Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
TV Show · Drama · Fantasy

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

2016 · 1h 28m
Starring Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Goblin: The Lonely and Great God - Episode 1
    A former human turned goblin is cursed to remain immortal and alone for hundreds of years. Ji Eun Tak, a girl who can see spirits, accidentally summons him, but she’s not what he expected
    1h 29m
  • EPISODE 2
    Season 1 - Episode 2
    Goblin and Eun-tak spend a dream-like day in Canada. Goblin's heart flutters when Eun-tak smiles innocently at him.
    1h 17m
  • EPISODE 3
    Season 1 - Episode 3
    Kim Shin pushes Eun Tak on whether she can see something about him nobody else can, but Eun Tak has other things on her mind.
    1h 23m
  • EPISODE 4
    Season 1 - Episode 4
    Kim Shin meets with an old friend, and Eun Tak considers what her newfound responsibilities will mean for her future.
    1h 2m
  • EPISODE 5
    Season 1 - Episode 5
    Eun-tak finally lives with Shin and Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, Shin starts preparing himself to end his immortal life.
    1h 7m
  • EPISODE 6
    Season 1 - Episode 6
    Kim Shin is still struggling to get Eun Tak to do what he needs her to do, while the Grim Reaper tries to act like a human
    1h 16m

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Cast & Crew

  • Gong Yoo
    Kim Shin
  • Kim Go-eun
    Ji Eun-tak
  • Lee Dong-wook
    Wang Yeo
  • Yoo In-na
    Kim Sun
  • Yook Sung-Jae
    Yoo Deok-hwa
  • Lee El
    Samshin Lady
  • Y‌H
    Yoon Ha-rim
    Producer
  • Lee Eung-bok
    Producer
  • Kim Eun-sook
    Writer

About

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Drama

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

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Studio
tvN
Released
2016
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
South Korea

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Korean, Hindi
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