The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)

11/16/2016 (PW) • 1h

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul?

Overview

A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.

Top Billed Cast

Gianna Jun

Sim Chung / Se-Hwa

20 Episodes

Lee Min-ho

Heo Joon-Jae / Kim Dam-Ryung

20 Episodes

Shin Hye-sun

Cha Si-A

20 Episodes

Lee Hee-jun

Jo Nam-Doo / Park Moo

20 Episodes

Shin Won-ho

Tae-O

20 Episodes

Hwang Shin-hye

Kang Seo-Hee

20 Episodes

Sung Dong-il

Ma Dae-Young / Mr. Yang

20 Episodes

Moon So-ri

Ahn Jin-Joo

20 Episodes

Choi Jung-woo

Heo Gil-Joong

20 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2016 | 20 Episodes

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Sim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Dam-Ryung from the Joseon Dynasty, to modern-day Seoul. Dam-Ryung’s modern doppelgänger is Heo Joon-Jae, a highly skilled scam artist who first becomes interested in Sim Chung because of a jade bracelet worth $6 million that Sim Chung wears. With nowhere to go, Sim Chung is taken in by Joon-Jae, who also finds his con partners, Jo Nam-Doo and Tae-O, hiding out in his home from a vengeful past victim of their scams. Sim Chung discovers a rival for Joon-Jae’s heart in Cha Si-A, a researcher at KAIST who deals with ancient artifacts. When a dangerous killer named Ma Dae-Young, sent by Joon-Jae’s stepmother who wants to make her own son the heir to Joon-Jae’s fortunes, can Sim Chung survive her strange new environment while also helping Joon-Jae avoid the dangers that await him?

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Korean

Keywords

con man

mermaid

promise

historical fiction

naive

first love

evil stepmother

based on myths, legends or folklore

hidden identity

past life

interspecies romance

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

cohabitation

joseon

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