K-dramas about life in the countryside trade busy city streets for fishing villages, mountain towns, and island coastlines. Sometimes, the characters yearn for a quieter life; other times, misfortune forces them back to their hometowns. A slower pace of life rarely means a gentle story, though. A seaside town sets up a decades-long romance, a small village hides murders tied to a terror attack, and Jeju Island becomes a battleground for an immortal demon hunter.

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