TV series
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Overview
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
Details
- First air date
- 2020-06-20
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- tvN
- Production
- Studio Dragon
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Kim Soo-hyun as Moon Gang-tae
- Seo Yea-ji as Ko Moon-young
- Oh Jung-se as Moon Sang-tae
- Park Gyu-young as Nam Joo-ri
- Kim Ju-hun as Lee Sang-in
- Jang Young-nam as Park Haeng-ja
- Kang Ki-doong as Jo Jae-soo
- Kim Chang-wan as Oh Ji-wang
- Park Jin-joo as Yoo Seung-jae
- Jang Gyu-ri as Sun-byeol
- Kim Mi-kyeong as Kang Soon-duk
- Lee Eol as Ko Dae-hwan
Creators and crew
- Park Shin-woo - Creator
- Jo Yong - Creator
- Park Shin-woo - Director
- Jo Yong - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares
Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
Episode 2: The Lady in Red Shoes
Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
Episode 3: Sleeping Witch
Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
Episode 4: Zombie Kid
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
Episode 5: Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle
With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
Episode 6: Bluebeard's Secret
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
Episode 7: The Cheerful Dog
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
Episode 8: Beauty and The Beast
Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
Episode 9: King Donkey Ears
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
Episode 10: The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
Episode 11: The Ugly Duckling
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
Episode 12: Romeo and Juliet
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
Episode 13: The Father of the Two Sisters
Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
Episode 14: The Hand, the Monkfish
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
Episode 15: A Tale of Two Brothers
After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
Episode 16: Finding the Real Face
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.
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