City Hunter
2011 1 season · 20 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

City Hunter

시티헌터

Synopsis

시티헌터

The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon-sung is a talented MIT-graduate who's working on the international communications team at the Blue House. He encounters dangerous situations while solving a variety of cases, both big and small, for people who need his help, and eventually becomes a "city hunter."

Also On SBS

Other series that aired on SBS.

Action & Adventure + Drama in South Korea

35 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding City Hunter itself).

The 2010–2012 South Korea Window

Among 154 South Korea seriess we catalog from this window, City Hunter places #18 — near the top of its class.

  1. Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters
    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012
  2. Tree with Deep Roots
    #2

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  3. The Slave Hunters
    #3

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010
  4. Bridal Mask
    #4

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Dong Yi
    #5

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010
  6. Running Man
    #6

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010
  7. Silenced
    #7

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  8. 49 Days
    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

City Hunter premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 45 other South Korea seriess in 2011.

The 446th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

70
Reviews
77th
Review-volume percentile
87th
Popularity percentile

70 audience reviews — more than 77% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among South Korea seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
May 25, 2011
Last Air Date
July 28, 2011
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
20 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 21.7 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
70
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #239 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Action & Adventure productions specifically: #24 of 49 (top 49%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesSSD
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 20
Release DateMay 25, 2011
Official Siteprogram.sbs.co.kr

Questions Answered

When did City Hunter end?

City Hunter finished its run with its final episode airing on July 28, 2011.

Where did City Hunter air?

City Hunter aired on SBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.