Through the Darkness (TV series)

Through the Darkness
	File:Through the Darkness TV series.jpg Promotional poster
Hangul	악의 마음을 읽는 자들
Literal meaning	Those Who Read the Minds of Evil
Revised Romanization	Ag-ui Maeum-eul Ilgneun Jadeul
Genre	Crime; Thriller;
Created by	Studio S; Wavve (production investment);
Based on	Those Who Read the Minds of Evil; by Kwon Il-yong and Ko Na-mu
Developed by	Lee Seul-gi; Kim Mi-joo;
Written by	Seol Yi-na
Directed by	Park Bo-ram
Starring	Kim Nam-gil; Jin Seon-kyu; Kim So-jin;
Music by	Gaemi
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Park Young-soo
Producer(s)	Han Jeong-hwan; Kim Si-hwan; Park Ki-yeol;
Production company(s)	Studio S
Release
Original network	SBS TV
Original release	January 14 –; March 12, 2022
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Through the Darkness^[7] (Hangul: 악의 마음을 읽는 자들 - Those who read the hearts of evil) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu and Kim So-jin.^[8] It is based on the 2018 non-fiction book of the same title co-written by Korea's first criminal profiler Kwon Il-yong (ko) and journalist-turned-author Ko Na-mu, which highlights Kwon's field experiences.^[1]^[9]^[10] It aired on SBS TV from January 14 to March 12, 2022, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).^[11]

Synopsis

It is about a criminal profiler who struggles to determine the behavioural patterns of serial killers.^[6]

Cast

Main

Kim Nam-gil as Song Ha-young, profiler of the Criminal Behavior Analysis team at Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's (SMPA) Scientific Investigation division.^[8]
- Lee Chun-moo as young Song Ha-young^[12]
Jin Seon-kyu as Gook Young-soo, leader of the Criminal Behavior Analysis team.^[8]
Kim So-jin as Yoon Tae-goo, team leader of the Mobile Investigation Unit at SMPA.^[6]

Supporting

Criminal Behavior Analysis team

Ryeoun as Jung Woo-joo, the person who provides information and analyzes various incident data. He later joins Ha-young and Young-soo's team.^[13]^[14]

Mobile Investigation Unit

Lee Dae-yeon as Baek Jun-sik, head of SMPA's Criminal division.^[15]
Kim Won-hae as Heo Gil-pyo, head of SMPA's Mobile Investigation Unit.^[16]
Jeong Soon-won as Nam Il-young, the youngest member of Mobile Investigation Unit who respects and follows Tae-goo unconditionally.^[17]

Others

Gong Sung-ha as Choi Yoon-ji, a journalist from online media Fact Today.^[18]
Kim Hye-ok as Park Young-shin, Ha-young's mother.^[19]

Extended

Go Geon-han as Yang Yong-cheol, a man who claimed to be the "Red Hat" murderer.^[20]^[21]
Seo Dong-gap as Kim Bong-sik, the first commander of the squadron.^[22]
Hong Woo-jin as Oh In-tak, a forensic officer in SMPA's forensic team and is a junior of Young-soo.^[23]
Oh Seung-hoon as Jo Kang-moo, a serial killer.^[24]
Oh Hee-joon as Kang Yoo-min
Han Joon-woo as Goo Young-chun, a psychopathic serial killer.^[25]
Kim Jung-hee as Nam Ki-tae, a psychopathic serial killer.^[25]
Na Cheol as Woo Ho-seong, a psychotic serial killer.^[26]

Special appearances

Jung Man-sik as Park Dae-woong, crime squad leader.^[27]^[28]^[29]
Hwang Jung-min as the key witness of a crime.^[30]
Oh Kyung-ju as Bang Ki-hoon, a suspect who was investigated for killing his own girlfriend.^[31]
Ha Do-kwon as Shin Ki-ho, the director of the online media Fact Today.^[32]

Release

It was initially reported that the series was likely to be aired in October 2021.^[9] However, it was later confirmed in November that it would premiere on January 14, 2022.^[11]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on January 15, 2022^[33]^[34]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Lullaby" (스윗해)	Nerd Connection	3:36
2.	"Lullaby" (스윗해; Inst.)		3:36
Total length:			7:12

Part 2

Released on January 29, 2022^[35]^[36]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Can't Run Away"	Isaac Hong	3:05
2.	"Can't Run Away" (Inst.)		3:05
Total length:			6:10

Part 3

Released on March 5, 2022^[37]^[38]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Bloom and Fall Alone" (홀로 피고 진 꽃)	Kim So-yeon	3:27
2.	"Bloom and Fall Alone" (홀로 피고 진 꽃; Inst.)		3:27
Total length:			6:54

Part 4

Released on March 12, 2022^[39]^[40]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Leopard of Killimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범)	4Men	4:21
2.	"The Leopard of Killimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범; Inst.)		4:21
Total length:			8:42

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[42]		TNmS^[43]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	January 14, 2022	6.2% (14th)	6.4%	5.2% (14th)
2	January 15, 2022	7.5% (7th)	8.1% (5th)	5.2% (17th)
3	January 21, 2022	7.9% (9th)	8.6% (9th)	5.6% (12th)
4	January 22, 2022	8.2% (5th)	8.6% (2nd)	6.2% (6th)
5	January 28, 2022	7.5% (10th)	8.6% (6th)	6.0% (9th)
6	January 29, 2022	6.9% (9th)	7.8% (6th)	5.1% (16th)
7	February 25, 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7.4% (8th)	8.0% (5th)	6.6% (11th)
8	February 26, 2022	5.0% (19th)	5.1% (17th)	4.9% (18th)
9	March 4, 2022	8.3% (3rd)	8.9% (3rd)	6.8% (10th)
10	March 5, 2022	6.0% (12th)	6.2% (11th)	4.6% (17th)
11	March 11, 2022	7.3% (7th)	7.9% (6th)	6.3% (11th)
12	March 12, 2022	7.0% (8th)	7.6% (5th)	5.9% (11th)
Average		7.1%	7.7%	5.7%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2022	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[45]
APAN Star Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Jin Seon-kyu	Won	^[46]
Asian Television Awards	2022	Best Picture Award	Through the Darkness	Won	^[47]
Asian Television Awards	2022	Best Drama Series	Through the Darkness	Nominated	^[48]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2022	Best Actor – Television	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[49]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best Actor	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[50]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best Drama	Through the Darkness	Nominated	^[50]
Korea Drama Awards	2022	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[51]
Korea Drama Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor	Jin Seon-kyu	Nominated	^[52]
New York Festivals: TV & Film Awards	2023	Entertainment Program – Crime Drama	Through the Darkness	Finalist	^[53]^[54]
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kim Nam-gil	Won	^[55]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Jin Seon-kyu	Won
		Best New Actor	Ryeoun	Won
		Best New Actress	Gong Sung-ha	Won
		Director's Award	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[56]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[57]
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Kim So-jin	Nominated	^[58]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Kim Won-hae	Nominated	^[59]
		Best Supporting Team	Through the Darkness^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Nominated	^[60]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2022	Best Actor	Kim Nam-gil	Nominated	^[61]

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External links

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Through the Darkness (TV series)

Contents

Synopsis

Cast

Main

Supporting

Criminal Behavior Analysis team

Mobile Investigation Unit

Others

Extended

Special appearances

Release

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Note

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