Right now you can watch Encounter in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix and Rakuten Viki — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 73 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Song Hye-kyo's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Encounter is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Encounter trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Following a chance encounter overseas, a woman with much to lose and a man with little to his name meet again as employer and employee. Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Encounter premiered in 2018–2019. What elevates Encounter is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Encounter is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. Viewers who responded to Parenthood will find a lot to like here too. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Song Hye-kyo's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Encounter wrapped up in 2019, created by Yu Young-ah — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.