{"id":646877,"date":"2025-12-21T19:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/646877\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T19:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:46:19","slug":"masterpiece-dark-k-drama-hailed-the-best-of-all-time-gets-new-uk-streaming-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/646877\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Masterpiece&#8221; dark K-drama hailed &#8216;the best of all time&#8217; gets new UK streaming home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">My Mister, the dark South Korean drama, has found a new UK streaming home on Prime Video. The award-winning series has proven to be a major hit with fans, who have dubbed it a &#8220;masterpiece&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Directed by Kim Won-suk (When Life Gives You Tangerines) and written by Park Hae-young, the 16-part series first aired in South Korea in 2018. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;The world&#8217;s most ordinary businessman becomes a friend with a young lonely and mysterious girl,&#8221; reads the logline. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">K-pop singer Lee Ji-eun (IU) stars as Lee Ji-an, a young woman struggling with debt while supporting her grandmother. When she meets Park Dong-hoon, an older structural engineer weighed down by responsibility and betrayal, the pair form an unlikely bond. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Park Dong-hoon is played by the late Lee Sun-kyun, who went on to star in the Academy Award-winning Parasite in 2019. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"my mister\" title=\"My Mister\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/my-mister-694185cc32da4.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Video<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"my mister\" title=\"My Mister\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/my-mister-still-694185cc2bd81.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Video<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"16.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"16.0.1\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2025 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV+\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2025 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV+<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">My Mister has received hundreds of glowing reviews from satisfied viewers, with more than one person describing it as a &#8220;masterpiece&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;One of the best dramas I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; a person <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw4199609\/?ref_=tturv_2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw4199609\/?ref_=tturv_2\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"wrote\" data-node-id=\"20.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">wrote<\/a> in their review titled &#8220;Masterpiece&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Excellent cinematography, actors, script, sounds and soundtrack\u2026 simply a wonderful drama, a must-see.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I have seen many Korean series. But this is the most realistic, healing, beautiful series I have ever watched. This is a masterpiece,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5975104\/?ref_=tturv_9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5975104\/?ref_=tturv_9\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"said\" data-node-id=\"24.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">said<\/a> another. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"my mister\" title=\"My Mister\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/my-mister-694185cc4a799.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Video<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"27.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65895466\/kpop-demon-hunters-singalong-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"27.0.1\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65895466\/kpop-demon-hunters-singalong-netflix\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"A new version of KPop Demon Hunters has just been added to Netflix\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">A new version of KPop Demon Hunters has just been added to Netflix<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I have no words,&#8221; a fan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw6332222\/?ref_=tturv_5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw6332222\/?ref_=tturv_5\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"said\" data-node-id=\"29.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">said<\/a>. &#8220;The best Korean drama of all time. Period. This brings me to tears every time I watch an episode, yes it is emotional but not only that, it&#8217;s the writing, the acting, it feels like you are in the big screen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I now understand why this drama is so well rated. I just finished it and I&#8217;m literally speechless. I don&#8217;t even know what to say,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5883054\/?ref_=tturv_6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5883054\/?ref_=tturv_6\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"penned\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">penned<\/a> a happy viewer. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Another enthusiastic fan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5755245\/?ref_=tturv_1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7923710\/review\/rw5755245\/?ref_=tturv_1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"wrote\" data-node-id=\"33.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">wrote<\/a>: &#8220;If you rate a show based on your enjoyment after it ended and the lingering questions and thoughts it continues to provoke in you, this will have a perfect 10\/10. In that respect, this is the best character-driven kdrama I have seen so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The series has also won several awards, including Best Drama at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Grand Prize at the Seoul Awards. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"37\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">While My Mister is new to Prime, the series is also available on Netflix. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"40.0\">Love TV? 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