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Creator: | Studio Dragon | ||
Director: | Kim Jong-hyeon | ||
Country: | South Korea | ||
Language: | Korean | ||
Num Episodes: | 16 | ||
Executive Producer: | Kim Dong-hyun | ||
Camera: | Single-camera | ||
Runtime: | 60 minutes | ||
Company: | Crave Works | ||
Network: | OCN |
Priest is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Jeong Yu-mi and Park Yong-woo. It aired on OCN from November 24, 2018 to January 20, 2019 every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST).[1] [2]
A story about doctors and exorcists protecting people together at a Catholic hospital in Seoul.
A dutiful and reckless Catholic priest who is a member of 634 Regia. Twenty years prior to the series, Soo-min and his father, along with priest Moon Ki-seon, witnessed the death of his mother at a young age, where she was possessed and killed by a demon due to his father's refusal to believe in exorcism preventing her from receiving one. Under priest Moon's tutelage, he becomes an exorcist.
A doctor at Southern Catholic Hospital who lost her faith in God at a young age when her parents died in front of her in an accident, she first encountered Soo-min when her most recent patient turns out to be possessed by an evil entity. Witnessing the exorcisms of both the patient and the subsequent possession of a colleague by the same entity caused her to rethink her beliefs.
A senior Catholic priest who founded 634 Regia, a group of priests that performs exorcisms unofficially while still recognized by the Vatican. When he was younger, he was called upon by Soo-min to save his mother but was too late. He was the one who takes Soo-min under his wing and taught him how to conduct exorcisms.
Priest reunites Yeon Woo-jin and Jeong Yu-mi who previously starred together in The Tunnel (2014).[6]
The lead male role was first offered to Lee Je-hoon but he declined.[7]
Priest OST | |
Type: | Soundtrack |
Artist: | Various artists |
Recorded: | 2018 |
Genre: | Soundtrack |
+ Average TV viewership ratings | ||||||
Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
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AGB Nielsen[8] | ||||||
Nationwide | Seoul | |||||
1 | November 24, 2018 | 1.862% | 2.237% | |||
2 | November 25, 2018 | |||||
3 | December 1, 2018 | 2.019% | 2.178% | |||
4 | December 2, 2018 | 2.411% | 3.046% | |||
5 | December 8, 2018 | 1.889% | 2.308% | |||
6 | December 9, 2018 | 2.278% | 3.011% | |||
7 | December 15, 2018 | 1.726% | 1.927% | |||
8 | December 16, 2018 | 2.003% | 2.619% | |||
9 | December 22, 2018 | 1.416% | 2.038% | |||
10 | December 23, 2018 | 1.902% | 2.479% | |||
11 | January 5, 2019 | 1.654% | ||||
12 | January 6, 2019 | 1.876% | 2.754% | |||
13 | January 12, 2019 | 1.637% | 2.270% | |||
14 | January 13, 2019 | 2.244% | 3.085% | |||
15 | January 19, 2019 | 1.413% | ||||
16 | January 20, 2019 | 2.072% | 2.697% | |||
Average | ||||||