Queen of Tears Review (2024): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Queen of Tears worth watching?

Yes — Queen of Tears is worth watching, holding a 100% Critic Score and 94% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 90% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (81), IMDb (8.2/10) and aggregated fan rating (92%).

Created by Park Ji-eun, Queen of Tears ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Netflix in Korean, from South Korea. Queen of Tears has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Queen of Tears about?

A supermarket heir who married into one of Korea’s most powerful retail dynasties has spent three years being treated as household staff by his wife’s family, and he is quietly preparing divorce papers. Then a diagnosis upends every calculation he has made. The couple’s cold war turns into a scramble to hold on to each other while the family empire is hollowed out from the inside by people they trusted.

Critics consensus: A record-breaking melodrama that swings from in-law farce to corporate intrigue to full-blown weepie without losing its footing — Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won sell every turn, however outsized. The cast is led by Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, Lee Joo-bin, among others.

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

Queen of Tears 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 90% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Queen of Tears?

Queen of Tears 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 Queen of Tears?

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.