The Penthouse: War in Life
2020–2021 South Korean television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Penthouse: War in Life[5] (Korean: 펜트하우스) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene,[6] Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, and Park Eun-seok.[7][8] The series, directed by Joo Dong-min and written by Kim Soon-ok,[9] spins the story of a real estate and education war, a desire to be number one. It depicts the solidarity and revenge of women who turned to evil to protect themselves and their children.[10][11] It premiered on SBS TV on October 26, 2020.[12]
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Hangul | 펜트하우스 |
Literal meaning | Penthouse |
Revised Romanization | Penteuhauseu |
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Developed by | Studio S (Planning) |
Written by | Kim Soon-ok |
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Opening theme | A Place Dizzyingly High And Distant composed by Kim Joon-seok |
Ending theme | Time To Reveal The Truth composed by Joo In-ro |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 48 |
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Running time | 70–95 minutes |
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Budget | ₩32.7 billion (670–680 million per episode)[3][4] |
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Network | SBS TV |
Release | October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26) – September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) |
At the end of the first season, the series was the 9th most viewed Korean television series, with 5.354 million viewers.[13] The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 21 times in a row from its first broadcast on October 26, 2020, to the last episode on January 5, 2021.[14]
At the end of the second season, the series placed 8th among the most viewed Korean series, with 5.69 million viewers.[15] The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 13 times in a row from its first broadcast on February 19, 2021, to the last episode on April 2, 2021.[16]
At the end of the third season on September 10, 2021, the series was the 18th most-viewed Korean series with 3.77 million viewers.[17]