Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

2016 - 2017 TV-14 2h 00m 8.6

In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.

Kim Shin, a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, is framed as a traitor and killed by his master, the young King. Years after his death, he is cursed by the almighty to stay immortal forever and endure the pain of seeing his loved ones die as a punishment for the beastly killings he committed in the wars to protect his country. He becomes an immortal goblin, helping people with his powers and being a kind man in spite of his grieving past. The only way to put an end to his immortality is the Goblin's bride, who can see and remove the sword in his chest and end his painful life. Closer to the present day, Kim Shin has waited 900 years for a human bride to end his immortal life. One night, he saves a dying pregnant woman who is destined to die. The woman gives birth to a baby girl named Ji Eun Tak. 19 years later, Ji Eun Tak is a bubbly high school student who remains cheerful and hopeful despite her tragic life. She summons the goblin by chance and their fates begin to entwine. Kim Shin's nephew Yoo Deok Hwa leases Shin's house to a Grim Reaper and the two end up living under the same roof. Sunny is a charismatic young lady who runs a chicken shop in which Ji Eun Tak works as a part timer. As the lives of Kim Shin, Grim Reaper, Ji Eun Tak and Sunny interweave, a deeper story unfolds as they are not just strangers who met-by chance but people with deep-rooted relations.

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Episodes:

Episode 3 I See the Sword

3. I See the Sword

Aired: Dec 9, 2016

Shin and a Grim Reaper rescue Eun Tak after she is kidnapped by loan sharks. ...

Episode 4 I Won't Leave You

4. I Won't Leave You

Aired: Dec 10, 2016

Shaken when Eun Tak tells him that she could see the sword all along, Shin st...

Episode 5 I Have to End My Life

5. I Have to End My Life

Aired: Dec 16, 2016

Sunny and the Reaper meet again and go to a café. She grows impatient and tri...

Episode 6 Tomorrow

6. Tomorrow

Aired: Dec 17, 2016

Shin sees Eun Tak in the future and asks her to pull out the sword. But Eun T...

Episode 12 Forget About Me

12. Forget About Me

Aired: Jan 7, 2017

Eun Tak remembers the Reaper's words when she sees a creepy ghost while at wo...

Episode 13 Protect Her

13. Protect Her

Aired: Jan 13, 2017

The Reaper receives a punishment from the underworld authorities for revealin...

Info about Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Current Status: Ended

Network: tvN

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance