I. Introduction
The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim is a South Korean streaming television series, starring Kim Sae-ron and Nam Da-reum, created by Kakao Entertainment, written by Joo Brothers, directed by Park Ho-jin, and produced by MAYS Entertainment (the company behind the 2020 dramas Missing: The Other Side and Run On, and movies Romang (2019) and The Divine Move (2014 and 2019)). It is KakaoTV's first original fantasy mystery series. It is KakaoTV's first original fantasy mystery series and premiered on July 30, 2021, at 20:00 Korean Standard Time (KST), also airing three hours later on another local streaming website, Watcha. Internationally, it is distributed by iQIYI (in Southeast Asia and Taiwan) and by Viki (in US, Europe, Middle East, Oceania and India).
II. Synopsis
Na Woo Soo is the very picture of high school perfection: He comes from a wealthy family, is outstandingly handsome, is every teacher’s favorite student at Seoul’s most prestigious high school, and unfailingly tops the class with his sky-high grades. But his life is about to turn on its head: The student with the lowest grades in his class is found dead in what at first appears to have been a suicide, and a girl named Ga Doo Shim transfers into his class.
Ga Doo Shim longs to be a run-of-the-mill high schooler, but she is fated to become a mighty, evil spirit-chasing shaman. The only problem is she struggles to see spirits, both evil and benevolent. Her grandmother once told her that if she could survive being 18, she would be able to live a normal life. But the death of the student with low grades soon turns out to have a supernatural link. And furthermore, she soon learns that Na Woo Soo has suddenly gained the ability to see spirits. Together, they realize, they have the power to fight back against the powers of evil, which are now threatening to overrun the school. But could their ghost-busting partnership one day blossom into romance?
III. Production
On April 27, 2021, media reported that Kim Sae-ron was in talks to star in the series; her agency, Gold Medalist, confirmed that she was positively reviewing the offer. On May 6, Kim Sae-ron was confirmed to co-star alongside Nam Da-reum. On the same day, Kakao Entertainment announced that they were starting the full-scale production with plans to start filming in May and to premiere it in the second half of the year. Yoo Seon-ho officially joined the cast on June 24. Script reading photos and video were shared on Kakao TV's social media accounts on July 2. On July 9, first teaser video and poster were released, and was announced that episode one and two would be released on July 30, at 20:00 Korean Standard Time (KST).
IV. Trailer
V. Episodes
VI. OSTs
VII. Reception
The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim has gotten the amazing scores of 8.2 on Mydramalist, 8.4 on IMDB, 9.6 on both iQiyi &, Rakuten Viki.
