I Need a Fairy (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, I Need a Fairy is a drama, comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa go down to the ground to have a bath at a hot spring, before Chae-Hwa is to get married. They see a bunch of extras for some kind of filming session and they are wearing fairy outfits. After taking their bath, they put on their fairy outfit. The try to go back up, but find themselves stil grounded. Se-Joo is the president of 2H Entertainment. He lives with his 2 children and his twin. His son Kook-Min, wants to become an actor, even though his acting skills are poor. His daughter Na-Ra is a model student. Se-Joo becomes upset after discovering his son is taking part in the filming. Along the way, Se-Joo happens to steal a glance at fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa taking a bath. He finds Chae-Hwa attractive, but leaves. Fairy mother Wang-Mo and her daughter Chae-Hwa go to the film shooting site to find their fairy outfits. They are handed the business for 2H Entertainment and told to go there to find their fairy costumes.

Who’s in it. I Need a Fairy stars Cha In-pyo as Cha Se-Joo, Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Chae Hwa, Shim Hye-jin as Wang Mo and Lee Du-il as Cha Se-Dong, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, I Need a Fairy has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Need a Fairy page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Need a Fairy tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.