The Penthouse
The Penthouse
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The Penthouse

“100th Floor Bloody Penthouse.”

8.3 / 10 · 261 votes
2020
~1h 10m / ep
3 seasons
48 episodes
DramaMystery

Three women who live at Seoul's most luxurious penthouse apartment will stop at nothing to protect their status and their children's futures. But a murder at Hera leaves one mom questioning her place in this elite society and puts her on the road for revenge.

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Drama Penthouse Season 2 Teaser [ENG SUB]

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Netflix
Netflix
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Rakuten Viki
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Kocowa Amazon Channel
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Seasons

The Penthouse is a place everyone dreams to be live in. Located in the wealthiest area of Seoul with the wealthiest residents, everyone desires to move higher up the building. Three moms in this drama unveil their secret desires to elevate their lives. Su Ryeon will do anything to take revenge on the adults that wrecked her child’s life. Seo Jin may have cultivated a successful career as a classical singer, but her daughter seems to lack in so many things unlike her. Yoon Hee refuses to inherit poverty and devastation to her daughter and tries everything she can to move into the Penthouse. This is a journey of the three moms pedaling down an unstoppable race fueled by greed and desire.

  • The Penthouse

    1.The Penthouse

    9.5
    26-10-20201h 23m

    Yoon Hee's daughter dreams to be a classical singer. Despite her mom's disapproval, she's a feisty middle school student who pursues singing. One day, she visits the most famous so...

  • Ro Na And Jenny

    2.Ro Na And Jenny

    8.5
    27-10-20201h 25m

    All of Hera Club's middle schoolers aim to top the entrance audition to Cheong Ah Arts High School. Everyone busily takes their lessons and works hard and so does Ro Na, Yoon Hee's...

  • Yoon Hee And Seo Jin’s Old History

    3.Yoon Hee And Seo Jin’s Old History

    8.5
    02-11-20201h 20m

    Seo Jin urges Seol A to sign a paper saying that she’ll give up her acceptance to Cheong Ah Arts High. Seol A doesn’t back down and firmly states how she’ll attend the school no ma...

  • Ro Na, You Can Sing

    4.Ro Na, You Can Sing

    9.0
    03-11-20201h 20m

    Due to Seol A’s death, Ro Na, the first on the waiting list of Cheong Ah Arts High automatically gets accepted. Unlike Ro Na’s jovial heart, Yoon Hee is confused and nonplussed at...

  • You Thief

    5.You Thief

    8.5
    09-11-20201h 20m

    Files of Hera Club kids harassing Seol A is spread online and the Hera Club parents find ways to circumvent the situation. They decide to shift the attention to Yoon Hee and make s...

  • The Top Student Of Cheong Ah Art High School

    6.The Top Student Of Cheong Ah Art High School

    8.5
    10-11-20201h 15m

    Su Ryeon visits Congressman Cho to reveal the truth behind the countless orphans who were adopted but deported back. The two get in a fight as the discussion heats up and Mr. Yoon...

  • It Was All Rigged

    7.It Was All Rigged

    9.0
    16-11-20201h 19m

    Yoon Hee decides to sell the Bosuk Village home she bought for her daughter’s sake. However, on the day Yoon Hee was supposed to sell the house, she sees the news of the city’s new...

  • I Know Your Love Affair

    8.I Know Your Love Affair

    8.5
    23-11-20201h 18m

    Su Ryeon intentionally allows Yoon Hee to see her husband having an affair with Seo Jin. Using Yoon Hee’s sympathy toward her, Su Ryeon moves on with her plans in bringing down Joo...

  • Su Ryeon’s Real Daughter

    9.Su Ryeon’s Real Daughter

    9.5
    24-11-20201h 18m

    Because Yoon Hee won the auction bid for the Myeongdong house, Joo Dan Tae tries to win her over by offering a deal. However, Yoon Hee remains rigid and clearly states that she wil...

  • Ro Na Makes It To Cheong Ah Arts High

    10.Ro Na Makes It To Cheong Ah Arts High

    8.0
    30-11-20201h 19m

    Yoon Hee moves into Hera Palace and the whole Hera Club is astonished. More surprisingly, it was Joo Dan Tae who wrote a recommendation letter, allowing her move-in. Ro Na and Yoon...

  • Min Seol A Was Murdered In Hera Palace

    11.Min Seol A Was Murdered In Hera Palace

    8.5
    01-12-20201h 16m

    Yoon Chul spots Seo Jin enjoying an intimate time with Joo Dan Tae. He's devastated inside and decides to get a divorce. Meanwhile, Cheong A’s audition to select the school’s ambas...

  • You Killed Min Seol A

    12.You Killed Min Seol A

    9.0
    07-12-20201h 14m

    Everyone practices hard to perform well at the Cheong A Ambassador Audition. Eun Byeol is on the verge to ruin herself as she grows agitated about competing against Ro Na and Seok...

  • The Death Of Congressman Cho

    13.The Death Of Congressman Cho

    8.5
    08-12-20201h 15m

    Yoon Hee finds out how badly Joo Dan Tae needs to meet Logan Lee to sell the Myeongdong plot of land. She and Su Ryeon plan to get back at Joo Dan Tae by arranging Logan and Dan Ta...

  • Someone Knows Everything

    14.Someone Knows Everything

    8.5
    14-12-20201h 16m

    At the lighting ceremony hosted to impress Logan Lee, Joo Dan Tae faces an unexpected surprise. Another hideous warning calling out Min Seol A’s death takes place and all Hera Club...

  • Eun Byeol Takes The Stage

    15.Eun Byeol Takes The Stage

    8.0
    15-12-20201h 7m

    Yoon Hee finds out how Ro Na has been misunderstanding her relationship with Yoon Chul. She decides to get back at Seo Jin for deliberately using her daughter to instigate Eun Byeo...

  • The New Redevelopment Plan

    16.The New Redevelopment Plan

    8.5
    21-12-20201h 7m

    Seo Jin covers up her father’s death as an acute heart attack and acts as if she had nothing to do with it. After the funeral, she secures her position as the new director of the C...

  • The New PE Teacher And Investment Plan

    17.The New PE Teacher And Investment Plan

    8.5
    22-12-20201h 7m

    Yoon Hee scans her memory to the night when Min Seol A died. She remembers that she was the one who pushed Seol A off the balcony of the 47th floor. Before she could even handle th...

  • Yoon Hee And Su Ryeon Partner Up

    18.Yoon Hee And Su Ryeon Partner Up

    8.5
    28-12-20201h 7m

    Yoon Hee sees Dan Tae as a chance to elevate her daughter, Ro Na’s school life. Despite feeling some guilt about slowly growing distant from Su Ryeon, she partners with Dan Tae to...

  • Seo Jin Shadows Su Ryeon

    19.Seo Jin Shadows Su Ryeon

    8.5
    29-12-20201h 7m

    On the day of Seo Jin's inauguration ceremony as the new director of Cheong A Foundation, a surprise text spread across the school. She's accused of forging Eun Byeol's admissions...

  • Joo Dan Tae Deals With Oh Yoon Hee

    20.Joo Dan Tae Deals With Oh Yoon Hee

    8.5
    04-01-20211h 10m

    Seo Jin and Yoon Hee both beg Su Ryeon to stop now. They can’t bear seeing their daughters suffer from their wrongdoings, now being exposed. Su Ryeon tells them to turn themselves...

  • The New Hera Palace Resident

    21.The New Hera Palace Resident

    9.5
    05-01-20211h 10m

    Yoon Hee admits to killing Su Ryeon at the police station, but there’s actually a real culprit behind Su Ryeon’s murder. Joo Dan Tae planned to frame Yoon Hee and kill Su Ryeon tog...

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