TMDB W
Created by Song Jae-jung · 2016 ·
Is W worth watching?
W (2016) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Song Jae-jung; stream on Viki, WeTV. See how the score is built.
Four-input score + separate audience snapshot
Also known as W(더블유) W: Dos Mundos W: Entre Dos Mundos W-Two Worlds W – Two Worlds Apart W - Dois Mundos W -君と僕の世界- W-两个世界
W season guide
W has 1 season and 16 episodes , and it has ended (2016). Season and episode data from TMDB.
| Season | Episodes | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 |
Where to watch W
W is available on Viki, WeTV — regional notes: Viki, WeTV in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix, WeTV in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Viki.
Where to watch W by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Netflix, Vi Movies & TV, WeTV |
| Indonesia | Netflix, WeTV |
| Japan | WeTV |
| Malaysia | Netflix, WeTV |
| Nigeria | Netflix |
| Pakistan | Netflix |
| Philippines | Netflix, WeTV |
| South Africa | Netflix |
| South Korea | Wavve, WeTV |
| Thailand | Netflix, Viu, WeTV |
| Turkey | Netflix |
| United Arab Emirates | Netflix, WeTV |
| United Kingdom | Netflix |
| United States | Viki, WeTV |
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Is W worth watching?
Yes — W earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Song Jae-jung and streaming on Viki, WeTV.
Celluloid Verdict
A genuinely inventive high-concept thriller with a knockout first half — Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo sell the metafiction even as the rules of the game grow slipperier than the show can fully manage.
Kaiser Khan, Founder & Editor
What is W about?
Oh Yeon-joo is midway through a hospital shift when she is pulled bodily into the pages of the hit webtoon her father draws, landing beside its bleeding hero — an Olympic shooting champion framed for the murder of his own family. Kang Chul begins to suspect that his world is authored rather than lived, and goes hunting for the man holding the pen, while Yeon-joo shuttles between two realities that keep rewriting each other.
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Critic Reviews
W (2016) Review: A Hero Who Hunts His Author
★★★★☆
W is a Korean fantasy thriller in which a surgeon is pulled into her father's webtoon and meets its hero, a clever metafictional romance with a slippery back half.
Yes. It is one of the most inventive K-drama concepts of the 2010s, best for viewers who enjoy high-concept thrillers and can forgive rules that bend late on.
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W: frequently asked questions
Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether W is worth your time.
Yes — W earns a 79% Celluloid Score (Recommended), from editorial 80%, Metascore 70/100, IMDb 8/10, TMDB fan 84%. Audience snapshot is separate (86%). A genuinely inventive high-concept thriller with a knockout first half — Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo sell the metafiction even as the rules of the game grow slipperier than the show can fully manage.
No — W is not on Netflix. It streams on Viki, WeTV, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Viki. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
W first aired in 2016 (2016). Created by Song Jae-jung; it streams on Viki, WeTV today.
Yes — W is available on Viki in many regions (catalogued under Viki on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Viki app or the where-to-watch notes.
W has 1 season across 16 episodes (2016). Status: ended / complete.
W streams on Viki, WeTV in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Viki. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, W’s 16 episodes take roughly 12 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
W stars Lee Jong-suk, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Eui-sung, Lee Tae-hwan. Created by Song Jae-jung.
W has 16 episodes across 1 season (2016).
Oh Yeon-joo is midway through a hospital shift when she is pulled bodily into the pages of the hit webtoon her father draws, landing beside its bleeding hero — an Olympic shooting champion framed for the murder of his own family. Kang Chul begins to suspect that his world is authored rather than lived, and goes hunting for the man holding the pen, while Yeon-joo shuttles between two realities that keep rewriting…
W was created by Song Jae-jung. It is a fantasy, thriller, romance series from South Korea, primarily in Korean.
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