How many episodes does Heavenly Ever After have?

12 episodes of 69 to 77 minutes, aired on JTBC every Saturday and Sunday from 19 April to 25 May 2025.

Where can I watch Heavenly Ever After with English subtitles?

On Netflix in selected regions, which streamed it alongside the JTBC broadcast.

What is Heavenly Ever After about?

Lee Hae-sook dies at 80, chooses to keep her age in heaven, and reunites with her husband Ko Nak-joon, who has returned to his thirties.

Who stars in Heavenly Ever After?

Kim Hye-ja plays Lee Hae-sook and Son Suk-ku plays her husband Ko Nak-joon, with Han Ji-min, Lee Jung-eun, Chun Ho-jin and Ryu Deok-hwan.

★ 8.5completed

Heavenly Ever After

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Year2025Episodes12NetworkJTBC

“Along with the Gods meets The Notebook in a very cheerful heaven”

After life's ups and downs, a loving couple separated by death reunites in heaven — only to discover he's in his thirties while she's in her eighties.

Romance Fantasy Supernatural

Kim Hye-ja

as Lee Hae-sook · LEAD

Kim Hye-ja

Lee Hae-sook

Son Suk-ku

as Ko Nak-joon · LEAD

Son Suk-ku

Ko Nak-joon

Han Ji-min

as Som-i · SUPPORTING

Han Ji-min

Som-i

Lee Jung-eun

as Lee Young-ae · SUPPORTING

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Young-ae

Cheon Ho-jin

as Center Director · SUPPORTING

Cheon Ho-jin

Center Director

Ryu Deok-hwan

as Pastor · SUPPORTING

Ryu Deok-hwan

Pastor

Jeong Ji-an

as Soulless · SUPPORTING

Jeong Ji-an

Soulless

Yoo Hyeon-soo

as Mandu · SUPPORTING

Yoo Hyeon-soo

Mandu

Streaming

Where to watch

Netflix

Availability varies by region · Data by JustWatch via TMDB

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

Story

7.8

Acting

9.0

OST

7.4

Pacing

7.0

8.5+

7–8.4

✓Fans of The Light in Your Eyes and Moving, viewers who want a funny, tearful afterlife fable about long marriage

✗Heaven-and-hell lore and a muddled second half bother you, or death-themed tearjerkers feel too heavy

Story

What is it really about

An 80-year-old woman arrives in heaven, chooses to keep her age, and finds her late husband waiting for her as a man in his thirties. Their reunion is funny, then it starts asking what a lifetime together actually left them owing each other.

TearjerkerWhimsicalBittersweetLife-affirming

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