The School Nurse Files (Korean: 보건교사 안은영) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi and Nam Joo-hyuk. Based on the 2015 award-winning novel School Nurse Ahn Eun-young by Chung Serang, it was released on Netflix on September 25, 2020.[1]
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| Hangul | 보건교사 안은영 |
| Hanja | 保健教師 안은영 |
| Literal meaning | School Nurse Ahn Eun-young |
| Revised Romanization | Bogeongyosa An Eun-yeong |
| Genre | |
| Based on | School Nurse Ahn Eun-young by Chung Serang |
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| Directed by | Lee Kyoung-mi |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Park Seong-hye Shin Yeon-ju |
| Running time | 46–58 minutes |
| Production company | KeyEast |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 25, 2020 |
Synopsis
editAhn Eun-young is a school nurse with the power to see human desires, feelings, and spirits that exist in the form of "jellies". Some of these jellies can take on dangerous, monstrous forms. Ahn is appointed to a new high school where mysterious incidents are taking place. Along with a fellow teacher, Hong In-pyo, a man with a special energy field around him that protects him from jellies, she tries to solve these mysterious cases.
Cast
editMain
edit- Jung Yu-mi as Ahn Eun-young, a school nurse who can see jellies
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Hong In-pyo, a Classical Chinese teacher with a special energy field protecting him from jellies
Supporting
edit- Lee Joo-young as Han Ah-reum, Life Sciences teacher.
- Kim Mi-soo as Hwang Ga-young, In-pyo's elementary school classmate.
- Go Youn-jung as Choi Yoo-jin
- Teo Yoo as Mr. Mackenzie, English teacher.
Monglyeon High School Students
edit- Park Hye-Eun as Sung A-ra “Jellyfish”
- Lee Suk-hyung as Min-woo, student.
- Choi Joon-young as Kim Kang-sun, Eun-young's middle school classmate.
- Hyun Woo-seok as Seung-kwon, student.
- Kwon Young-chan as Lee Ji-hyung, student.
- Park Se-jin as Jang Radi, student.
- Song Hee-jun as Baek Hye-min, student.
- Shim Dal-gi as Heo Wan-soo, student.
Special appearances
edit- Lee Kyu-sung as Student.
- Lee Jong-won as Student.
- Jeon Gook-hwan as Hong Jin-beom, Monglyeon High School founder and In-pyo's grandfather.
- Moon So-ri as Hwa-soo, director of acupuncture institute and Eun-young's friend.
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2020)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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Ahn Eun-young enters the forbidden basement as Hong In-pyo reluctantly trails along. They join hands when a dark secret shakes up the school. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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When the bond between two troublemaking students catches Eun-young's eye, In-pyo proposes unconventional ideas to split and keep them apart. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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Eun-young and In-pyo get knotty behind closed doors. With Mackenzie’s support, a student settles the score with the basketball team. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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Baek Hye-min introduces herself to Eun-young as a new transfer student and presents a solution to a mite infestation that's hard to stomach. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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Eun-young reunites with an old friend. With sympathy for Hye-min's lonely world, Eun-young seeks out ways to help her outlive her fate. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 | |
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Evil floods the school with uncontrollable negative energy. Eun-young reaches her limit and makes a difficult decision with In-pyo by her side. | |||||
Production
editDevelopment
editOn December 19, 2018, Netflix announced that it would produce a 6-part adaptation of the South Korean novel School Nurse Ahn Eun-young. Its author, Chung Serang, wrote the series, while Lee Kyoung-mi, who previously wrote and directed an episode of the anthology series Persona for the streaming platform, served as the director.[2][3] The series is produced for Netflix by KeyEast.[4]
Casting
editIt was revealed that Jung Yu-mi would portray the titular role when Netflix announced the commission of the series.[5][6] On March 8, 2019, Nam Joo-hyuk was confirmed to have joined the main cast.[7][8]
Filming
editFilming took place during mid 2019.[9]
Release
editOn August 14, 2020, it was announced that the series would be released on September 25.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Yeo, Ye-rim (December 21, 2018). "'School Nurse' heading to Netflix". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Jung, Seung (December 19, 2018). "Netflix announces Korean original series School Nurse Ahn Eun-young". Netflix Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Tae-woo (December 20, 2018). "정유미가 넷플릭스 드라마 '보건교사 안은영'에 출연한다". Huffington Post Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (February 26, 2019). "'보이스3'→'보건교사 안은영', 키이스트 2019 제작 라인업 공개". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Choi, Yoon-na (December 20, 2018). "[공식입장] 정유미, 넷플릭스 오리지널 '보건교사 안은영' 출연 확정". Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Kim, So-yeon (December 20, 2018). "'보건교사 안은영' 정유미 출연 확정, 넷플릭스 제작". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Narin (March 8, 2019). "Nam Joo Hyuk Confirms to Lead a New Fantasy Drama Series". SBS News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Jin-seok (March 18, 2019). "[단독]남주혁, 차기작은 넷플릭스 '보건교사 안은영'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "정유미, 단발병 유발하는 상큼+우아 '요정 미모'". Donga (in Korean). August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (August 14, 2020). "'The School Nurse Files' to premiere on Netflix in September". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Kang, Minji (August 14, 2020). "The School Nurse Files, Starring Jung Yu-mi and Nam Joo-hyuk, Confirmed For September 25 Release". Netflix Media. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
