The story
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo in the title role, alongside Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae. Written by Kim Eun-sook, the series aired on TVN from December 2, 2016, to January 21, 2017.
Setting & tone
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God is set in South Korea and works primarily in Korean. Tonally it sits in Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, drawing on the conventions of each while filtering them through Lee Eung-bok's direction.
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