Watch this when
Reply 1988
When you miss the neighbourhood where everyone knew your name (and your business). 🍚 Reply 1988 is the big warm family dinner you didn't know you needed.
Who it's for
Five families share a small alley in Ssangmun-dong, Seoul, in 1988, and the show spends most of its long episodes on everyday life: shared side dishes, teenage friendships, money worries and quiet sacrifices.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Reply 1988 is a South Korean drama written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho, the third series in the Reply anthology. It aired on tvN from November 2015 to January 2016 in 20 episodes.
Where to find it
Listed on Netflix in the US (regional availability varies). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Death of a grandparent and grief.
Age: TV-14 (Netflix listing; suggested 12+)
Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 292
