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{{for|dramas of the same name|[[Stranger (disambiguation)]]}}
 
{{for|dramas of the same name|[[Stranger (disambiguation)]]}}
{{upcoming|Season 2}}
 
 
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*'''Also known as:''' Secret Forest / Stranger
 
*'''Also known as:''' Secret Forest / Stranger
 
*'''Genre:''' Drama, legal, mystery, thriller
 
*'''Genre:''' Drama, legal, mystery, thriller
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*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard]] (tvN/TVING, 2024)
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
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<vote type=1/>
  
 
==Season 1==
 
==Season 1==
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*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Forest of Secrets OST]]
 
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Forest of Secrets OST]]
  
==Synopsis==
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===Synopsis===
 
Though he is rational, a childhood brain surgery leaves prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok ([[Cho Seung Woo]]) to lack emotion. Cold and lonely, he's one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. When he meets Police Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin ([[Bae Doo Na]]) at a murder crime scene, they join forces to eradicate corruption at the prosecutor's office and solve a serial murder case.
 
Though he is rational, a childhood brain surgery leaves prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok ([[Cho Seung Woo]]) to lack emotion. Cold and lonely, he's one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. When he meets Police Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin ([[Bae Doo Na]]) at a murder crime scene, they join forces to eradicate corruption at the prosecutor's office and solve a serial murder case.
  
==User/Viewer Ratings==
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===Cast===
<vote type=1/>
 
 
 
==Cast==
 
 
[[File:Forest of Secrets chart.png|170px|thumb|Correlation Chart]]
 
[[File:Forest of Secrets chart.png|170px|thumb|Correlation Chart]]
 
;Main Cast
 
;Main Cast
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**[[Song Eui Joon]] (송의준) as 15-year-old Shi Mok
 
**[[Song Eui Joon]] (송의준) as 15-year-old Shi Mok
 
*[[Bae Doo Na]] as Han Yeo Jin (30)
 
*[[Bae Doo Na]] as Han Yeo Jin (30)
;Seoul Western District Public Prosecutors' Office
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;Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors' Office
 
*[[Yoo Jae Myung]] as Lee Chang Joon (mid 40s)
 
*[[Yoo Jae Myung]] as Lee Chang Joon (mid 40s)
 
*[[Lee Joon Hyuk]] as Seo Dong Jae (early 40s)
 
*[[Lee Joon Hyuk]] as Seo Dong Jae (early 40s)
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*[[Lee Kyu Hyung]] as Yoon Se Won (30s)
 
*[[Lee Kyu Hyung]] as Yoon Se Won (30s)
 
*[[Park Sung Geun]] as Kang Won Chul (40s)
 
*[[Park Sung Geun]] as Kang Won Chul (40s)
*[[Lee Tae Hyung]] (이태형) as Kim Ho Sub
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*[[Lee Tae Hyung (1972)|Lee Tae Hyung]] as Kim Ho Sub
 
*[[Kim So Ra]] as Choi Young
 
*[[Kim So Ra]] as Choi Young
 
*[[Kim Ji Hoon (1979)|Kim Ji Hoon]] as Lee Moon Woo
 
*[[Kim Ji Hoon (1979)|Kim Ji Hoon]] as Lee Moon Woo
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*[[Lee Dong Yong]] (이동용) as Taxi driver
 
*[[Lee Dong Yong]] (이동용) as Taxi driver
 
*[[Seo Kwang Jae]] as Judge
 
*[[Seo Kwang Jae]] as Judge
*[[Jung Hyun Suk]] (정현석) as Journalist
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*[[Jung Hyun Suk]] as Journalist
 
*[[Son Dong Hwa]] (손동화) as Doctor
 
*[[Son Dong Hwa]] (손동화) as Doctor
 
*[[Song Soo Hyun (2002)|Song Soo Hyun]] as Han Yi Ji (junior high school student)
 
*[[Song Soo Hyun (2002)|Song Soo Hyun]] as Han Yi Ji (junior high school student)
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*[[Kang Min Tae]] (강민태) as  drunk taxi passenger
 
*[[Kang Min Tae]] (강민태) as  drunk taxi passenger
 
*[[Kim Na Kyung]] (김나경) (voice)
 
*[[Kim Na Kyung]] (김나경) (voice)
*[[Song Soo Hyun]] (송수현) as student
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*[[Kim Keum Soon]] as the sabor owner (ep 3)
;Special Appearances
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;Special guest appearances
 
*[[Uhm Hyo Sup]] as Park Moo Sung
 
*[[Uhm Hyo Sup]] as Park Moo Sung
 
*[[Park Soon Chun]] as Hwang Shi Mok's mother
 
*[[Park Soon Chun]] as Hwang Shi Mok's mother
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*[[Lee Jae Won (1986)|Lee Jae Won]] as Kim Tae Kyun
 
*[[Lee Jae Won (1986)|Lee Jae Won]] as Kim Tae Kyun
 
*[[Tae In Ho]] as Kim Byung Hyun
 
*[[Tae In Ho]] as Kim Byung Hyun
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*[[Yoon Ji On]] as cafe part-timer (ep 3)
  
==Production Credits==
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===Production Credits===
 
*'''Production Companies:''' [http://www.studiodragon.net/ Studio Dragon], [http://iokcompany.net/IOK-MEDIA IOK Media], [http://www.signal-ent.com Signal Entertainment Group]
 
*'''Production Companies:''' [http://www.studiodragon.net/ Studio Dragon], [http://iokcompany.net/IOK-MEDIA IOK Media], [http://www.signal-ent.com Signal Entertainment Group]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Ahn Gil Ho]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Ahn Gil Ho]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Lee Soo Yun]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Lee Soo Yun]]
  
==Recognitions==
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===Recognitions===
'''2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards:'''  
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*'''2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards:'''  
*Daesang (Grand Prize)
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**Daesang (Grand Prize)
*Best Actor ([[Cho Seung Woo]])
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**Best Actor ([[Cho Seung Woo]])
*Best Screenplay ([[Lee Soo Yun]])
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**Best Screenplay ([[Lee Soo Yun]])
'''2017 The Seoul Awards:'''  
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*'''2017 The Seoul Awards:''' Daesang (Grand Prize) (Drama)
*Daesang (Grand Prize) (Drama)
 
  
==Episode Ratings==
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===Episode Ratings===
 
''See [[Forest of Secrets/Episode Ratings]]''
 
''See [[Forest of Secrets/Episode Ratings]]''
  
==Notes==
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===Notes===
 
*This is a pre-produced drama.
 
*This is a pre-produced drama.
 
*Filming began January 2017 and finished May 2017.
 
*Filming began January 2017 and finished May 2017.
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{{DramaRing|tvN|Saturday & Sunday 21:00| - |[[Deserving of the Name]]}}
 
{{DramaRing|tvN|Saturday & Sunday 21:00| - |[[Deserving of the Name]]}}
  
{{upcoming}}
 
 
==Season 2==
 
==Season 2==
 
[[File:Forest of Secrets 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Forest of Secrets 2]]
 
[[File:Forest of Secrets 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Forest of Secrets 2]]
 
*'''Episodes:''' 16
 
*'''Episodes:''' 16
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' tvN
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' tvN
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2020-Aug-15 to 2020-???-??
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2020-Aug-15 to 2020-Oct-04
 
*'''Air time:''' [[List of Dramas aired in Korea by tvN#SatSun2100|Saturday & Sunday 21:00]]
 
*'''Air time:''' [[List of Dramas aired in Korea by tvN#SatSun2100|Saturday & Sunday 21:00]]
 
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Forest of Secrets 2 OST]]
 
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Forest of Secrets 2 OST]]
  
==Synopsis==
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===Synopsis===
{{nosynopsis}}
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The prosecutor's office and the police are on opposite sides of the debate in regards to how investigations should be handled. Prosecutor Woo Tae Ha ([[Choi Moo Sung]]), along with the other prosecutors want discretionary power over investigations. Conversely, Choi Bit ([[Jun Hye Jin]]) and the rest of the police prefer jurisdiction of the investigations separate from the prosecutor's office.
  
==Cast==
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As this predicament continues on, Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok ([[Cho Seung Woo]]) and Detective Han Yeo Jin ([[Bae Doo Na]]) hunt after the facts behind a hidden case.
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===Cast===
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[[File:Forest of Secrets 2 chart.jpg|thumb|200px|Correlation chart]]
 
;Main Cast
 
;Main Cast
 
*[[Cho Seung Woo]] as Hwang Shi Mok
 
*[[Cho Seung Woo]] as Hwang Shi Mok
 
*[[Bae Doo Na]] as Han Yeo Jin
 
*[[Bae Doo Na]] as Han Yeo Jin
*[[Jun Hye Jin]] as Choi Bit
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;Supreme Prosecutors' Office
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*[[Kim Young Jae]] as Kim Sa Hyun
 
*[[Choi Moo Sung]] as Woo Tae Ha
 
*[[Choi Moo Sung]] as Woo Tae Ha
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;Prosecutors' Office of Seoul Eastern District
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*[[Park Sung Geun]] as Kang Won Chul
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*[[Lee Hyun Kyoon]] as Vice-Chief Prosecutor
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;Prosecutors' Office of Uijeongbu
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*[[Park Ji Yun (1988)|Park Ji Yun]] as Jung Min Ha 
 
*[[Lee Joon Hyuk]] as Seo Dong Jae
 
*[[Lee Joon Hyuk]] as Seo Dong Jae
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;National Police Agency
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*[[Jun Hye Jin (1976)|Jun Hye Jin]] as Choi Bit
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*[[Ha Sung Kwang]] as Kim Myung Han (Director of Information Bureau)
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*[[Lee Hae Young]] as Shin Jae Yong 
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;Seoul Yongsan Police Station
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*[[Jun Bae Soo]] as Choi Yoon Soo (team leader)
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*[[Yoon Tae In]] (윤태인) as Seo Sang Won
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*[[Choi Jae Woong]] as Jang Gun 
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*[[Song Ji Ho]] as Park Soon Chang 
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;Uijeongbu Police Station
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*[[Jung Seung Gil]] as Park Joong Ki
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*[[Park Sung Il (1979)|Park Sung Il]] as Lee Dae Sung
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*[[Bae Je Ki]] as Goo Joon Sung
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*[[Kwon Hyuk Bum]] as Oh Byung Gun
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*[[Na Chul]] as Kim Kyung Suk 
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*[[Kim Bum Soo (1990)|Kim Bum Soo]] as Kim Soo Hang 
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*[[Lee Ga Sub]] as Song Ki Hyun
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*[[Oh Kyung Joo]] (오경주) as Go Chang Yong
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;Hanzo Group
 
*[[Yoon Se Ah]] as Lee Yun Jae
 
*[[Yoon Se Ah]] as Lee Yun Jae
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*[[Jung Sung Il]] as Park Sang Moo 
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*?? as Lee Sung Jae  (president)
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*[[Kim Hak Sun]] as Oh Joo Sun (lawyer)
  
==Production Credits==
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;Others
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*[[Choi Hee Seo]] as Lee Yoo Ahn (Seo Dong Jae's wife)
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*[[Tae In Ho]] as Kim Byung Hyun (president of Sungmoon Ilbo)
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*[[Kim Dong Hwi]] as Kim Hoo Jung (survivor of the Tongyeong drowning accident)
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*[[Yoo Sung Joo]] as Hoo Jung's father (attorney)
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*[[Jang Ryool]] as Yoo Jung Oh (detective)
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*[[Jin So Yun]] as Noh Joo Eun
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;Cameos
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*[[Lee Tae Hyung (1972)|Lee Tae Hyung]] as Kim Ho Sub (ep 16)
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*[[Kim Won Hae]] as Police Director Noh (ep 16)
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;Extended Cast
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*[[Kim Dae Gook]] as reporter
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*[[Lee Kyu Hyung]] as Yoon Se Won (ep 5, 16)
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*[[Kang Shin Hyo (1989)|Kang Shin Hyo]] as Lee Yong Ho (suspect, ep 1-2)
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*[[Yoo In Soo]] as Seung Jun (victim of Tongyeong drowning accident, ep 1, 14)
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*[[Seo Jin Won]] as Park Gwang Soo (ep 2, 9-10, 13-14)
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*[[Kim Hyun Mok]] as Dongducheon police officer (ep 3)
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*[[Park Jung Pyo]] as Prison Guard Jung (ep 5)
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*[[Kim Kwi Sun]] as Nam Jae Ik (assemblyman, ep 5-6)
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*[[Park Jung Eon]] as Jun Ji Won (lawyer, ep 6)
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*[[Shin Hee Gook]] as Gyeonggi Nambu police officer (ep 6)
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*[[Moon Jong Won]] as Jun Seung Pyo (ep 7, 10-11)
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*[[Park Mi Hyun]] as Gwang Soo's wife (ep 9-10, 12-14)
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*[[Ryu Sung Rok]] as Jun Ki Hyuk (ep 10-12)
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*[[Hong Seo Jun]] as Shin Dong Un (deputy prosecutor general, ep 15-16)
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*[[Son Ji Yoon]] as Assisting Officer Bae Jae Yun
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===Production Credits===
 
*'''Production Companies:''' [http://www.studiodragon.net/ Studio Dragon], Ace Factory (에이스팩토리)
 
*'''Production Companies:''' [http://www.studiodragon.net/ Studio Dragon], Ace Factory (에이스팩토리)
 
*'''Director:''' [[Park Hyun Suk]]
 
*'''Director:''' [[Park Hyun Suk]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Lee Soo Yun]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Lee Soo Yun]]
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*'''Continuity:''' [[Kang Sook]]
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*'''Storyboard:''' [[Kang Sook]]
  
==Episode Ratings==
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===Episode Ratings===
 
''See [[Forest of Secrets 2/Episode Ratings]]''
 
''See [[Forest of Secrets 2/Episode Ratings]]''
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===Recognitions===
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*'''2020 5th Asia Artist Awards:''' Best Acting Award ([[Lee Joon Hyuk]])
  
 
{{DramaRing|tvN|Saturday & Sunday 21:00|[[It's Okay to Not Be Okay]]|[[Start-Up]]}}
 
{{DramaRing|tvN|Saturday & Sunday 21:00|[[It's Okay to Not Be Okay]]|[[Start-Up]]}}
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*[http://program.tving.com/tvn/stranger Official site - Season 1]
 
*[http://program.tving.com/tvn/stranger Official site - Season 1]
 
*[http://program.tving.com/tvn/stranger2/ Official site - Season 2]
 
*[http://program.tving.com/tvn/stranger2/ Official site - Season 2]
*[[wikipedia:Stranger (2017 TV series)|English Wikipedia - Season 1]]
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*[[wikipedia:Stranger (2017 TV series)|English Wikipedia]]
 
*[[wikipedia:ko:비밀의 숲|Korean Wikipedia - Season 1]]
 
*[[wikipedia:ko:비밀의 숲|Korean Wikipedia - Season 1]]
 
*[[wikipedia:ko:비밀의 숲 2|Korean Wikipedia - Season 2]]
 
*[[wikipedia:ko:비밀의 숲 2|Korean Wikipedia - Season 2]]
  
 
[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2017]] [[Category:KDrama2020]] [[Category:TVN]] [[Category:Studio Dragon]] [[Category:Legal]] [[Category:Mystery]] [[Category:Thriller]]
 
[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2017]] [[Category:KDrama2020]] [[Category:TVN]] [[Category:Studio Dragon]] [[Category:Legal]] [[Category:Mystery]] [[Category:Thriller]]

Latest revision as of 13:37, 29 May 2026

For dramas of the same name, see Stranger (disambiguation).
Contents:  Season 1Season 2

Details

  • Title: 비밀의 숲 / Bimilui Sup
  • Also known as: Secret Forest / Stranger
  • Genre: Drama, legal, mystery, thriller
  • Related TV shows: Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard (tvN/TVING, 2024)

User/Viewer Ratings

4.14
(14 votes)

Season 1

Forest of Secrets

Synopsis

Though he is rational, a childhood brain surgery leaves prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok (Cho Seung Woo) to lack emotion. Cold and lonely, he's one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. When he meets Police Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin (Bae Doo Na) at a murder crime scene, they join forces to eradicate corruption at the prosecutor's office and solve a serial murder case.

Cast

Correlation Chart
Main Cast
Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors' Office
Yongsan Police Station
Others
Special guest appearances

Production Credits

Recognitions

  • 2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards:
  • 2017 The Seoul Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Drama)

Episode Ratings

See Forest of Secrets/Episode Ratings

Notes

  • This is a pre-produced drama.
  • Filming began January 2017 and finished May 2017.
  • The first tvN drama series to air on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • It was featured on New York Times list of 10 Best TV Shows of 2017.



Previous
tvN
Next
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Saturday & Sunday 21:00
Deserving of the Name

Season 2

Forest of Secrets 2

Synopsis

The prosecutor's office and the police are on opposite sides of the debate in regards to how investigations should be handled. Prosecutor Woo Tae Ha (Choi Moo Sung), along with the other prosecutors want discretionary power over investigations. Conversely, Choi Bit (Jun Hye Jin) and the rest of the police prefer jurisdiction of the investigations separate from the prosecutor's office.

As this predicament continues on, Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok (Cho Seung Woo) and Detective Han Yeo Jin (Bae Doo Na) hunt after the facts behind a hidden case.

Cast

Correlation chart
Main Cast
Supreme Prosecutors' Office
Prosecutors' Office of Seoul Eastern District
Prosecutors' Office of Uijeongbu
National Police Agency
Seoul Yongsan Police Station
Uijeongbu Police Station
Hanzo Group
Others
Cameos
Extended Cast

Production Credits

Episode Ratings

See Forest of Secrets 2/Episode Ratings

Recognitions



Previous
tvN
Next
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Saturday & Sunday 21:00
Start-Up

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