Children of a Lesser God (TV series)

Children of a Lesser God
Promotional poster
Hangul	작은 신의 아이들
Revised Romanization	Jag-eun Sin-ui Aideul
Genre	Mystery Horror Thriller Drama
Created by	Jinnie Choi from Studio Dragon
Written by	Han Woo-ri
Directed by	Kang Shin-hyo
Starring	Kang Ji-hwan Kim Ok-vin Sim Hee-seop
Music by	Ha Geun-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Young-gyu Lee Seung-hoon
Producer	Jang Jin-wook
Production companies	Studio Dragon KPJ
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	March 3 (2018-03-03) – April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)

Children of a Lesser God (Korean: 작은 신의 아이들) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Ok-vin. It aired on OCN from March 3 to April 22, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST).^[1][2][3]

Synopsis

The story of two detectives who work together to unravel the corruption behind a tragedy that happens within a powerful organization.^[4][5]

Cast

Main

• Kang Ji-hwan as Cheon Jae-in, an elite and genius detective who is guided by only facts, logic and numbers.
• Kim Ok-vin as Kim Dan, a warm-hearted rookie detective who has a supernatural ability to see death.
  • Han Seo-jin as young Kim Dan^[6]

Supporting

• Shim Hee-sub [ko] as Joo Ha-min
• Lee Elijah as Baek A-hyeon
• Lee Jae-yong as Kook Han-joo^[7]
• Jang Gwang as Pastor Wang
• Lee Hyo-jung as Baek Do-gyu
• Yeon Je-hyung [ko] as Gye Do-hoon
• Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Ho-ki
• Hong Seo-young as Chun Su-in
• Kim Hyung-bum [ko] as Choi Sung-ki
• Joo Suk-tae as Park Ji-hoon, Team leader
• Shim So-young as Jamido resident
• Kim Ji-yoo as Da Yun
• Kim Dong-young as serial killer Han Sang-goo

Production

• The first script reading of the cast was held on December 17, 2017 at CJ E&M in Sangam-dong.^[8]
• Jo Min-ki originally played Kook Han-joo but he was removed from the series after accusations of sexual harassment and assault.^[9] He was replaced by Lee Jae-yong.

Viewership

Children of a Lesser God : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	691	759	666	838	663	807	687	902	766	900	868	982	818	929	828	1171	830

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[10]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea[11]		TNmS
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	March 3, 2018	2.540%	2.870%	2.5%
2	March 4, 2018	2.705%	2.702%	2.8%
3	March 10, 2018	2.154%	2.200%	2.2%
4	March 11, 2018	2.861%	2.734%	2.5%
5	March 17, 2018	2.464%	2.208%	2.8%
6	March 18, 2018	3.195%	3.246%	3.2%
7	March 24, 2018	2.548%	2.426%	2.5%
8	March 25, 2018	3.295%	3.412%	3.6%
9	March 31, 2018	2.886%	2.923%	2.9%
10	April 1, 2018	3.502%	3.299%	3.0%
11	April 7, 2018	3.044%	2.807%	3.1%
12	April 8, 2018	3.651%	3.526%	3.8%
13	April 14, 2018	3.155%	3.136%	3.3%
14	April 15, 2018	3.847%	3.426%	3.6%
15	April 21, 2018	3.287%	3.152%	3.4%
16	April 22, 2018	3.926%	3.408%	4.2%
Average		3.065%	2.967%	3.1%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

1. Kim, Seul-ji. "강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 캐스팅…내년 2월 방송(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
2. "Shim Hee-seop and Lee Elijah Join OCN drama "Children of a Lesser God"". HanCinema. News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
3. "Drama 'Children of Lesser God' pursues reality amid fantasy". Kpop Herald. February 22, 2018.
4. Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
5. Park, Gwi-im. "강지환·김옥빈 양측 "OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 출연? 제안 받고 검토中" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
6. Hyun, Ji-min. 아역 한서진, '작은 신의 아이들' 출연...김옥빈 어린시절役. Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
7. 이재용 '작신아' 합류..'성추문' 조민기 후임 낙점(공식). Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018.
8. Kim, Min-ji. "[N컷] '작은 신의 아이들' 강지환·김옥빈, 첫 리딩부터 열연 '긴장감↑'". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
9. "Actor Jo Min-ki drops out of new drama amid sexual abuse allegations". Yonhap News Agency. February 21, 2018.
10. "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
11. "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Children of a Lesser God at HanCinema
• Children of a Lesser God at IMDb