School 2017 Season 1

School 2017 Season 1 has built a devoted audience on and among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Kim Se-jeong sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, School 2017 Season 1 earns its spot. The writing in School 2017 Season 1 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. The story of 18-year old students who have to battle the discrimination at their school in order to have a future. Kim Se-jeong and Kim Jung-hyun lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

School 2017 Season 1 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Kim Se-jeong anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.