Netflix's highly-anticipated drama When Life Gives You Tangerines is coming in a couple of weeks, and to get fans even more excited, the streamer has released the main trailer preveiwing the adventurous stories of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik as they experience the vibrant seasons of Jeju Island. The drama, which stars Park Bo-gum and K-pop star IU (Lee Ji-eun) as the two leads, is scheduled to premiere on Netlfix on March 7, and it's confirmed to have a split release, a first for an exclusive Netflix South Korean drama.
When Life Gives You Tangerines is an original drama series directed by Kim Won-seok (Misaeng, Signal, and Arthdal Chronicles), and written by screenwriter Lim Sang-choon (Fight My Way and When the Camellia Blooms). In the drama, IU plays the the rebellious Ae-sun while Park Bo-gum-sik is a quiet, “unyielding iron". Spanning from 1960s Jeju to 2025 Seoul, When Life Gives You Tangerines promises to feature a heartfelt, emotional adventure, brought to life by a talented ensemble cast.
In addition to the main trailer, Netflix also released new stills from When Life Gives You Tangerines, and you can check them out in the image gallery below:
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When Life Gives You Tangerines Episode Release Schedule
When Life Gives You Tangerines is scheduled to premiere on Netflix globally on March 7; and four episodes will be released weekly throughout March 2025.
Episodes 1-4 – March 7, 2025
Episodes 5-8 – March 14, 2025
Episodes 9-12 – March 21, 2025
Episodes 13-16 – March 28, 2025
What is When Life Gives You Tangerines about?
Netflix's brief description for When Life Gives You Tangerines reads:
A bold girl and a devoted boy's fated bond blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs -- proving love can endure across generations.
Here's a more detailed character description from Netflix:
Ae Soon is rebellious but gets nervous every time she rebels. She isn’t well off but is always shining and full of positivity. She dreams of becoming a poet, although she is unable to attend school, and she is a bold character who doesn’t hide any emotions. Gwan Shik is an extremely diligent and quiet character. Romance isn’t a strength for him, however, and he doesn’t know how to act if Ae Soon cries or laughs, but he is a silent warrior who only loves Ae Soon from the very beginning and pours his all into loving her.
When Life Gives You Tangerines Cast
Other than Park Bo-gum and IU, When Life Gives You Tangerines will also star Moon So-ri as a middle age Ae-soon, and Park Hae-joon as a middle age Gwan-sik.
The supporting cast includes:
Na Moon-hee (Dear My Friends)
Choi Dae-hoon (One Dollar Lawyer)
Kim Yong-lim (Three Bold Siblings)
Lee Jun-young (Class of Lies)
Lee Soo-kyung (Ho Goo’s Love)
Baek Ji-won (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
Oh Jung-se (Mr. Plankton)
Yeom Hye-ran
Oh Min-ae
Chang Hyae-jin
Baik Ji-won
Cha Mi-kyeong
Lee So-mi
Cheong Hae-kyun
Uhm Ji-won
It was previously confirmed that Kim Tae-yeon will play child Ae-soon, and Lee Cheon-mu will play child Gwan-sik.
When Life Gives You Tangerines will exclusively premiere on Netflix on March 7.
