''Alice'' () is a South Korean television series starring

Kim Hee-sun Kim Hee-sun (born June 11, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s with leading roles in television series such as ''Men of the Bath House'' (1995), ''Propose'' (1997), ''Wedding Dress'' (1997), ''Forever Yours'' (1998), ' ...

and

Joo Won Joo Won (; born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in '' King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''Ojakgyo Family'' (2011), ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), '' Good Doctor'' (2013), '' Fatal Intuition'' (2015 ...

. It aired on SBS from August 28 to October 24, 2020, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 ( KST). It is described as "a human

sci-fi Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universe ...

drama about a magical

time travel Time travel is the concept of movement between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space by an object or a person, typically with the use of a hypothetical device known as a time machine. Time travel is a w ...

of a woman who resembles a dead woman and a man who lost his emotions". It was made available on Netflix.

Synopsis

In the year 2050, Alice (temporal agency) specializes in sending clients back through time to see dead loved ones to find peace and closure; they also police time incursions. Alice agents Yoon Tae-yi (

) and Yoo Min-hyuk (

Kwak Si-yang Kwak Si-yang (born Kwak Myeong-jin; January 15, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Career Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama '' Glorious Day''. His first major role was the film 2014 '' Night Flight''. He then appeared in the music drama, ' ...

) travelled to the year 1992 Seoul to search for ''The Book of Prophecy'' (a book that predicts the fates of certain people and end of time travel) and found it. However, Lee Se-hoon (Park In-soo), agent of the mysterious ''Teacher'' (rogue group that wants to continue manipulating time), found the young Tae-yi and murdered her father for the book. Before her father died, he gave the final page to little Tae-yi before her adult counterpart arrived. Tae-yi and Min-hyuk acquired the book and had local police arrest Se-hoon. When Tae-yi realized she was pregnant, Min-hyuk (the father) encouraged Tae-yi to abort the child as time traveling (radiation) would cause serious defects. Tae-yi then disappeared with the book to carry her child. Tae-yi would rename herself as Park Sun-young and single-handedly raised her son, Park Jin-gyeom (

). Born with Alexithymia, he has difficulty recognizing his own emotions and his classmates called him a

psychopath Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent Anti-social behaviour, antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and Boldness, bold, Disinhibition, disinhibited, and Egotism, egotistical B ...

. He unknowingly has the ability to manipulate time in life-and-death situations. In 2010, Jin-gyeom found his mother murdered and vowed to find her killer. Orphaned without a family, Detective Go Hyeon-seok ( Kim Sang-ho) and classmate Kim Do-yeon ( Lee Da-in) looked after him. By 2020, Jin-gyeom becomes a detective under Hyeon-seok and learns about time travelers, Alice, the Teacher, and the truth behind his mother's death.

Cast

Main

as Yoon Tae-yi / Park Sun-young **Kim Ji-yu as young Tae-yi : Park Sun-young is a woman with a mysterious past who lives with her son. She died in a mysterious circumstance and left a eerie instruction to her son. Yoon Tae-yi is a genius physicist who has a striking resemblance to Park Sun-young. She encounters Park Jin-gyeom due to a mysterious case and decides to help him uncover the truth. *

as Park Jin-gyeom ** Moon Joo-won as child Park Jin-gyeom (Ep. 1) **

Moon Woo-jin Moon Woo-jin (Korean: 문우진; born on 19 February 2009) is a South Korean child actor. He made his acting debut in 2017, since then, he has appeared in number of television series. He is known for his roles as child actor in 2019 crime serie ...

as young Park Jin-gyeom (Ep. 1, 7) : Park Jin-gyeom was born without the ability to feel or express emotions. He was raised by his single mother who was the only person he cared about. He becomes a detective with the help of Go Hyeon-seok. While investigating mysterious cases, he stumbles upon time travelers.

Supporting

as Yoo Min-hyuk : A passionate agent of Alice and time traveler, Yoo Min-hyuk gave up the most important person in his life for Alice. He is very skilled and does his job proficiently. He faces trouble with the police when one of his clients decides to break an important time-traveling rule. * Lee Da-in as Kim Do-yeon : Park Jin-gyeom's only friend, Kim Do-yeon, is a reporter for Sekyung Ilbo News and has a crush on Jin-gyeom since high school. She is investigating a mysterious case involving strange drones. * Kim Sang-ho as Go Hyeon-seok : A senior detective and team leader of the investigation team. He was in charge of Park Sun-young's murder case. He and his wife took care of Park Jin-gyeom after his mother died. *

Choi Won-young Choi Won-young (; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Career Choi Won-young made his acting debut in 2002's ''Sex Is Zero'', and has since appeared in both film and television. But his most notable roles have be ...

as Seok Oh-won :Director of Kuiper Institute of Advanced Science

People at the Police Station

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as Kim Dong-ho * Jung Wook as Ha Yong-seok * Jihyuk as Hong Jeong-wook * Choi Hong-il as Yoon Jong-soo

Alice staff

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as Ki Cheol-am *

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as Oh Shi-young * Yang Ji-il as Choi Seung-pyo * Nam Kyung as Jung Hye-soo

People around Yoon Tae-yi

Choi Jung-woo Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or sit ...

as Tae-yi's father *

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as Tae-yi's mother *

Yeonwoo Lee Da-bin (born August 1, 1996), better known by her stage name Yeonwoo, is a South Korean singer and actress managed by 9ato Entertainment. She is best known as a former member of the girl group Momoland. Yeonwoo has acted in television dram ...

as Yoon Tae-yeon, Tae-yi's younger sister

Others

Bae Hae-sun Bae Hae-sun is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Hi Bye, Mama!'', ''Hotel del Luna'', '' All of Us Are Dead'', and ''Don't Dare to Dream''. Biography and career She was born on May 8, 1974 in Seoul. She comp ...

as Kim In-sook, Go Hyeon-seok's wife * Min Jun-ho as Kim Jung-bae, senior reporter of Sekyung Ilbo News *

Oh Se-young Oh Se-young is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Thirty-Nine'', '' Alice'', '' The Beauty Inside'' and ''VIP A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special pri ...

as Si-young * Lee Su-woong as Jung Ki-hoon, a broker that helps time travelers stay illegally * Yoon Joo-man as Joo Hae-min, a serial killer from the future

Special appearances

Jang Hyun-sung Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's art ...

as Professor Jang Dong-shik (Ep. 1) * Park In-soo as Lee Se-hoon, a time traveler who murdered Professor Jang (Ep. 1, 6) *

Oh Yeon-ah Oh Yeon-ah (born Kim Mi-ae on December 1, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She has played many supporting roles in both films and television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a televis ...

as Han Sun-hee, Hong Eun-soo's mother and a time traveler (Ep. 1–4) * Seo Yi-soo as Hong Eun-soo (Ep. 1–4) *

Lee Seung-hyung Lee Seung-hyung is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a supporting actor in television dramas, notably in '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009) and ''Prosecutor Princess ''Prosecutor Princess'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starri ...

as Hong Suk-joon, Hong Eun-soo's father (Ep. 1, 3–4) * Lee Jung-hyun as Yang Hong-seob, a time traveler who breaks an important rule of Alice (Ep. 2)

Production

This is the first acting role of actor

since he was discharged from his mandatory military service on February 5, 2019. On July 31, 2020, SBS released photos from the first script reading of the series attended by the cast and crew of the show.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{HanCinema drama, id=Alice Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings South Korean time travel television series South Korean science fiction television series Television series by Studio S