Korean scripted shows, or K-Dramas have devoted themselves to American and British inspiration before, even by providing their own rotation The British literary detective of Agatha Christie Miss Marple. For the 2020 psychological thriller “The World of the Marié”, however, the creative team of the show was inspired by the much darker and more recent source material. Indeed, the famous British series 2015 “Doctor Foster”, which presents a Strong early performance by Jodie Comerserved as a narrative basis for k-drame. Although the two shows share an underlying conflict and the climbing of brutal issues, Korean iteration deviates from the British spectacle quickly and significantly.

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The two stories focus on a prosperous doctor: Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones) in the original and Ji Sun-Woo (Kim Hee-Ae) in the Korean version. Apparently married, the protagonists learn that their husbands deceive them with younger women, leading to a detangling of more devastating secrets. The injured wives pursue a vendetta developed against their spouses in Philanderie, gradually making an impact on their mental health. This quarrel only intensifies as the protagonists get involved with other men, complicating and widening conflicts.

And while fans of Revenge thrillers would do well to look at the two series, each also has its own unique shades beyond being told in a different cultural perspective. “Doctor Foster”, for those who are curious, is now available for Watch Britbox. Meanwhile, “The World of the Marié” is currently available to broadcast on Netflix and Prime Video, having previously become the most watched dramatic series on a Korean cable network during its initial version (by Sump).

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“The world of weddings” and “Doctor Foster” are stories based on revenge, but the K-Drama version is more focused on the aspect of the revenge of the premise. The elements of stretched mental health are preserved, but “Doctor Foster” underlines the assessment that the central conflict weighs on Gemma Foster and his family, including his young son. This increased fury in “The World of the Marié” has Sun-Woo’s remuneration for the family of her husband’s extramarital lover, Yeo Da-Kyung (Han So-Hee). Similarly, the new romantic interest of Sun-Woo opens a more disorderly aspect of history that “Doctor Foster” provided the public the new Gemma’s paramor.

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In an interesting rhythm change, the K-Drama version of the story actually works longer than the British version, with “The World of Marié” spanning 16 episodes and two specials. Compared, “Doctor Foster” ran 10 episodes through two seasons, breaking the trend K-Drame remakes Be much shorter than their American and British source equipment. This increase in execution time allows “the world of weddings” to explore its support distribution more, in particular its additional antagonist. And, in another touch of rare location, “the world of the bride” also gives its protagonist the relatively happy ending that “Doctor Foster” is missing.

Melodramatic in all good manners, “Doctor Foster” and “The world of the groom” tell stories of psychological thriller fueled by marital conflicts. The two series also focus on the escalation of revenge, but finally take place in very different ways, which should encourage the public interested in checking them both.

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