It's Okay to Not Be Okay
When you can't control yourself, count to three.
Created by Park Shin-woo, Jo Yong
On tvN
A tender, darkly comic romance about two damaged people healing through connection, grounded in genuine engagement with trauma and mental illness.
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
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Where to watch
- StreamNetflix, Rakuten Viki
- AdsRakuten Viki
Questions people ask
Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Does It's Okay to Not Be Okay leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is It's Okay to Not Be Okay scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Everything like It's Okay to Not Be Okay, and what each one shares →
Like It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like It's Okay to Not Be Okay, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like It's Okay to Not Be Okay, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like It's Okay to Not Be Okay, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
