Desperate Mrs. Seonju


Desperate Mrs. Seonju is a 2024–2025 South Korean television series starring Shim Yi-young in the title role, along with Song Chang-eui, Choi Jung-yoon, and Jung Young-seop. It aired on MBC TV from November 18, 2024, to June 2, 2025, every Monday to Friday at 19:05.

Synopsis

Pi Seon-ju desperately tries to protect her broken marriage, which was destroyed by the mistress, Jin Sang-ah. However, she ultimately fails as her shameless husband, Jeon Nam-jin, chooses the mistress over his family. As Seon-ju becomes desperate to rebuild her life, she ends up getting entangled with Sang-ah's husband, Kim So-woo, and they develop a romantic relationship after multiple encounters.

Cast

Main

Supporting

People around Seon-ju

People around So-woo

People around Sang-ah

People around Nam-jin

  • Wang Hye-jin as Wang Yeon-ae

Others

Production

Development

The working title of Desperate Mrs. Seonju was The Kind Miss Seon-ju. Jang Jae-hoon conceived the series, Seo Jung wrote the script, and Kim Heung-dong, who previously directed Everybody Say Kimchi, and Kang Tae-heum, who previously directed The Third Marriage, co-directed it. It is produced by MBC C&I.

Casting

Shim Yi-young was reportedly cast as the lead on June 28, 2024, and had confirmed her appearance on August 8. In September 2024, Song Chang-eui and Choi Jung-yoon were reportedly cast and confirmed their appearances, respectively. On October 8, the casting lineup, which includes Shim, Song, Choi, and Jung Young-seop, was officially confirmed.