Scarecrow: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Criminal profiler Kang Tae Joo is pulled out of retirement by a chilling summons: an imprisoned serial killer has been linked to additional unsolved deaths through DNA evidence, but he insists that Tae Joo joins the investigation, believing that Tae Joo can prove his innocence. Tae Joo is brought back into a world he thought he'd left behind 33 years earlier, forcing him to face ambitious prosecutor Cha Si Young, with whom he shares a difficult past, in pursuit of the truth. But as with many cold cases, the truth isn't as straightforward as it seems – and Tae Joo might be more involved than even he knows. Can Tae Joo finally close the chapter on the "Scarecrow" murders for good, or will a new twist upend his life?

Series details

• Title: Scarecrow
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2026-04-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ENA
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89542
• IMDb ID: tt39245629
• TVDB ID: 466122

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Hee Joon — Cha Si-young
• Park Hae Soo — Kang Tae-ju
• Kwak Sun Young — Seo Ji-won
• Seo Ji Hye — Kang Soon-young
• Song Gun Hee — Lee Ki-bum
• Yoo Seung Mok — Cha Mu-jin
• Baek Hyeon Jin — Kim Man-chun
• Jung Moon Sung — Lee Ki-hwan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-20; final listed air date 2026-05-26; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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