TMDB Reply 1988
Created by Lee Woo-jung · 2015–2016 ·
Reply 1988 (2015–2016) earns a 92% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick. Recommended overall. Created by Lee Woo-jung; stream on Netflix.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
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Where to watch Reply 1988
Reply 1988 is catalogued under Netflix — confirm current regional rights on the platform.
Is Reply 1988 worth watching?
Yes — Reply 1988 earns a 92% Celluloid Score. Celluloid Pick, created by Lee Woo-jung and streaming on Netflix.
Critics Consensus
Less a drama than a place you get to live in for twenty episodes — Reply 1988 turns nostalgia into something generous and specific, and writes its parents with as much care as its kids.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Reply 1988 about?
Five families share one narrow alley in Ssangmun-dong, where front doors stay open, side dishes travel between kitchens, and five teenagers grow up half-living in each other's houses. Across a year of Olympic-era Seoul, Sung Deok-sun and the boys next door fumble through exams, first crushes and the slow realisation that their parents are people too — while a present-day frame keeps teasing which of them she eventually married.
Critic Reviews
Reply 1988 Review (2015–2016): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★½
Lee Woo-jung's Reply 1988 (2015–2016) runs 1 season, 20 episodes on Netflix — a drama series from South Korea carrying a 92% Celluloid Score.
Essential television — one of the best in its genre.
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Yes — Reply 1988 earns a 92% Celluloid Score (Celluloid Pick), averaged from critic 94%, audience 97%, Metascore 86/100, IMDb 9/10, and fan 93%. Less a drama than a place you get to live in for twenty episodes — Reply 1988 turns nostalgia into something generous and specific, and writes its parents with as much care as its kids.
Reply 1988 scores 92% because all five independent sources agree: critics 94%, audiences 97%, Metacritic 86/100, IMDb 9/10 and fan ratings 93%. Less a drama than a place you get to live in for twenty episodes — Reply 1988 turns nostalgia into something generous and specific, and writes its parents with as much care as its kids. See the full breakdown on the Reply 1988 series page.
No — Reply 1988 is not on Prime Video. It streams on Netflix, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — Reply 1988 is available on Netflix in many regions (catalogued under Netflix on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Netflix app or the where-to-watch notes.
Reply 1988 first aired in 2015 and ran through 2016 (2015–2016). Created by Lee Woo-jung; it streams on Netflix today.
Reply 1988 has 1 season across 20 episodes (2015–2016). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Reply 1988’s 20 episodes take roughly 15 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Reply 1988 streams on Netflix in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
Reply 1988 stars Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Dong-hwi, and others. Created by Lee Woo-jung.
Reply 1988 has 20 episodes across 1 season (2015–2016).
Five families share one narrow alley in Ssangmun-dong, where front doors stay open, side dishes travel between kitchens, and five teenagers grow up half-living in each other's houses. Across a year of Olympic-era Seoul, Sung Deok-sun and the boys next door fumble through exams, first crushes and the slow realisation that their parents are people too — while a present-day frame keeps teasing which…
Reply 1988 was created by Lee Woo-jung. It is a drama, comedy, family series from South Korea, primarily in Korean.