Happiness Review (2021): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Happiness worth watching?

Yes — Happiness is worth watching, holding a 76/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 83% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 75% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (67), IMDb (7.7/10), and aggregated fan rating (81%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Han Sang-woon, Happiness ran 1 season, 12 episodes on Viki in Korean, from South Korea. Happiness has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Happiness about?

In a near-future Seoul where masks and outbreak drills have become routine, two childhood friends fake a marriage to qualify for a flat in a brand-new tower reserved for police and civil servants. Days after they move in, a resident on an upper floor turns violent and the building is sealed from the outside. What spreads through the corridors proves less frightening than what the neighbours do to one another once the lifts stop.

Celluloid verdict: A tense, unusually class-conscious outbreak thriller that locates its horror in tower-block politics rather than in the infected. Han Hyo-joo and Park Hyung-sik make a formidable pair. The cast is led by Han Hyo-joo, Park Hyung-sik, Jo Woo-jin.

How many seasons of Happiness are there, and where do I start?

Happiness has 1 season, 12 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 12 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 75% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch Happiness?

Happiness is carried by Viki, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Viki 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 Happiness?

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