The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Created by Song Hye-jin
On tvN
A dark psychological mystery where a detective's obsession with an unsolved murder case collides with his sister's dangerous romance with a man he suspects is the killer.
A detective thinks about quitting his job. He takes on a female university student murder case that was disguised as a suicide. The detective becomes obsessed with solving the case. He has a young sister and she meets a man. The man does not remember when he was little. He is not a good person, but she has sympathy for him. The detective tries to push the man away from his younger sister. The detective suspects that the man is somehow involved in the female university student murder case. The man and the detective's younger sister fall in love.
Clusters
Where to watch
- AdsRakuten Viki, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, OnDemandKorea, Amasian TV
Questions people ask
Is The Smile Has Left Your Eyes sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Is The Smile Has Left Your Eyes scary? Yes. More frightening than 89% of series.
Is The Smile Has Left Your Eyes easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Does The Smile Has Left Your Eyes leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The Smile Has Left Your Eyes violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.
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.
Written about
- The Opposite of HBOFinding
Cinnamon Score
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
Ensemble
Everything like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, and what each one shares →
Like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
