It's Okay to Not Be Okay: Season 1

2020 · 16 episodes · ★ 9.2

What Season 1 of It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Moon Gang-tae works as a caregiver in a psychiatric ward and manages a monthly budget of 1.8 million won. Nearly all of his money and energy go to his older brother, Moon Sang-tae, who has autism. Ko Moon-young is a successful children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. A chance encounter leads her to become obsessed with Gang-tae, and she decides to follow him to Seongjin, the fictional city where they both grew up. There, he gets a job at OK Psychiatric Hospital. The three help each other heal their emotional wounds, though the tensions between Gang-tae and Moon-young are constant.

16episodes

Jun 20, 2020released

Aug 9, 2020final episode

20.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares
Jun 20, 2020 · 75 min · ★ 8.6
Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writer: Jo Yong · Starring: Bae Bo-ram, Cho Si-yeon, Min Young, Kim Jin
1x02 The Lady in Red Shoes
Jun 21, 2020 · 74 min · ★ 9.4
Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Jung Seung-kil, Kim Geon-ho, Lee Ji-hae, Jo Yi-hyun
1x03 Sleeping Witch
Jun 27, 2020 · 77 min · ★ 9.1
Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Kwak Dong-yeon, Lee Young-sook, Han Gi-joong, Kang Woo-je
1x04 Zombie Kid
Jun 28, 2020 · 70 min · ★ 8.4
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Kwak Dong-yeon, Bae Hae-seon, Lee Young-sook, Han Gi-joong
1x05 Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle
Jul 4, 2020 · 73 min · ★ 9.5
With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Jung Sang-hoon, Bae Hae-seon, Park Seo-kyung, Kim Ju-hun
1x06 Bluebeard's Secret
Jul 5, 2020 · 72 min · ★ 9.7
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
Directed by: Park Shin-woo · Written by: Jo Yong · Starring: Bae Hae-seon, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam, Jang Gyu-ri
1x07 The Cheerful Dog
Jul 11, 2020 · 72 min · ★ 9.8
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Bae Hae-seon, Kwon Ha-young, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam
1x08 Beauty and The Beast
Jul 12, 2020 · 77 min · ★ 8.7
Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Choi Daniel, Kwon Ha-young, Kwon Dong-ho, Kim Ju-hun
1x09 King Donkey Ears
Jul 18, 2020 · 75 min · ★ 9.5
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Park Seo-kyung, Lee Hwa-young, Jeon Jun-woo, Kim Ju-hun
1x10 The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Jul 19, 2020 · 82 min · ★ 9.5
Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam, Jang Gyu-ri, Lee Eol
1x11 The Ugly Duckling
Jul 25, 2020 · 86 min · ★ 9.6
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writer: Jo Yong · Starring: Kim Yun-seul, Choi Se-in, Kim Ju-hun, Kang Ki-doong
1x12 Romeo and Juliet
Jul 26, 2020 · 74 min · ★ 9.8
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Woo Jeong-won, Kim Ju-hun, Lee Eol, Kang Ki-doong
1x13 The Father of the Two Sisters
Aug 1, 2020 · 83 min · ★ 8.5
Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Woo Jeong-won, Min Kyung-jin, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam
1x14 The Hand, the Monkfish
Aug 2, 2020 · 79 min · ★ 9.5
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Woo Jeong-won, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam, Jang Gyu-ri
1x15 A Tale of Two Brothers
Aug 8, 2020 · 79 min · ★ 8.3
After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writing: Jo Yong · Starring: Bae Seong-il, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam, Kim Su-in
1x16 Finding the Real Face Season Finale
Aug 9, 2020 · 82 min · ★ 9.6
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.
Directing: Park Shin-woo · Writer: Jo Yong · Starring: Kwak Dong-yeon, Bae Hae-seon, Kim Ju-hun, Jang Young-nam