W Review (2016): Is It Worth Watching?

Is W worth watching?

Yes — W is worth watching, holding a 80% Critic Score and 86% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 80% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (70), IMDb (8.0/10) and aggregated fan rating (84%).

Created by Song Jae-jung, W ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Viki in Korean, from South Korea. W has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is W about?

Oh Yeon-joo is midway through a hospital shift when she is pulled bodily into the pages of the hit webtoon her father draws, landing beside its bleeding hero — an Olympic shooting champion framed for the murder of his own family. Kang Chul begins to suspect that his world is authored rather than lived, and goes hunting for the man holding the pen, while Yeon-joo shuttles between two realities that keep rewriting each other.

Critics consensus: A genuinely inventive high-concept thriller with a knockout first half — Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo sell the metafiction even as the rules of the game grow slipperier than the show can fully manage. The cast is led by Lee Jong-suk, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Eui-sung, Lee Tae-hwan.

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

W 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 80% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch W?

W 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 W?

If it lands, try When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%), Crash Landing on You (91%), Queen of Tears (90%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all fantasy series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.