Our take
With the success of Korean dramas in international streaming services, it made sense for Apple TV+ to jump into the Hallyu wave, especially when they started to introduce their service to the Korean market. Dr. Brain was Apple TV’s first foray into the genre, and while the premise sounds something akin to modern day Frankenstein, the freaky sci-fi thriller grounds itself with its mystery, that of the disappearance of the doctor’s son, and the humanity slowly blooming in Sewon Koh’s normally stoic demeanor. It’s a drama that’s sometimes uneven, one that might be divisive to some viewers as the doctor breaks ethics for his experiments, but Dr. Brain is never boring, delving deep into a surprising drama behind the emotionless doctor.
The story
Brilliant brain scientist Sewon suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues.
Elsewhere
"There's certainly been nothing else quite like it on TV lately."
— Brian Tallerico
Brilliant, but stoic, brain scientist Sewon Koh studies brain wave synchronization through quantum entanglement. However, before he goes to the next stage of his study, he suffers a horrific personal tragedy, pushing him to conduct brain syncs with the dead to access their memories.
Lee Sun-kyun’s performance works especially well for this multi-minded character.
Lee Sun-kyun’s voice is so deep…
The details
Streaming arrival
Who picked it
Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
