Children of a Lesser God (TV series)

Children of a Lesser God (Korean: 작은 신의 아이들; RR: Jageun Sinui Aideul) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Ok-bin. It aired on OCN's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST) time slot from March 3 to April 22, 2018.[1][2][3]

Children of a Lesser God
Promotional poster
Hangul작은 신의 아이들
Genre
Created byJinnie Choi from Studio Dragon
Written byHan Woo-ri
Directed byKang Shin-hyo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerJang Jin-wook
Production companies
Distributor
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMarch 3 (2018-03-03) –
April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
External links
Website

Synopsis

The story of two detectives who work together to unravel the corruption behind a tragedy that happens within a powerful organization.[4][5]

Cast

Main
An elite and genius detective who is guided by only facts, logic and numbers.
A warm-hearted rookie detective who has a supernatural ability to see death.

Supporting

Production
  • The first script reading of the cast was held on December 17, 2017 at CJ E&M in Sangam-dong.[8]
  • Jo Min-ki originally played Kook Han-joo but he was removed from the series after accusations of sexual harassment and assault.[9] He was replaced by Lee Jae-yong.

Ratings
Children of a Lesser God : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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16917596668386638076879027669008689828189298281171830
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[10]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[11] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 March 3, 2018 2.540% 2.870% 2.5%
2 March 4, 2018 2.705% 2.702% 2.8%
3 March 10, 2018 2.154% 2.200% 2.2%
4 March 11, 2018 2.861% 2.734% 2.5%
5 March 17, 2018 2.464% 2.208% 2.8%
6 March 18, 2018 3.195% 3.246% 3.2%
7 March 24, 2018 2.548% 2.426% 2.5%
8 March 25, 2018 3.295% 3.412% 3.6%
9 March 31, 2018 2.886% 2.923% 2.9%
10 April 1, 2018 3.502% 3.299% 3.0%
11 April 7, 2018 3.044% 2.807% 3.1%
12 April 8, 2018 3.651% 3.526% 3.8%
13 April 14, 2018 3.155% 3.136% 3.3%
14 April 15, 2018 3.847% 3.426% 3.6%
15 April 21, 2018 3.287% 3.152% 3.4%
16 April 22, 2018 3.926% 3.408% 4.2%
Average 3.065% 2.967% 3.1%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References
  1. Kim, Seul-ji. "강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 캐스팅…내년 2월 방송(공식)". Naver (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. "Shim Hee-seop and Lee Elijah Join OCN drama "Children of a Lesser God"". HanCinema. News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  3. "Drama 'Children of Lesser God' pursues reality amid fantasy". Kpop Herald. February 22, 2018.
  4. Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. Park, Gwi-im. "강지환·김옥빈 양측 "OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 출연? 제안 받고 검토中" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  6. Hyun, Ji-min. 아역 한서진, '작은 신의 아이들' 출연...김옥빈 어린시절役. Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. 이재용 '작신아' 합류..'성추문' 조민기 후임 낙점(공식). Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018.
  8. Kim, Min-ji. "[N컷] '작은 신의 아이들' 강지환·김옥빈, 첫 리딩부터 열연 '긴장감↑'". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  9. "Actor Jo Min-ki drops out of new drama amid sexual abuse allegations". Yonhap News Agency. February 21, 2018.
  10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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