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Less Than Evil[3] (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the British series Luther.[4]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-san and Kim Gun-woo.[5] It aired on MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019.[6][7][8]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]The drama centers on the ongoing psychological battle between a brilliant psychopathic murderer and a hot headed, justice-driven Detective Chief Inspector.[9]
Cast
[edit | edit source]Main
[edit | edit source]- Shin Ha-kyun as Woo Tae-suk[10]
- A tough and unscrupulous detective with the highest arrest rate, a character based on DCI John Luther.
- Lee Seol as Eun Sun-jae/Bae yeo-wool
- A female psychopath based on antagonist Alice Morgan.
- Park Ho-san as Jeon Choon-man
- A leading detective in the metropolitan area who is at odds with Woo Tae-suk
- Kim Gun-woo as Jang Hyung-min
- A serial killer who pretends to be a prosecutor and Woo Tae-suk's greatest enemy based on serial killer Tom Marwood.
Supporting
[edit | edit source]- Cha Sun-woo as Chae Dong-yoon[11][12]
- A straight-as-an-arrow detective who graduated early from the police academy based on Luther's partner DS Justin Ripley.
- Bae Da-bin[13] as Shin Ga-young
- A prickly police officer based on DCI Erin Gray.
- Bae Yoo-ram[14] as Ban Ji-deuk
- An expert in IT programming who sets up her own detective agency based on DS Benny Silver.
- Yoon Hee-seok[15] as Jo Doo-jin
- The head of the PR department at the police station and Woo Tae-suk's best friend based on John Luther's best friend DCI Ian Reed.
- Yang Ki-won as Lee Moon-ki
- A policeman on Woo Tae-suk's team
- Kim Na-yoon as Team Leader Sung
- The head of forensic investigative team based on Luther's bosses DSU Rose Teller and DSU Martin Schnek.
- Hong Eun-hee[16] as Kim Hae-joon
- A lawyer and Woo Tae-suk's wife based on John Luther's wife Zoe Luther.
- Cho Yi-hyun[17][18] as Bae Yeo-wool
- A victim of a case that Woo Tae-suk cannot forget
- Bae Yoon-kyung as Woo Tae-hee
- Woo Tae-suk's sister
- Ryu Tae-ho [14] as Choi Jung-woo
- A timid head detective who is indecisive. He works with Jeon Choon-man
- Kim Yi-kyung as Kwon Soo-ah
Special appearances
[edit | edit source]- Ahn Nae-sang as Commissioner general.
Production
[edit | edit source]The actress Lee Seol was chosen among 300 others who auditioned for the role of Eun Sun-jae to play the female lead.[19]
The first script reading was held in early September, 2018 with the attendance of cast and crew at the MBC in Sangam-dong.[19]
Original soundtrack
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Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Ratings
[edit | edit source]- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[20] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | December 3, 2018 | 7.1% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.1% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.5% |
| 2 | 8.3% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.2% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.5% | |
| 3 | December 4, 2018 | 8.6% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.8% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.2% |
| 4 | 10.6% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 11.5% (5th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.7% | |
| 5 | December 10, 2018 | 7.4% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.1% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.9% |
| 6 | 9.1% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 10.0% (5th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.1% | |
| 7 | December 11, 2018 | 7.3% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.0% (8th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% |
| 8 | 8.7% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.5% (5th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.3% | |
| 9 | December 17, 2018 | 7.1% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.8% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% |
| 10 | 8.5% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.4% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.2% | |
| 11 | December 18, 2018 | 7.6% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.5% (8th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.6% |
| 12 | 8.7% (7th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.6% (4th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.3% | |
| 13 | December 24, 2018 | 6.6% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.8% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.1% |
| 14 | 8.5% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 8.9% (7th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.7% | |
| 15 | December 25, 2018 | 7.0% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.5% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.5% |
| 16 | 8.7% (8th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 9.4% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.7% | |
| 17 | January 7, 2019 | 5.4% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.4% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.8% |
| 18 | 5.7% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.2% | ||
| 19 | January 8, 2019 | 5.7% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — | 5.4% |
| 20 | 5.9% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.5% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.7% | |
| 21 | January 14, 2019 | 5.6% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.1% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.7% |
| 22 | 6.8% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.8% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.7% | |
| 23 | January 15, 2019 | 5.6% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — |
| 24 | 6.3% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.9% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
| 25 | January 21, 2019 | 5.4% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.4% |
| 26 | 6.5% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.1% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% | |
| 27 | January 22, 2019 | 3.9% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — | 3.6% |
| 28 | 5.0% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.3% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.3% | |
| 29 | January 28, 2019 | 5.7% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.8% |
| 30 | 6.9% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.3% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.8% | |
| 31 | January 29, 2019 | 5.7% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.0% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | — |
| 32 | 7.2% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.7% (10th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.2% | |
| Average | 7.2% | —[b] | —[b] | |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 37th MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Shin Ha-kyun | Nominated | [21] |
| Drama of the Year | Less Than Evil | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Shin Ha-kyun | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Park Ho-san | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Lee Seol | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Won | ||||
| In Awe Award | Shin Ha-kyun | Won | |||
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Lee Seol | Nominated | [22] |
Notes
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- ^ a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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External links
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Categories:
- MBC TV television dramas
- 2018 South Korean television series debuts
- 2019 South Korean television series endings
- Korean-language television shows
- South Korean crime television series
- South Korean thriller television series
- Television series by IHQ (company)
- South Korean television series based on British television series
- Luther (TV series)