Lovers of the Red Sky

August 30, 2021

Cheon-gi (Kim Yoo-jung), a female painter in Joseon, and Hong-ryun (Ahn Hyo-seop), a blind astrologer, are connected by a shared childhood incident involving a trapped demon. The MBC Dramia sets establish the drama's rich visual world.

August 31, 2021

Cheon-gi is commissioned to paint a royal portrait — an extraordinary honour for a woman in Joseon. Hong-ryun is assigned to the same court.

September 6, 2021

The demon trapped in Hong-ryun's eyes begins to exert influence on both their destinies.

September 7, 2021

Court scenes at the Gyeongbokgung outer grounds — the formal political world that surrounds both characters' artistic and supernatural work.

September 13, 2021

Cheon-gi's painting — her artistic practice, its demands, its connection to the supernatural — is shown with unusual specificity.

September 14, 2021

The demon allows Hong-ryun a moment of sight. What he sees — and what it costs him — is the drama's most emotionally concentrated sequence.

September 20, 2021

Political forces within the court use the demon's existence for their own purposes.

September 21, 2021

Cheon-gi and Hong-ryun's connection — personal, supernatural, artistic — at its most fully realised.

September 27, 2021

The royal portrait commission becomes politically dangerous. Cheon-gi's position at court is precarious.

September 28, 2021

The demon's grip on Hong-ryun tightens. His ability to separate himself from its influence decreases.

October 4, 2021

Cheon-gi and Hong-ryun working together against the demon's influence and the court's political enemies simultaneously.

October 5, 2021

What containing the demon costs Hong-ryun — physically, mentally, in terms of his relationship with Cheon-gi.

October 11, 2021

Cheon-gi's final commission — the portrait that will settle the demon's fate.

October 12, 2021

What must be sacrificed to free Hong-ryun from the demon's possession.

October 18, 2021

The supernatural confrontation. The drama's action sequences and its fantasy logic converging.

October 19, 2021

The finale. A historical fantasy romance with exceptional visual design and the warmth of Kim Yoo-jung and Ahn Hyo-seop's chemistry.