9.2
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We Are All Trying Here (2026)
We Are All Trying Here (2026)
Overview
We Are All Trying Here is a South Korean black comedy melodrama series directed by Cha Yeong-hun and written by Park Hae-young. It follows aspiring director Hwang Dong-man, played by Koo Kyo-hwan, who faces rock bottom after 20 years without a debut, aided by producer Byeon Eun-a (Go Youn-jung), amid characters confronting personal worthlessness. Oh Jung-se co-stars in this 12-episode JTBC production.
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Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
9.2
Overview
We Are All Trying Here is a South Korean black comedy melodrama series directed by Cha Yeong-hun and written by Park Hae-young. It follows aspiring director Hwang Dong-man, played by Koo Kyo-hwan, who faces rock bottom after 20 years without a debut, aided by producer Byeon Eun-a (Go Youn-jung), amid characters confronting personal worthlessness. Oh Jung-se co-stars in this 12-episode JTBC production.
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Leans Traditional
Primary
Personal conflicts over failure and isolation drive the narrative, resolved through empathetic connections that highlight universal human experiences rather than ideological positions.
The series features an all-Korean cast suited to its domestic film industry setting and examines interpersonal envy and self-doubt among professionals without incorporating diversity, equity, or inclusion elements into its character dynamics or thematic focus.
Secondary
The series presents family elements peripherally through a strained but loyal brotherly relationship and a supportive spousal dynamic amid individual career struggles, offering a neutral portrayal without endorsing or critiquing traditional family norms.
The series depicts no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, centering instead on psychological tensions in everyday life and a straight romantic dynamic between leads.
The series contains no transgender characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on psychological struggles with envy and isolation among cisgender protagonists, offering no portrayal of transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series introduces original characters without established genders from prior source material, adaptations, or historical figures, so no gender swaps occur.
We Are All Trying Here is an original South Korean drama series centered on contemporary filmmakers, with characters created anew and no established canonical races from source material, resulting in no race swaps.
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