There are two very different dramas heading our way this week — Jang Nara’s latest supernatural fantasy, and a more serious and cerebral look at little things like murder, law, and the justice system. I have a hunch both will be decent dramas, so the question is: which are you in the mood for? They don’t strike me that they’ll pair very well, which makes their competing time slots seem pretty sensible. Decisions, decisions.
Sell Your Haunted House
Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday
Broadcaster: KBS
Genre: Supernatural, fantasy
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: It’s Jang Nara time again, yay! She just doesn’t stop — and that’s a good thing for us, since her dramas are generally heart-warming and adorable. But we’ve got something a little different with Sell Your Haunted House: a playful supernatural premise about exorcists, Jung Yong-hwa as our leading man (which feels strange yet refreshing?), and the PD from School 2017. Jang Nara runs Daebak Realty, which rids properties of ghosts and spirits, while Jung Yong-hwa is a con artist that doesn’t believe in them. Supernatural dramas either fail or nail, and I’m expecting this one to nail it. And while I might not be 100% sold on this pairing yet, I’m more than ready to be convinced.
Law School
Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday
Broadcaster: JTBC
Genre: Legal
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: Dry title, lively premise. Law School is set at a prestigious, well, law school, where the likes of Kim Bum and Ryu Hye-young are learning from the best law professors around (namely, Kim Myung-min and Lee Jung-eun). It sounds like trial by fire for the students when there’s a murder on campus that they work to solve. I can’t put my finger on exactly the tone this drama is going to go for, but if the PD’s past works are any indication, there should be a lot to sink our teeth into beyond (or is that because of?) the legal setting.