Because This Is My First Life Review (2017): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Because This Is My First Life worth watching?

Yes — Because This Is My First Life is worth watching, holding a 82% Critic Score and 89% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 82% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (71), IMDb (8.0/10) and aggregated fan rating (87%).

Created by Yoon Nan-joong, Because This Is My First Life ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. Because This Is My First Life has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Because This Is My First Life about?

A software developer who owns a house and wants nothing to do with romance takes in a tenant: an assistant screenwriter with no savings and nowhere left to sleep. To keep the arrangement respectable and their finances stable, they sign a marriage contract with clearly defined terms and an expiry date. A year of shared rent, prying relatives and awkward negotiation follows, and the contract turns out to handle feelings very badly.

Critics consensus: A rare romantic comedy that takes rent, career precarity and thirty-something disillusionment as seriously as it takes love — quiet, wry and unexpectedly moving. The cast is led by Lee Min-ki, Jung So-min, Esom, Park Byung-eun, Kim Ga-eun, among others.

How many seasons of Because This Is My First Life are there, and where do I start?

Because This Is My First Life has 1 season, 16 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 16 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 82% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Because This Is My First Life?

Because This Is My First Life is carried by Netflix, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Netflix hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Because This Is My First Life?

If it lands, try My Mister (93%), When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%), Reply 1988 (92%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all comedy series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.