| The School Nurse Files | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 보건교사 안은영 |
| Hanja | 保健教師 안은영 |
| Lit. | School Nurse Ahn Eun-young |
| RR | Bogeongyosa aneunyeong |
| MR | Pogŏn'gyosa anŭnyŏng |
| Genre | |
| Based on | School Nurse Ahn Eun-young byChung Serang |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lee Kyoung-mi |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Park Seong-hye Shin Yeon-ju |
| Running time | 46–58 minutes |
| Production company | KeyEast |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) |
The School Nurse Files (Korean: 보건교사 안은영) is a 2020 South Korean television series starringJung Yu-mi andNam Joo-hyuk. Based on the 2015 award-winning novelSchool Nurse Ahn Eun-young byChung Serang, it was released onNetflix on September 25, 2020.[1]
Ahn Eun-young is a school nurse with the power to see human desires, feelings, and spirits that exist in the form of "jellies". Some of these jellies can take on dangerous, monstrous forms. Ahn is appointed to a new high school where mysterious incidents are taking place. Along with a fellow teacher, Hong In-pyo, a man with a special energy field around him that protects him from jellies, she tries to solve these mysterious cases.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
Ahn Eun-young enters the forbidden basement as Hong In-pyo reluctantly trails along. They join hands when a dark secret shakes up the school. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
When the bond between two troublemaking students catches Eun-young's eye, In-pyo proposes unconventional ideas to split and keep them apart. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
Eun-young and In-pyo get knotty behind closed doors. With Mackenzie's support, a student settles the score with the basketball team. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
Baek Hye-min introduces herself to Eun-young as a new transfer student and presents a solution to a mite infestation that's hard to stomach. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
Eun-young reunites with an old friend. With sympathy for Hye-min's lonely world, Eun-young seeks out ways to help her outlive her fate. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Lee Kyoung-mi | Chung Serang & Lee Kyoung-mi | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | |
Evil floods the school with uncontrollable negative energy. Eun-young reaches her limit and makes a difficult decision with In-pyo by her side. | |||||
On December 19, 2018,Netflix announced that it would produce a 6-part adaptation of the South Korean novelSchool Nurse Ahn Eun-young. Its author,Chung Serang, wrote the series, whileLee Kyoung-mi, who previously wrote and directed an episode of the anthology seriesPersona for the streaming platform, served as the director.[2][3] The series is produced for Netflix byKeyEast.[4]
It was revealed thatJung Yu-mi would portray the titular role when Netflix announced the commission of the series.[5][6] On March 8, 2019,Nam Joo-hyuk was confirmed to have joined the main cast.[7][8]
Filming took place during mid 2019.[9]
On August 14, 2020, it was announced that the series would be released on September 25.[10][11]
