Where can I stream The Scarecrow?

The Scarecrow streams on Viki. It ran for 1 season (2026).

What is the Celluloid Score of The Scarecrow?

80% — averaged from critic 85%, audience 84%, Metascore 74/100, IMDb 8.1/10, and fan score 77%.

Who created The Scarecrow?

The Scarecrow was created by Lee Ji-hyun.

Official theatrical poster for The Scarecrow (2026)

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The Scarecrow

Item: The Scarecrow
Rating: 4
Author: Sarah Chen

Created by Lee Ji-hyun · 2026 · Last reviewed July 23, 2026

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Answer Summary

The Scarecrow (2026) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Lee Ji-hyun; streaming on Viki.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.

80%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

85%Critic Score

84%Audience

74Metascore

8.1IMDb /10

77%Fan Score

Seasons: 1 · 12 episodes
Network: Viki
Cast: Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Kwak Sun-young, Seo Ji-hye

Is The Scarecrow worth watching?

Yes — The Scarecrow earns a 80% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Lee Ji-hyun and streaming on Viki.

Critics Consensus

The year's most talked-about Korean thriller — a mud-caked, twist-dense procedural in the Memories of Murder lineage that rides Park Hae-soo's coiled intensity to record ratings for ENA.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

What is The Scarecrow about?

Demoted from Seoul back to his rural hometown of Gangseong, detective Kang Tae-joo — all feral instinct and wounded pride — reopens the serial-murder case that has haunted the county for years, hoping to claw back his reputation one exhumed secret at a time. Loosely drawn from Korea's infamous Hwaseong killings, Park Joon-woo's twelve-episode thriller pits Park Hae-soo against Lee Hee-joon in a cat-and-mouse duel where the fields hide bodies, the town hides complicity, and every scarecrow watches without telling.

Critic Reviews

critic The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow Review: The Best Korean Thriller of 2026 Points the Finger at the Badge

★★★★☆ 4/5

The Scarecrow takes the shadow of the Hwaseong serial murders and aims its rage not at the killer but at the institutions that manufactured a culprit — a slow-burn procedural elevated by Park Hae-soo and Lee Hee-jun at the peak of their powers.

For patient viewers who like their crime drama morally serious: watch it. One of the strongest Korean series of 2026, carried by two ferocious lead performances.