SF8
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| Contents: The Prayer • Manxin • Joan's Galaxy • Blink • Baby It's Over Outside • White Crow • Love Virtually • Empty Body |
SF8 is a science fiction anthology series of single-episode special dramas created by MBC, the Directors Guild of Korea, and the OTT platform WAVVE. Set in a near future, the series tackles the themes of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, robots, games, fantasy, horror, superpowers, and disasters.
Details
- Title: 에스에프에잇 / Eseuepeueit (SF8)
- Episodes: 8
- Broadcast network: MBC / WAVVE
- Broadcast period: 2020-Aug-14 to 2020-Oct-09
- Air time: Friday 21:30
- Original soundtrack: SF8 OST
User/Viewer Ratings
The Prayer
- Title: 간호중 / Ganhojung
- Also known as: Nursing
- Genre: Drama, Science fiction
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Aug-14
- Synopsis
A nursing robot agonizes over who to save among the people in its care, the patient or her despondent daughter.
- Cast
- Lee Yoo Young as Gan Ho Joong / Yun Jung In
- Ye Soo Jung as Sister Sabina
- Yum Hye Ran as Choi Jung Gil
- Yoon Kyung Ho as Jung Gil's husband
- Choi Byung Mo as hospital manager
- Moon Sook as Jung In's mother special appearance
- Lee Yong Nyeo as caregiver robot special appearance
- Production Credits
- Director: Min Kyu Dong (민규동)
- Screenwriters: Min Kyu Dong (민규동), Kim Ji Hee (김지희)
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-08-14 | - | 1.6 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
Manxin
- Title: 만신 / Mansin
- Genre: Science fiction, mystery
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Aug-21
- Synopsis
An AI fortunetelling app called Manxin is known for its accuracy and has a large and devoted following. But what (or who) is behind the app? Sun Ho and Ga Ram, though with different motivations, set out to find out the secret of Manxin.
- Cast
- Lee Yun Hee as To Sun Ho
- Lee Dong Hwi as Jung Ga Ram
- Nam Myung Ryul as Lee Ji Ham
- Seo Hyun Woo as Kim In Hong
- Park Sung Yun as Sung Yun
- Hyun Bong Shik as Lee Ji Ham's assistant
- Lee Yun as K
- Production Credits
- Director: No Duk
- Screenwriter: Kim Min Kyung (김민경), No Duk
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-08-21 | - | 1.4 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
Joan's Galaxy
- Title: 우주인 조안 / Ujuin Joan
- Also known as: Astronaut Joanne
- Genre: Science fiction
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Aug-28
- Synopsis
In a world experiencing a fine dust disaster, society is dividing into two castes: those who can afford a vaccine which permits a 100-year lifespan and those who can't and will usually die by the time they are 30. Two young women who share the same tragic fate take comfort in each other's company.
- Cast
- Kim Bo Ra as Joan
- Choi Sung Eun as Yi Oh
- Yoon Jung Hoon (윤정훈) as Kyung
- Kim Joo Ryung as Kim Jung Won (Yi Oh's mother)
- Lee Yoo Jin as N Town tour guide
- Production Credits
- Director: Lee Yoon Jung
- Original writing: Kim Hyo In (김효인)
- Screenwriter: Moon Joo Hee (문주희), Lee Yoon Jung
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-08-28 | - | 0.6 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
- Notes
- Based on the 2019 short story "Astronaut Joanne" (우주인 조안) by Kim Hyo In (김효인).
Blink
- Title: 블링크 / Beullingkeu (Blink)
- Genre: Science fiction, action, thriller
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Sep-04
- Synopsis
Ji Woo is a detective who, due in part to a traumatic incident in her past, is unwilling to completely rely on AI personally or professionally. However, after losing a suspect, she is reprimanded and in order to remain on the police force is assigned an experimental AI "partner".
- Cast
- Lee Si Young as Ji Woo
- Ha Joon as Tutelar deity (Seo Nang)
- Lee Joon Hyuk as Chief
- Lee Yun as suspect
- Production Credits
- Director: Han Ka Ram
- Original writing: Kim Chang Kyu (김창규)
- Screenwriter: Kang San (강산)
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-09-04 | - | 1.0 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
- Notes
- Based on the 2016 short story "Baekjung" (백중) by Kim Chang Kyu (김창규).
Baby It's Over Outside
- Title: 일주일 만에 사랑할 순 없다 / Iljuil Mane Saranghal Sun Eopda
- Also known as: You Can't Love in a Week
- Genre: Science fiction, fantasy, romance
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Sep-11
- Synopsis
A young man and woman choose romance in the face of the impending destruction of Earth by a rogue comet.
- Cast
- Lee David as Nam Woo
- Shin Eun Soo as Hye Hwa
- Hwang Jung Min as Teacher Yang
- Bae Hae Sun as news anchor
- Production Credits
- Director: Ahn Kook Jin
- Original writing: Kim Dong Shik (김동식)
- Screenwriter: Han Boon Oe (한분외)
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-09-11 | - | 0.9 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
- Notes
- Based on the 2020 short story "You Can't Love in a Week" (일주일 만에 사랑할 순 없다) by Kim Dong Shik (김동식).
White Crow
- Title: 하얀 까마귀 / Hayankkamagwi
- Genre: Science fiction, fantasy, psychological, horror
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Sep-18
- Synopsis
BJ Juno becomes trapped in a terrifying fantasy world while live-streaming a VR game.
- Cast
- Hani as Juno
- Lee Se Hee as Jang Joon Oh
- Shin So Yool as Shin Ji Soo
- Choi Bae Young (최배영) as Na Ri
- Production Credits
- Director: Jang Chul Soo (장철수)
- Original writing: Park Ji Hye (박지헤)
- Screenwriter: Kang Sun Joo (강선주)
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-09-18 | - | 0.9 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
- Notes
- Based on the 2017 short story "Please Save Coronis" by Park Ji Hye (박지혜).
Love Virtually
- Title: 증강콩깍지 / Jeung-gangkongkkagji
- Also known as: Augmented Bean Pod
- Genre: Science fiction, romance, comedy
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Sep-25
- Synopsis
A man and woman who meet in a virtual reality (VR), find love in the real world.
- Cast
- Choi Shi Won as Suh Min Joon
- Uee as Han Ji Won
- Ahn Se Ha as Goo Sung Tae
- Kim Han Na (김한나) as Tak Soo Jin
- Production Credits
- Director: Oh Ki Hwan
- Screenwriter: Oh Ki Hwan
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-09-25 | - | 0.8 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
Empty Body
- Title: 인간 증명 / Ingan Jeungmyeong
- Also known as: Human Proof
- Genre: Science fiction
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast date: 2020-Oct-09
- Synopsis
A mother fuses her son's brain with AI after he dies in a car accident. As time passes, she finds her son acting like someone else.
- Cast
- Moon So Ri as Ga Hye Ra
- Jang Yoo Sang as Ga Young In
- Ryu Abel as attorney
- Production Credits
- Director: Kim Ui Suk (김의석)
- Original writing: Iruka (이루카)
- Screenwriter: Kim Ui Suk (김의석), Lee Han Na (이한나)
- Episode Ratings
| Date | TNmS (%) | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |
| 2020-10-09 | - | 0.3 | - |
Source: TNmS Media, Nielsen Korea
- Notes
- Based on the 2018 short story "Five Stages of Independence" (독립의 오단계) by Iruka (이루카).