It's Okay to Not Be Okay Review (2020): Is It Worth Watching?

Is It’s Okay to Not Be Okay worth watching?

Yes — It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is worth watching, holding a 90% Critic Score and 93% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 87% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (79), IMDb (8.6/10) and aggregated fan rating (88%).

Created by Jo Yong, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. It’s Okay to Not Be Okay has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is It’s Okay to Not Be Okay about?

Moon Gang-tae has spent his adult life as a caretaker on a psychiatric ward and a full-time guardian to his autistic older brother, packing up and moving towns whenever the past catches up with them. Ko Mun-yeong writes beautiful, brutal children’s books and has been told since childhood that she is incapable of love. Their collision is prickly, charged and unexpectedly healing, told through dark fairy tales that keep circling one shared wound.

Critics consensus: A ravishing, emotionally serious romance about damage and repair — Seo Yea-ji and Kim Soo-hyun are magnetic, and Oh Jung-se grounds a show that could easily have floated away on style alone. The cast is led by Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, Oh Jung-se, Park Gyu-young.

How many seasons of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay are there, and where do I start?

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay 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 87% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch It’s Okay to Not Be Okay?

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay 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 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay?

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