The Good Bad Mother (나쁜엄마) is a Korean comedy-drama slice-of-life TV series directed by Shim Na-yeon, written by Bae Se-young and stars Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin and Yoo In-soo in main roles. The series is all set to release on JTBC and Netflix (in select regions) and will take over JTBC’s Wed-Thurs 10:30 PM timeslot previously occupied by Interest of Love.
Mi-ran was last seen in 2022’s Dr. Park’s Clinic as Sa Mo-rim, Do-hyun was in Netflix’s hit The Glory and The Glory Part 2 as Joo Yeo-jung and in 2021’s Melancholia as Baek Seung-yoo. Meanwhile, Eun-jin was last seen in 2021’s The One and Only as Pyo In-sook, and In-soo was Park Dang-gu in the popular Alchemy of Souls and Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow.
The slice-of-life series follows Young-soon and her son Kang-ho who share a tumultuous relationship with each other thanks to her strict parenting when he was a child. Now an adult, Kang-ho is a cold-hearted prosecutor who chooses to keep his distance from her mother and lives in the city. However, when a tragedy strikes, Kang-ho is forced to return home to the village, wherein he finds a new lease on life and rebuilds his relationship with his mother as well as with his childhood friend Mi-joo.
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The Good Bad Mother Plot
Netflix describes the series: “A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child — forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.”
The Good Bad Mother Cast
The cast of the series includes Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin, Yoo In-soo, Choi Moo-sung, Jung Woong-in, Hong Bi-ra, Choi Soon-jin and Park Cheon, alongside others.
The Good Bad Mother Episode List
The series has 14 episodes and will release two episodes every week.
The Good Bad Mother Episode 12 Release Date and Time
The series is expected to stream from Apr 26 to Jun 8, 2023. Episode 12 will stream on June 01 at 10.30 PM KST or 8.30 PM IST.
The Good Bad Mother Episode 12 Prediction
Kang-ho finally gets to know about Young-soon’s rapidly declining health and takes up the role of her guardian. Young-soon realises the error in her ways of raising Kang-ho and finally acknowledges her feelings surrounding her mortality. Mi-joo’s feelings for Kang-ho and introducing her children to their father puts her in hot waters in various quarters.
The Good Bad Mother Episode 11 Recap
Mi-joo takes it upon herself to help Kang-ho on his quest to get to know his past and uncover all of its mysteries. Kang-ho gets arrested on suspicion of murdering Soo-hyun – did Tae-soo and Woo-byeok end up framing him for it? Young-soon promises to protect her son, while Mi-joo might be able to uncover something surrounding Soo-hyun’s death.
The Good Bad Mother is streaming on Netflix.
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