Untouchable (South Korean TV series)

2017 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Untouchable (Korean: 언터처블) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Eun-ji and Go Joon-hee. It aired on JTBC from November 24, 2017 to January 20, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hangul
언터처블
RREonteocheobeul
MRŎnt'ŏch'ŏbŭl
Genre
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Untouchable
Promotional poster
Hangul
언터처블
RREonteocheobeul
MRŎnt'ŏch'ŏbŭl
Genre
Created byJTBC
Written byChoi Jin-won
Directed byJo Nam-kook
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Joon-seo
  • Son Gi-won
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseNovember 24, 2017 (2017-11-24) 
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)
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Synopsis

Untouchable is the story of power games and hidden secrets of the Jang family who has ruled the city of Bukcheon for three generations.[1][6]

Cast

Main

  • Jin Goo as Jang Joon-seo, a detective squad chief and the second son of Jang clan who chases after the truth behind the death of his wife.
  • Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Ki-seo, Joon-seo's older brother who turns corrupt like his father in order to survive.
  • Jung Eun-ji as Seo Yi-ra, a prosecutor.
  • Go Joon-hee as Goo Ja-kyung, Ki-seo's wife who is the only daughter of a former president.

Supporting

Jang family

Police department

Others

  • Kyung Soo-jin as Yoon Jung-hye
  • Ji Yoon-ha as Yoo Na-na
  • Kim Ji-hoon [ko] as Jo Taek-sang
  • Jo Jae-ryong [ko] as Joo Tae-seob

Production

  • The series is set in a fictional city called Bukcheon.[7]
  • The first script reading of the cast was held on August 17, 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[8]

Viewership

Untouchable: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[9][a]
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[10] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 November 24, 2017 2.300% N/A 2.3%
2 November 25, 2017 3.324% 3.324% 2.8%
3 December 1, 2017 2.314% N/A 2.1%
4 December 2, 2017 3.375% 4.269% 3.0%
5 December 8, 2017 2.400% 2.726% 1.9%
6 December 9, 2017 3.982% 4.293% 3.0%
7 December 15, 2017 2.564% 2.742% 1.7%
8 December 16, 2017 3.373% 3.519% 3.1%
9 December 22, 2017 3.043% 3.264% 2.3%
10 December 23, 2017 3.785% 3.759% 1.9%
11 January 5, 2018 2.441% N/A 2.2%
12 January 6, 2018 2.607% 2.501% 3.1%
13 January 12, 2018 2.185% N/A 1.9%
14 January 13, 2018 2.790% 2.6%
15 January 19, 2018 2.226% 2.1%
16 January 20, 2018 3.288% 2.995% 2.8%
Average 2.875% [b] 2.425%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
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Notes

  1. The number of viewers was released on Nielsen Korea starting January 2018.
  2. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

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