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It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Created by Jo Yong · 2020 ·

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Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay worth watching?

It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) earns an 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Jo Yong; stream on Netflix, Viki. See how the score is built.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

90/100Editorial Rating
93%Audience · excluded
79Metascore
8.6IMDb /10
88%Fan Score
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Seasons
1 · 16 episodes
Age rating
TV-MA (US) · M (Australia) · 15 (South Korea)
Platform
Netflix
Original network
tvN
Streaming
Netflix, Viki
Cast
Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, Oh Jung-se, Park Gyu-young
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay season guide

It's Okay to Not Be Okay has 1 season and 16 episodes , and it has ended (2020). Season and episode data from TMDB.

Seasons of It's Okay to Not Be Okay with episode counts and premiere dates
SeasonEpisodesPremiered
Season 1 16

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

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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 an 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.

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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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Critic Reviews

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay Review: Dark Fairy Tales That Heal

It's Okay to Not Be Okay is a gorgeous, emotionally serious K-drama romance between a psychiatric ward carer and a children's author who claims she cannot love.

Yes. It is one of the most distinctive K-drama romances of its era, ideal for viewers who want beauty, dark humour and real feeling in one package.

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay: frequently asked questions

Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether It's Okay to Not Be Okay is worth your time.

Yes — It's Okay to Not Be Okay earns an 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.