The Heirs: Season 1

2013 · 20 episodes · ★ 1.3

What Season 1 of The Heirs

Kim Tan is the heir to the Jeguk Group and lives in California by his family's decision. Despite the wealth he has, he dreams of returning to Korea to reunite with his mother and his older brother, Kim Won. There he meets Cha Eun-sang, a young woman without resources who has come to North America to attend her sister's wedding. Her mother, who is mute, works as a maid in the Kim household. Seeing her situation, Tan offers her help and a place to stay, and slowly falls in love with her. His fiancée, Yu Rachel, shows up to take him back, and the young man is torn between love and duty. The series follows these heirs at a high school where they prepare to run their families' empires, while social differences keep them apart.

20episodes

Oct 9, 2013aired

Dec 12, 2013final episode

19.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Episode 1
Oct 9, 2013 · 61 min
Choe Yeong-do and his father meet with Yu Rachel and her mother, but it doesn't go well. Cha Eun-sang is stunned by news about her sister in America.
Starring: Yoon Jin-seo
1x02 Episode 2
Oct 10, 2013 · 62 min
With nowhere to go, Eun-sang accepts Tan's offer to stay at his palatial beachfront house, where Rachel shows up announcing herself as Tan's fiancée.
1x03 Episode 3
Oct 16, 2013 · 62 min
After getting a call from Seoul, Tan goes to meet his brother Won, who's not happy to see him. Tan and Eun-sang get stranded in the middle of nowhere.
1x04 Episode 4
Oct 17, 2013 · 62 min
Eun-sang and Rachel end up on the same flight back to Seoul. Irritated at finding Yeong-do waiting for her, Rachel provokes him by talking about Tan.
Starring: Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Lim Hyun-sik
1x05 Episode 5
Oct 23, 2013 · 58 min
Tan is shocked to see Eun-sang again -- and living at his house. Tan is dismayed by news that Won has moved out. His father's latest order upsets Won.
1x06 Episode 6
Oct 24, 2013 · 58 min
Tan and Yeong-do have a tense reunion. Viewing Tan's aloofness as a personal affront, Rachel is furious about Eun-sang enrolling at their school.
1x07 Episode 7
Oct 30, 2013 · 59 min
Yeong-do tries to bait Tan, but he refuses to bite. Tan's mother asks Eun-sang to keep an eye on Tan but makes sure that Eun-sang knows her place.
Starring: Lee Ga-ryeong
1x08 Episode 8
Oct 31, 2013 · 58 min
Eun-sang is distressed that Tan keeps telling her what to do and can't fathom what he wants. Won sees Hyeon-ju getting out of someone else's car.
1x09 Episode 9
Nov 6, 2013 · 58 min
Eun-sang receives help from someone unexpected. The tension brewing between Tan and Yeong-do turns explosive, but Rachel takes it out on Eun-sang.
1x10 Episode 10
Nov 7, 2013 · 58 min
Tan apologizes to Yeong-do's father, but this makes Yeong-do's situation worse. Tan warns Yeong-do and wants to keep their families out of their fight.
1x11 Episode 11
Nov 13, 2013 · 58 min
Tan demands to know what Eun-sang is doing with Yeong-do, but she wants them to stop putting her in the middle of their feud. Eun-sang faces Yeong-do.
1x12 Episode 12
Nov 14, 2013 · 59 min
Tan hears the truth from Yeong-do. Yeong-do tries to comfort Eun-sang. The other students start to suspect that Yeong-do's feelings may be sincere.
1x13 Episode 13
Nov 20, 2013 · 58 min
Rachel and her mother are livid about what they learn. Yeong-do makes an unexpected move. Tan and Eun-sang spend the night at a friend's place.
1x14 Episode 14
Nov 21, 2013 · 59 min
Tan comes to blows with Yeong-do -- and Eun-sang is caught in the middle again. Eun-sang is forced to rummage through the trash because of Rachel.
Starring: Choi Ji-na
1x15 Episode 15
Nov 27, 2013 · 58 min
Yeong-do has stern words for Rachel. Won and Yeong-do's father are called to school and told that Tan is ranked in 100th place and Yeong-do 98th.
Starring: Jung Joo-Hee
1x16 Episode 16
Nov 28, 2013 · 58 min
Tan's father meets Eun-sang. Having witnessed the fierce battles over his grandfather's legacy, Won doesn't see the point of trying to understand Tan.
Starring: Jung Joo-Hee
1x17 Episode 17
Dec 4, 2013 · 58 min
Tan goes to his father demanding to know what happened to Eun-sang. Yeong-do is overwhelmed and relieved to see that Eun-sang is safe and sound.
Starring: Wang Ji-won
1x18 Episode 18
Dec 5, 2013 · 58 min
When Tan comes home bloody and beaten up, Won tries to talk some sense into him. Won runs into Yeong-do and wants to know why Tan's in such a bad state.
1x19 Episode 19
Dec 11, 2013 · 58 min
At Tan's party, Won meets his match -- for a marriage arranged by his father. Won and Tan discuss what their father's condition means for the company.
Starring: Wang Ji-won, Lee Hyun-jin
1x20 Episode 20 Season Finale
Dec 12, 2013 · 58 min
Hyeon-ju lets go of Won. Tan wants to know why Won has to make a sacrifice, but Won says it's necessary for the company and his responsibility to bear.
Starring: Choi Ji-na, Wang Ji-won, Dean Dawson, Lee Ga-ryeong