Basic Info.

​The protagonist, Jong-Woo Yoon, relocates to Seoul after graduating from college to prepare for a job. To save money, he moves into Eden Goshiwon, an inexpensive boarding house. However, the peculiar behavior and unsettling atmosphere created by the gosiwon's residents begin to weigh heavily on his mind, intensifying his anxiety. As eerie events unfold, Jong-Woo grows increasingly suspicious of the residents' true identities and the mysteries surrounding the gosiwon, ultimately driving him to seek a way to escape from the ominous place.​

Additional Info.

​"Instead of simply focusing on violence and provocative elements, Other People from Hell delves into how ordinary people gradually become corrupted when placed in extreme circumstances. The title originates from a line in Jean-Paul Sartre's play No Exit, which compares the human condition—bound by interactions with others—to hell. The series had a notable impact on shaping the public's negative perception of gosiwons, drawing attention to its unsettling similarities with real-life gosiwon living conditions. The drama adaptation is widely regarded as surpassing the original work. The exceptional synchronization between the cast and the original characters, particularly Lee Jeong-eun's portrayal of the gosiwon owner, received extensive praise. Her performance was described as phenomenal in capturing the essence of her character. However, the plot’s heightened brutality and extremity compared to the original left some viewers uncomfortable. Each episode is built around a subtopic that plays a crucial role in advancing the storyline. The subtopics for the 10 episodes are as follows: Episode 01: Other People Are Hell Episode 02: Human Instinct Episode 03: Secret Whisper Episode 04: Delirium Episode 05: Malte’s Notes Episode 06: Lost Episode 07: The Horror of the Basement Episode 08: Choking Voices Episode 09: Cognitive Dissonance Episode 10: Gaslighting When the first letters of each episode’s subtopic are combined, they form the thought-provoking question: ""Are strangers really hell?"" This cleverly ties back to the series' central theme and Sartre's philosophical inquiry"​