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The Scarecrow Premieres on ENA, Launching a Dual-Timeline Serial-Killer Hunt

The series signals a gritty push into decades-old crimes with a focus on clashing motives.

Overview

  • The ENA drama, which premiered Monday at 10 p.m. KST, streams on Viki for global viewers.
  • Detective Kang Tae Joo, demoted from Seoul to rural Gangseong, probes three killings he believes were done by one offender.
  • He is forced to work with prosecutor Cha Si Young, a former school bully, as they battle for control of a stalking murder case.
  • Producers say the murders surface from episode one and the narrative shifts between 1988 and 2019 through a prologue and epilogue structure.
  • The 12-episode thriller airs in ENA’s Monday–Tuesday slot and stars Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, and Kwak Sun-young.