HALLYUMATE
🔥 Trending
Save Me 2
★ 8.1completed

Save Me 2

구해줘 시즌 2

Year2019Episodes16NetworkOCN

“The Wicker Man meets Elmer Gantry in a village about to be flooded”

A pseudo-religious group sows discord in the village of Wolchoori.

Crime
Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

as Kim Min-chul · LEAD

Cheon Ho-jin

Cheon Ho-jin

as Choi Gyeong-seok · LEAD

Esom

Esom

as Kim Yeong-sun · SUPPORTING

Kim Young-min

Kim Young-min

as Sung Cheol-woo · SUPPORTING

Im Ha-ryong

Im Ha-ryong

as Village headman · SUPPORTING

Oh Yeon-ah

Oh Yeon-ah

as Jin-sook · SUPPORTING

Woo Hyeon

Woo Hyeon

as Boong-eo · SUPPORTING

Baek Soo-jang

Baek Soo-jang

as Soo-dal · SUPPORTING

Streaming

Where to watch

The Roku ChannelVikiOnDemandKoreaTubi TVAmasian TV

Availability varies by region · Data by JustWatch via TMDB

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

A grimmer, slower cult story with a ferocious lead.

Story
7.9
Acting
8.5
OST
7.0
Pacing
7.4
8.5+
7–8.4
<7

✓Fans of cult thrillers and small-town dread, viewers who like an unlikeable hero nobody believes

✗You want season 1's characters back; this is a new story with a new cast

Story

What is it really about

A village waiting for dam compensation money is the perfect congregation for a con man in an elder's suit. The only person who sees it is a violent ex-convict the whole town has already decided not to trust.

Cult thrillerSmall-town dreadBleakSlow-burnAntihero

Did you know

Trivia & facts

Save Me 2 is based on The Fake, a 2013 animated film, rather than on the first season's story.
It has a new cast led by Um Tae-goo, Chun Ho-jin, Esom and Kim Young-min.
The story is set in Wolchoori, a village due to be submerged by a dam construction project.
The first script reading took place in February 2019 in Sangam, Seoul.
The finale on June 27, 2019 drew 3.560% nationwide, the season's highest rating.

FAQ

People also ask