Chimera
Title: 키마이라 / Chimera
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: OCN
Broadcast period: 2021-Oct-30 to 2021-Dec-19
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 22:30
Synopsis
The title of the drama is borrowed from Greek mythology. Chimera is the name of a monster that has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake, and breathes fire through its mouth.
An explosion took place in the past. That explosion led to a serial murder case known as the Chimera case. 35 years later, a similar explosion takes place.
Cast
Main Cast
Park Hae Soo as Cha Jae Hwan (a homicide detective)
Lee Hee Joon as Lee Joong Yup (a surgeon)
Claudia Kim as Eugene Hathaway (a profiler)
Cha Joo Young as Kim Hyo Kyung (a reporter)
People around Jae Hwan
Nam Ki Ae as Cha Eun Soo
Kang Shin Il as Han Joo Suk
Special investigation headquarters at Joongsan Police Department
Woo Hyun as Bae Seung Kwan
Heo Joon Suk as Ko Kwang Soo
Kwon Hyuk Hyun (권혁현) as Lee Kun Young
Yoon Ji Won (윤지원) as Jang Ha Na
Kim Ji Hoon as Jo Han Chul
Jung Young Ki (정영기) as Im Pil Sung
Seo Ryoon Group
Kim Kwi Sun as Lee Min Ki
Kim Ho Jung as Lee Hwa Jung
Lee Ki Young as Seo Hyun Tae
Production Credits
Production Company: JS Pictures
Director: Kim Do Hoon
Screenwriter: Lee Jin Mae
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | TNmS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-30 | 1 | 0.8 | - |
| 2021-10-31 | 2 | 1.352 | - |
| 2021-11-06 | 3 | 0.868 | - |
| 2021-11-07 | 4 | 1.084 | - |
| 2021-11-13 | 5 | 1.002 | - |
| 2021-11-14 | 6 | 1.427 | - |
| 2021-11-20 | 7 | 0.935 | - |
| 2021-11-21 | 8 | 1.571 | - |
| 2021-11-27 | 9 | 1.101 | - |
| 2021-11-28 | 10 | 2.108 | - |
| 2021-12-04 | 11 | 1.239 | - |
| 2021-12-05 | 12 | 2.088 | - |
| 2021-12-11 | 13 | 1.185 | - |
| 2021-12-12 | 14 | 2.018 | - |
| 2021-12-18 | 15 | 1.744 | - |
| 2021-12-19 | 16 | 2.390 | - |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
Poster
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(Other Photo from Official Site)
Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II
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November 1st, 2021 at 12:39 am
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November 11th, 2021 at 12:15 pm
Would like to leave comments. But unfortunately it’s not screening at where I am. So dont get to watch the show. Sorry !!
November 14th, 2021 at 2:08 pm
Nice 🙂
December 11th, 2021 at 9:47 pm
I recommend Chimera wholeheartedly. It has a good story plot and good acting. However, some scenes are drifting me into sleep and I feel like “reading dry textbooks”.
December 13th, 2021 at 4:40 pm
A really mind blowing,well written drama.
January 19th, 2022 at 6:35 pm
cool drama .. worth it