''The Atypical Family'' () is a 2024 South Korean television series starring

Jang Ki-yong Jang Ki-yong (; born August 7, 1992) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career in the modelling industry and debuted as an actor through a guest appearance on ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014). He gained popularity with ''Confessio ...

, Chun Woo-hee,

Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintess ...

and

Claudia Kim Kim Soo-hyun (; born 25 January 1985), better known by the stage name Claudia Kim, is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in Western films such as ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), ''The Dark Tower (2017 film), The Dark Tower'' ...

. It aired on

JTBC JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...

from May 4, to June 9, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 ( KST). It is also available for

streaming Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a network for playback using a media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of packets from a server to a client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downl ...

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

in selected regions.

Plot

''The Atypical Family'' tells the story of Bok Gwi-ju and his family. All members of the family except his father have inherited particular superpowers and they come from a long line of similarly blessed ancestors. Gwi-ju's power is to travel back in time to events he experienced. His sister Bok Dong-hee can fly, and his mother Bok Man-heum has dreams in which she can see the future, including major family events, deaths, and even future winning lottery numbers and stocks. The latter has amassed them a fortune and has maintained the large family house. But as the series opens, the family's superpowers on the wane, they are dysfunctional and failing to meet their expenses despite owning a substantial office building. The family has also experienced tragedy, including the death of Gwi-ju's wife, which left him to raise his teenage daughter Bok I-na on his own, often poorly. A side plot is a teenage coming of age story for I-na who conceals, and then reveals to the family, that she can read other people's minds if she makes eye contact with them. However, she is miserable and bullied at school, addicted to her smartphone, and usually wears glasses that mask her ability. At the beginning of the series the entire family have lost their abilities due to

chronic disease A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term ''chronic'' is often applied when the ...

and incompatibilities with modern lifestyles — depression, insomnia, drinking, obesity. However, their lives change after being intertwined with Do Da-hae, who is a beautiful con artist who manages to attract Gwi-ju's attention, at the same time allowing him to shrug off depression and regain his time traveling ability. Much of the show revolves around the on-off relationship between Gwi-ju and Da-hae. While she first tries to secure a marriage with him to gain a share in his family's fortune for her unpleasant step-family led by a conniving mother (Baek Il-Hong), both characters increasingly fall for one another, interrupted by their scheming families, near-death experiences, and time travels. The two matriarchs constantly spar, seeking control over money and their children.

Cast and characters

Main

as Bok Gwi-ju : He has the ability to go back in time and revisit happy memories. However, he has lost his ability after the death of his wife, as he struggles with depression and is no longer able to find any of his previous memories happy. * Chun Woo-hee as Do Da-hae : A mysterious woman, who is interested in Bok Gwi-ju and his family. *

as Bok Man-heum : Gwi-ju's mother, she has an

insomnia Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have difficulty sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep for as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low ene ...

which stops her from accessing her " precognitive dreaming" superpower. *

as Bok Dong-hee : Gwi-ju's elder sister, she had the ability to fly, however, she has seemingly lost this ability due to struggles with obesity.

Supporting

People around Gwi-ju

* Park So-yi as Bok In-a : Gwi-ju's daughter. A thirteen year old girl, she remains isolated from both her family and her classmates at school. * as Eom Soon-gu : Man-heum's husband and father of Gwi-ju and Dong-hee. He is the only member in the Bok family without any superpower.

People around Da-hae

* Kim Geum-sun as Baek Il-hong : Da-hae's mother. * as Grace : Da-hae's younger sister. * Choi Gwang-rok as Noh Hyung-tae : Da-hae's uncle.

People around Bok In-a

Moon Woo-jin Moon Woo-jin (; born February 19, 2009) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2016 and since then, he has appeared in a lot of television series. His first best-known work was in ''What's Wrong with Secretary Kim'' (2018). He als ...

as Han Jun-woo. Bok In-a's friend.

Original soundtrack

Album

''The Atypical Family''

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

was released on June 9, 2024.

Tracklist

Singles

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Viewership

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atypical Family, The 2024 South Korean television series debuts 2024 South Korean television series endings JTBC television dramas Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming Korean-language television shows South Korean fantasy television series South Korean romance television series Television series by Drama House Television series by SLL Television series by Story & Pictures Media