Three sisters struggle against poverty and power in tvN's Little Women

8 September 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Three sisters struggle against poverty and power in tvN’s Little Women

by missvictrix

Blink and you’ll miss it! The new trailer for tvN’s Little Women actually pays homage to the Louisa May Alcott novel, as we meet the plight of the youngest of the three sisters, played by Park Ji-hoo (All of Us Are Dead). Her two older sisters — played by Kim Go-eun (Yumi’s Cells 2) and Nam Ji-hyun (The Witch’s Diner) (who I literally can’t wait to see as co-heroines!) — have a simple but sweet birthday celebration for their maknae. They ask incredulously why she’s not going on the field trip, and she says she wouldn’t be able to anyway. In the next cut our maknae is in an art class, looking frustrated over her canvas (I see you, Amy March).

The drama makes it obvious that the family is impoverished, and after we see our youngest sister struggle under the weight of it, we see Nam Ji-hyun’s character at work. Here, someone asks pointedly if she grew up poor — it shows in her perspective and behavior. Next we see cuts of our sisters living their difficult life, wondering what it would be like to have money, and dreaming of living together in a nice apartment with windows.

We then cut to some more familiar scenes from the drama, where Kim Go-eun’s character finds 70 billion won… and then finds herself in the big leagues, up against a powerful family led by Eom Ji-won (Birthcare Center) and her politician husband Eom Ki-joon (Penthouse 3). The text screens and quick cuts give a sharp contrast to the humble kitchen scenes we saw at the beginning of the trailer. We then see Kim Go-eun’s character meeting a lot of action, and bargaining with consultant Choi Do-il, who is played by Wie Ha-joon (Bad and Crazy).

The setup is nothing new, but give me an underdog story about siblings, and I’m in! The drama’s tone seems sharp and fast-paced, and though I was originally hoping for a slice-of-life drama, this exciting mystery-thriller is also looking pretty fine. As are Wie Ha-joon and Kang Hoon (The Red Sleeve Cuff). Because three fierce sisters need partners in crime – and love interests.

Directed by PD Kim Hee-won (Vincenzo) and written by Jung Seo-kyung (Mother), tvN’s Little Women premieres this weekend on September 3.

Three sisters struggle against poverty and power in tvN's Little Women

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1 javinne

September 1, 2022 at 5:03 AM

Can´t wait

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2 Unaspirated

September 1, 2022 at 7:59 AM

I'm not really sure how I feel about this one. It looks interesting, so maybe it's just catching me in a strange mood? Still, I'm definitely going to try it. Hopefully my enthusiasm will kick in after an episode or so.

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3 Toodlepip

September 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM

I'm with @unaspirated, I think I'll need to be in the mood for this and I'm just not sure I am...

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4 Quiet Thought

September 1, 2022 at 12:15 PM

The acting firepower is incredible. Really a matter of whether the plot and script is up to standard. All three of these actresses are worth looking at in a story where they get more air time than the leading man.

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5 Zora

September 1, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Will this drama finally take me out of Kdrama slump? We shall see...

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6 Erica

September 1, 2022 at 4:08 PM

Little Women screenwriter - Chung Seo-kyung - has an impressive filmography.

Kdrama Mother was riveting from start to end. Although it was an adaptation so part of the credit goes to original source.

She also penned Handmaiden and Decision to Leave. The latter will be South Korea’s entry to Oscar’s and won Best director in Cannes.

I’m not too sure about Vincenzo director, the campy zany humor wasn’t my favorite but I know many loved it.

Still I’ll check this out.

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ar_arguably romantic

September 1, 2022 at 5:02 PM

The Vincenzo PD matched very well with bringing the VIncenzo writer's work to life. The Vincenzo writer also wrote Chief Kim and Fiery Priest and the zany is really his signature style rather than the PD's.

Kim Hee-won - the Vincenzo PD- also did Crowned Clown and Money Flower, which were well-received serious fare.