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Created by Jo Yong · 2020 ·
It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) earns a 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Jo Yong; stream on Netflix, Viki.
Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.
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Where to watch It's Okay to Not Be Okay
It's Okay to Not Be Okay is available on Netflix, Viki — regional notes: Netflix, Viki in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.
Where to watch It's Okay to Not Be Okay by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Netflix |
| Indonesia | Netflix |
| Japan | Netflix |
| Malaysia | Netflix |
| Nigeria | Netflix |
| Pakistan | Netflix |
| Philippines | Netflix |
| South Africa | Netflix |
| South Korea | Netflix, TVING |
| Thailand | Netflix |
| Turkey | Netflix |
| United Arab Emirates | Netflix |
| United Kingdom | Netflix |
| United States | Netflix, Viki |
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Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay worth watching?
Yes — It's Okay to Not Be Okay earns a 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Jo Yong and streaming on Netflix, Viki.
Celluloid Verdict
A ravishing, emotionally serious romance about damage and repair — Seo Yea-ji and Kim Soo-hyun are magnetic, and Oh Jung-se grounds a show that could easily have floated away on style alone.
Celluloid editorial verdict
What is It's Okay to Not Be Okay about?
Moon Gang-tae has spent his adult life as a caretaker on a psychiatric ward and a full-time guardian to his autistic older brother, packing up and moving towns whenever the past catches up with them. Ko Mun-yeong writes beautiful, brutal children's books and has been told since childhood that she is incapable of love. Their collision is prickly, charged and unexpectedly healing, told through dark fairy tales that keep circling one shared wound.
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay Review (2020): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★½
Jo Yong's It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) runs 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix — a drama series from South Korea carrying a 86% Celluloid Score.
Essential television — one of the best in its genre.
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Yes — It's Okay to Not Be Okay earns a 86% Celluloid Score (Recommended), from editorial 90%, Metascore 79/100, IMDb 8.6/10, TMDB fan 88%. Audience snapshot is separate (93%). A ravishing, emotionally serious romance about damage and repair — Seo Yea-ji and Kim Soo-hyun are magnetic, and Oh Jung-se grounds a show that could easily have floated away on style alone.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay scores 86% from four inputs: Celluloid editorial 90/100, Metacritic 79/100, IMDb 8.6/10 and TMDB fan rating 88%. The separate audience snapshot is 93%. A ravishing, emotionally serious romance about damage and repair — Seo Yea-ji and Kim Soo-hyun are magnetic, and Oh Jung-se grounds a show that could easily have floated away on style alone. See the full breakdown on the It's Okay to Not Be Okay series page.
No — It's Okay to Not Be Okay is not on Prime Video. It streams on Netflix, Viki, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — It's Okay to Not Be Okay is available on Netflix in many regions (catalogued under Netflix on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Netflix app or the where-to-watch notes.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay first aired in 2020 (2020). Created by Jo Yong; it streams on Netflix, Viki today.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay has 1 season across 16 episodes (2020). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, It's Okay to Not Be Okay’s 16 episodes take roughly 12 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay streams on Netflix, Viki in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay stars Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, Oh Jung-se, Park Gyu-young. Created by Jo Yong.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay has 16 episodes across 1 season (2020).
Moon Gang-tae has spent his adult life as a caretaker on a psychiatric ward and a full-time guardian to his autistic older brother, packing up and moving towns whenever the past catches up with them. Ko Mun-yeong writes beautiful, brutal children's books and has been told since childhood that she is incapable of love. Their collision is prickly, charged and unexpectedly healing, told through dark…
It's Okay to Not Be Okay was created by Jo Yong. It is a drama, romance, psychological series from South Korea, primarily in Korean.