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Reply 1988

Created by Lee Woo-jung · 2015–2016 ·

Answer Summary: Is Reply 1988 worth watching?

Reply 1988 (2015–2016) earns a 91% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick. Recommended overall. Created by Lee Woo-jung; stream on Netflix, Viki.

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Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

91%
Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick

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94/100Editorial Rating
97%Audience · excluded
86Metascore
9IMDb /10
93%Fan Score
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Seasons
1 · 20 episodes
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix, Viki
Cast
Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Dong-hwi
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean

Where to watch Reply 1988

Reply 1988 is available on Netflix, Viki — regional notes: Netflix, Viki in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix, Viu, HBO Max in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

Where to watch Reply 1988 by country

Country Streaming on
India Netflix
Indonesia Netflix, Viu, HBO Max
Japan Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+
Malaysia Netflix, HBO Max
Nigeria Netflix
Pakistan Netflix
Philippines Netflix, Viu, HBO Max
South Africa Netflix
South Korea Netflix, TVING
Thailand Netflix, Viu, HBO Max
Turkey Netflix
United Arab Emirates Netflix
United Kingdom Netflix
United States Netflix, Viki

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Is Reply 1988 worth watching?

Yes — Reply 1988 earns a 91% Celluloid Score. Celluloid Pick, created by Lee Woo-jung and streaming on Netflix, Viki.

Celluloid Verdict

Less a drama than a place you get to live in for twenty episodes — Reply 1988 turns nostalgia into something generous and specific, and writes its parents with as much care as its kids.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is Reply 1988 about?

Five families share one narrow alley in Ssangmun-dong, where front doors stay open, side dishes travel between kitchens, and five teenagers grow up half-living in each other's houses. Across a year of Olympic-era Seoul, Sung Deok-sun and the boys next door fumble through exams, first crushes and the slow realisation that their parents are people too — while a present-day frame keeps teasing which of them she eventually married.

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Reply 1988 Review (2015–2016): Is It Worth Watching?

Lee Woo-jung's Reply 1988 (2015–2016) runs 1 season, 20 episodes on Netflix — a drama series from South Korea carrying a 91% Celluloid Score.

Essential television — one of the best in its genre.

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Yes — Reply 1988 earns a 91% Celluloid Score (Celluloid Pick), from editorial 94%, Metascore 86/100, IMDb 9/10, TMDB fan 93%. Audience snapshot is separate (97%). Less a drama than a place you get to live in for twenty episodes — Reply 1988 turns nostalgia into something generous and specific, and writes its parents with as much care as its kids.