If you're looking for a show to make you struggle to keep a steady grip on your wine glass from exhilarating suspense, JTBC's Misty is here for your viewing pleasure.

For those unfamiliar with South Korean dramas, there are a lot of cliches to make one hesitant about dipping their toes into the thousands of one-season shows out there. I can attest to there being many rom-coms fitting the bill, but fear not.. Misty is a romance-thriller featuring a feisty, powerful female lead guaranteed to make you feel on edge by the end of the hour.

The premise of the show follows Go Hye-Ran, a prime time news anchor at the top of the game, who becomes the suspect in a celebrity athlete's murder case. Her husband, Kang Tae-Wook, is a former prosecutor with a powerful family background, who takes on defending his wife while attempting to rekindle their feelings for each other.

Without giving away the whole plot so far, ooh boy, am I sweating with anticipation for each new episode.


Kim Nam-Joo who portrays Hye-Ran in the show is driven, go-getting, and all around woman crush material. It's the perfect role for the actress making her small-screen comeback after half a decade. Throughout the show, she tackles sexism in a male-driven industry while exuding extreme professionalism in her pursuit of delivering the absolute truth to the public.

The chemistry between Nam-Joo and her co-star Ji Jin-Hee is fiery and full of sexual and emotional tension, even while they barely graze past each other on set. Another great aspect about the mature themes of this drama, is the lack of lovey-dovey fluff scenes and focus on real life struggles in the lives of working middle-aged spouses.

Viewership has been high for the smaller network and Misty has been at the top of search results and brand power in Korean media since it started in early February. The show is about halfway through and still on air Friday and Saturday nights. If you're interested (as you should be) you can catch up on DramaFever now with English, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles available!