The Fiery Priest

February 15, 2019

Kim Hae-il (Kim Nam-gil), a former black ops agent turned Catholic priest with severe anger management problems, is stationed at Haemil Parish in Bucheon. His mentor Father Lee is murdered. Hae-il's investigation begins.

February 15, 2019

Detective Goo Dae-young (Kim Sung-kyun) — lazy, self-interested, reluctantly competent — is assigned to Father Lee's death. His partnership with Hae-il begins with mutual contempt.

February 22, 2019

Prosecutor Park Kyung-sun (Honey Lee) is introduced — smart, principled, and immediately suspicious of both Hae-il and the official account of Father Lee's death.

February 22, 2019

Haemil Parish's colourful community of priests, nuns, and parishioners is established as the drama's comedic engine.

March 1, 2019

Father Lee's murder connects to a local crime network with political protection. Hae-il's combat skills become necessary.

March 1, 2019

Hae-il, Goo, and Park's three-way alliance — none of them trusting the others, all of them needing each other — is operational.

March 8, 2019

The Bucheon streets used for the drama's most elaborate chase and fight sequences. The contrast between the priest's collar and the violence is the drama's central joke.

March 8, 2019

The depth of the cover-up protecting the crime network — how many institutions are compromised — is mapped.

March 15, 2019

Hae-il's black ops background and what drove him to the priesthood is revealed.

March 15, 2019

The finale. 19.1% nationwide — one of SBS's highest-rated dramas of 2019. A drama that trusted its own absurdist premise completely and was rewarded with one of the year's most purely entertaining runs.