Pale Moon (TV series)

Pale Moon (Korean: 종이달) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Seo-hyung, Yoo Sun, Seo Young-hee, Lee Si-woo, Gong Jung-hwan, Lee Chun-hee, and Yoon Hee-seok. It is based on a novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta, which was previously made into a movie and TV series in Japan. The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on TVING. It also aired on ENA from April 10 to May 9, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

The first episode of Pale Moon was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Yoo I-hwa (Kim Seo-hyung), a bored housewife with an indifferent and ambitious husband, who lives a comfortable but somewhat empty life. She then gets a job as a contract employee at a savings bank and gradually regains her confidence. However, her normal daily life becomes irreversibly twisted when she begins to embezzle the VIP customers' money.

Cast

Main

Kim Seo-hyung as Yoo I-hwa: a woman in search of true happiness
Yoo Sun as Ryu Ga-eul: I-hwa's friend who is the general manager of a beauty company
Seo Young-hee as Kang Seon-young: I-hwa's friend who is a full-time housewife
Lee Si-woo as Yoon Min-jae: a film major student
Gong Jung-hwan as Choi Gi-hyeon: I-hwa's husband
Lee Chun-hee as Seong Si-hun: Ga-eul's ex-husband who is a dermatologist
Yoon Hee-seok as Je-guk: Seon-young's husband and Gi-hyeon's colleague