2023 • TMDB 8.9 • 1 season • 14 episodes • Drama, Comedy • JTBC
Where to Watch
In the US, The Good Bad Mother streams on Netflix, with 1 season. Availability checked against US listings on October 29, 2026.
Overview
The Good Bad Mother begins with a painful reversal that forces a mother and son to start again. Jin Young-soon raised her son Choi Kang-ho with strict, often harsh discipline, believing toughness was the only way to protect him. When a tragic accident leaves the ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child, Young-soon must care for the adult son she once pushed away, while Kang-ho rediscovers the village, the people, and the mother he had learned to resent. Their second chance is tender, funny, and often heartbreaking, as small daily moments reveal the love behind her difficult choices and the wounds they both still carry. Around them, childhood friends, neighbors, and old secrets add warmth and tension to a rural setting that feels lived in rather than staged. The series balances courtroom ambition with farm life, grief with humor, and reconciliation with hard truths. It is a story about how parents fail, how children forgive, and how a family can be rebuilt one honest day at a time.
Creator and Main Cast
The Good Bad Mother was created by Sim Na-yeon and Bae Se-young. The main cast includes:
- Ra Mi-ran as Jin Young-soon (14 episodes)
- Lee Do-hyun as Choi Kang-ho (14 episodes)
- Ahn Eun-jin as Lee Mi-joo (14 episodes)
- Yoo In-soo as Bang Sam-sik (14 episodes)
- Choi Mu-sung as Song Woo-byeok (14 episodes)
- Jung Woong-in as Oh Tae-soo (14 episodes)
- Hong Bi-ra as Oh Ha-young (14 episodes)
- Seo Yi-sook as Park Sung-ae (14 episodes)
- Jang Won-young as Mr. Bang (14 episodes)
Seasons Snapshot
- Season 1 (2023) — 14 episodes, premiered April 26, 2023, finale June 8, 2023
The Good Bad Mother has 1 season and 14 episodes in total, and is listed as ended.
Why Watch The Good Bad Mother?
- A mother-son story that is both heartbreaking and warmly funny
- Lee Do-hyun and Ra Mi-ran deliver a deeply affecting central pairing
- A village setting full of memorable neighbors and old secrets
- Grief, humor and reconciliation balanced without losing emotional weight
- A complete 14-episode story with a satisfying ending
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