Our Blues

Our Blues is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 83 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Lee Byung-hun's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Our Blues is worth clearing space for. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Our Blues earns every emotional beat it goes for. Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island. The performances from Lee Byung-hun and Shin Min-a give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It first aired in 2022. 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. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Our Blues delivers. If you have already watched My Liberation Notes, Our Blues is a natural next step. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Lee Byung-hun's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Our Blues wrapped up in 2022, created by Noh Hee-kyung — 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.