Series Black — 1 season, 7 episode

Story

While at the hospital to do a favour for Man-soo, Ha-ram sees a vision of a stranger's death. The vision contains a crucial piece of information, which turns a fleeting glimpse into something that cannot be ignored. As Ha-ram tries to make sense of what she has seen, her unusual ability draws her deeper into the questions of life and death that run through the series.

The episode sets an ordinary errand in a hospital against a sudden supernatural intrusion. The tension comes from what Ha-ram has just witnessed and from what she will do with that knowledge.

Overview

Black combines crime, comedy, drama and fantasy in a story shaped by supernatural encounters and unresolved mysteries. The series follows a grim reaper, a detective and a woman who can foresee death as they become entangled in matters of life and death and in dark secrets from twenty years earlier.

This episode puts Ha-ram's gift at the centre of the story, showing how her visions can bring crucial information to light. Directed by Kim Hong-sun, the South Korean series builds its atmosphere around the meeting point of the everyday world and forces beyond human understanding, balancing sombre subject matter with mystery and elements of drama and comedy.

Cast and Characters

The series features Lee El, Kim Won-hae, JE-Yun, Jung Jong and Song Seung-heon. This episode follows Ha-ram, whose visions of death give her access to information that others cannot see, and Man-soo, the person she is helping at the hospital. Around them stand the wider figures of the series: a grim reaper and a detective, whose paths are linked to Ha-ram's in its supernatural crime mystery.