School 2017

School 2017 has built a devoted audience in the US on Rakuten Viki and OnDemandKorea 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. 66 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Kim Se-jeong sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now on Rakuten Viki — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

School 2017 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The writing in School 2017 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home. Kim Se-jeong and Kim Jung-hyun lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. School 2017 premiered in 2017. School 2017 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in School 2017. The tonal similarities to My Life with the Walter Boys are real, though School 2017 carves out its own identity quickly. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Kim Se-jeong's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

School 2017 wrapped up in 2017 — 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.