Descendants of the Sun Review (2016): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Descendants of the Sun worth watching?

Yes — Descendants of the Sun is worth watching, holding a 86% Critic Score and 91% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 84% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (74), IMDb (8.2/10) and aggregated fan rating (86%).

Created by Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok, Descendants of the Sun ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. Descendants of the Sun has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Descendants of the Sun about?

Special forces captain Yoo Si-jin and surgeon Kang Mo-yeon meet in Seoul, argue about whether a soldier’s job is to save lives or take them, and part badly. Months later they are thrown together in the war-scarred fictional nation of Uruk, where an earthquake, an arms dealer and a viral outbreak keep testing whether two people whose duties point in opposite directions can build anything that lasts.

Critics consensus: A slick, unabashedly romantic blockbuster that reset the scale of Korean television — the Song-Song chemistry carried it to phenomenon status even where the geopolitics stayed comfortably cartoonish. The cast is led by Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji-won.

How many seasons of Descendants of the Sun are there, and where do I start?

Descendants of the Sun 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 84% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Descendants of the Sun?

Descendants of the Sun 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 Descendants of the Sun?

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 romance series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.