to pull out the sword. But Eun-tak doesn't understand the consequences that would bring.
Episode 7: I Think It's Your Face
When Eun-tak returns home after her test, Shin, Deok-hwa and the Reaper greet her with a cake. She and Shin head out to the movies.
Episode 8: You Gave Her That Fate
Eun-tak finally takes hold of the sword but Shin pushes her away. She is happy to know that she is the bride, but he doesn't seem to share her joy.
Episode 9: He'll Vanish Forever From This World to Another
After hearing the truth of the sword from the Reaper, Eun-tak runs away from Shin. He looks everywhere he can think of but she is nowhere to be found.
Episode 10: Is She Really Your Sister?
After the Reaper forgets that he erased Sunny's memory and makes a slip of the tongue, she demands to know who he is and why he knows her real name.
Episode 11: The Deity Is So Cruel to You and Me
Shin learns from the Reaper that Sunny is the reincarnation of his sister. They go to the chicken shop, but the incredulous Sunny tells them to leave.
Episode 12: Forget About Me
Eun-tak remembers the Reaper's words when she sees a creepy ghost while at work. Shin and the Reaper realize that Deok-hwa is not who he seems.
Episode 13: Protect Her
The Reaper receives a punishment from the underworld authorities for revealing his identity and using his special powers for his own purposes.
Episode 14: Whom Have I Forgotten?
Shin pulls out the sword to protect Eun-tak from Park Joong-heon. He then departs for a desolate place where he struggles against loneliness.
Episode 15: Will You Be My Bride?
Eun-tak is suspicious when Shin suddenly appears on the street in Canada, but he reminds her of her promise to treat him to a meal.
Episode 16: Goodbye and See You Again
Shin proposes to Eun-tak amid the falling cherry blossoms. On a whim he wants to have the wedding in a few days, so they jump right into preparations.
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