The Uncanny Counter (2020)

Name: The Uncanny Counter
Rating: 8.3

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 8.3

IMDb

Synopsis

A group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.

First Air Date: 2020-11-28

Last Air Date: 2023-09-03

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 28

Created By: Kim Sae-bom, Yoo Sun-dong, Yeoh Gee-na

Networks: OCN, tvN

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Top Cast

Cho Byeong-kyu as So Mun
Yu Jun-sang as Ga Mo-tak
Kim Se-jeong as Do Ha-na
Yeom Hye-ran as Chu Mae-ok
Ahn Suk-hwan as Choi Jang-mul
Moon Sook as Wigen
Lee Chan-hyeong as Kwon Su-ho
Kim So-ra as Kim Gi-ran
Kim Eun-soo as Kim Ung-min
Lee Ji-won as Lim Ju-yeon

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

Noodle shop employees by day and demon hunters by night, the Counters use special abilities to chase down malevolent spirits that prey on humans.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2020-11-28)

On his birthday, So Mun's struck by a strange burst of light that leaves puzzling changes to his body. He finds answers inside the local noodle shop.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2020-11-29)

The Counters give Mun an extraordinary surprise. While contemplating whether he wants to join them, he's given a taste of the action.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2020-12-05)

Lim Ju-yeon and Kim Ung-min notice something is different about Mun. Ga Mo-tak heads to the police station for answers about his forgotten past.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2020-12-06)

In a confrontation with violent bullies, Mun loses control over his rage — and must face the consequences. Mo-tak is reunited with his old cellphone.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2020-12-12)

Do Ha-na saves Mun from the attacks of a powerful demon with a malicious tongue. Kim Jeong-yeong helps Mo-tak look into his last detective case.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2020-12-13)

While the Counters attempt to keep the truth behind his painful past from Mun, he discovers a mysterious memory card among his parents' belongings.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2020-12-19)

During a trip into his most traumatic memory, Mun has his first encounter with Ji Cheong-sin. Later, he leads the Counters to a car junkyard.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2020-12-20)

Things get personal for Ha-na as she takes down a familiar demon. The team tries to locate a reservoir tied to a case Mun's father had worked.
Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2021-01-02)

Cheong-sin leaves Mun in a bad state, but Chu Mae-ok is determined to save his life. The Counters set out to make the mayor's corruption public.
Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2021-01-03)

Wi-gen calls for an action that could take everything away from Mun. When stunning news about Cheong-sin is reported, the Counters can't believe it.
Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2021-01-09)

The Counters struggle in a mismatched fight against an increasingly dangerous Cheong-sin and the other demons. Mo-tak's memories resurface.
Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2021-01-10)

A heartbroken Mo-tak and the team plot revenge against Shin Myeong-hwi and his collaborators. While carrying out their scheme, a human corpse turns up.
Ep. 13: Episode 13 (2021-01-16)

As Cheong-sin becomes nearly unstoppable, the Counters learn there may be a way to defeat him for good. Mo-tak gets justice for Jeong-yeong.
Ep. 14: Episode 14 (2021-01-17)

Myeong-hwi's son notices something about his father isn't quite right. When Baek Hyang-hui kidnaps a young girl, the Counters rush after her.
Ep. 15: Episode 15 (2021-01-23)

The team welcomes back a Counter who's been overseas. After confirming his suspicions about his father, Shin Hyeok-u goes to Mun.
Ep. 16: Episode 16 (2021-01-24)

The final face-off against Myeong-hwi tests Mun and the other Counters' limits. In Yung, long-awaited reunions take place.