Missing: The Other Side Season 1

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Missing: The Other Side Season 1 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 36 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Go Soo sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Missing: The Other Side Season 1 is worth clearing space for. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Missing: The Other Side Season 1 through its more ambitious moments. A con artist encounters a supernatural village where spirits of missing persons are stranded until the mystery behind their disappearance is solved. Go Soo and Huh Joon-ho lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2020. Missing: The Other Side Season 1 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Missing: The Other Side Season 1 genuinely rewarding. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Go Soo grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

🎬 Missing: The Other Side Season 1 — Episode Guide

Duon Village

2020-08-29

A village holds spirits of missing, deceased people. A search to find the missing bodies and discover the truth behind their disappearance occurs.

Finding Ha Neul

2020-08-30

Once Wook realizes what Duon Village actually is, he receives a big shock. None of the police takes him seriously when he tells them about the village, and they seem to think he is Ha Neul’s kidnapper. Meanwhile, the gangsters who abducted him keep showing up, so Wook goes back to see Pan Seok.

A Disturbance In Duon Village

2020-09-05

Wook continues to stay with Pan Seok, the man who lives in Duon Village and finds the villagers’ missing bodies. When Wook meets Yeo Na in the village, he realizes that she was the girl he witnessed being abducted. Meanwhile, Jun Ho finds Yeo Na and Nam Guk’s phone numbers in the call history of a m...

Investigating Nam Guk’s Death

2020-09-06

Wook is despondent over Nam Guk’s death, but he soon begins to track down the mysterious thugs who kept following him. Jun Ho also continues his investigation on the deaths of Nam Guk and Jang Myung Gyu, as well as Yeo Na’s disappearance. Meanwhile, the sex offender in Duon Village terrorizes the vi...

Wook’s Meets His Mom Again

2020-09-12

Wook discovers that one of the villagers of Duon Village, Kim Hyun Mi, is his mom. Seeing her after all these years makes him feel quite flustered. In the meantime, Wook and Pan Seok must find Woo Il Suk’s body to make sure Duon Village is safe again. Meanwhile, Jun Ho finds a lead to finding Yeo Na...

Memory Day

2020-09-13

Wook finds out that his mom worked as a housekeeper for Chairwoman Han of Choiseung Construction. He goes to speak to the chairwoman and runs into Jun Ho. Wook finally tells Jun Ho that he witnessed Yeo Na’s abduction. Meanwhile, Duon Village prepares for their annual Memory Day, and Thomas’ surpris...

Meeting The Chairwoman

2020-09-26

Pan Seok finds out that Hyun Mi is Wook’s mom. Knowing how painful it is to lose a family member, Pan Seok decides to help solve the mystery of Hyun Mi’s death. Wook, Pan Seok, and Jong Ah plan to sneak into Choiseung Construction to get some answers. Meanwhile, Yeo Na finds a building in the villag...

Thomas’ Secret

2020-09-27

Hwang Du Cheol, the man in the derelict building, claims that Thomas had him locked up for years. The village is in an uproar when they find out Thomas’ secret. Meanwhile, Jun Ho gets a phone call from a witness who says he saw Yeo Na. As Wook, Jong Ah, and Pan Seok set out to find some evidence, Ma...

A Recovered Memory

2020-10-03

Wook goes to save Jong Ah from Manager Wang’s men and ends up recovering a deeply buried memory from his childhood. Jun Ho and the Missing Persons Squad go to meet the mysterious man who says he knows Yeo Na’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, Pan Seok hands Il Du Hyun Ji’s backpack to search for evidence wit...

E10

The Day of the Wedding

2020-10-04

Jun Ho goes to the mountain in Duon Village and says everything he wanted to say to Yeo Na. Then, he joins Wook, Jong Ah, and Pan Seok to investigate the case from 27 years ago. Meanwhile, Thomas finishes his surprise present for Jang Mi as the Missing Persons Squad tracks down Jang Mi’s murderer.

E11

The Fake Grandson

2020-10-10

Wook shows up to the shareholders meeting as Chairwoman Han’s grandson, making the culprit fly into a rage. Meanwhile, Pan Seok gets a phone call saying that his daughter’s kidnapper has been identified. Later on, Chairwoman Han is kidnapped and Wook rushes to save her.

E12

Saying Goodbye To Duon Village

2020-10-11

Wook is in shock to find out that it was his fault that his mom died. He goes to Hyun Mi and says what he wanted to say to her since her disappearance. Meanwhile, Jun Ho uncovers everything that Lee Dong Min has done and searches for Yeo Na’s body. With the case coming to a close, Wook asks Thomas a...

🎭 Cast of Missing: The Other Side Season 1