The WONDERfools

Year Aired: 2026

Number of Episodes: 8

Average Run Time per Episode: Approximately 60–68 minutes

Country of Origin: South Korea

Genre(s): Superhero, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of Y2K panic in 1999, The WONDERfools follows a collection of unlikely heroes living in the coastal city of Haeseong. While rumors of impending apocalypse grip the town, a series of strange events transforms several ordinary residents into accidental superhumans. None of them are prepared for their newfound abilities, and most struggle to control powers that seem to create as many problems as they solve.

At the center of the story is Eun Chae-ni, a spirited young woman whose life has been defined by hardship and uncertainty. When a mysterious incident grants her extraordinary abilities, she finds herself pulled into a growing mystery involving missing people, secret experiments, and a shadowy organization with plans that could threaten the entire city. Joining her is Lee Un-jeong, a rule-bound civil servant from Seoul whose reserved nature hides secrets of his own. Together with a mismatched group of locals, they gradually evolve from neighborhood oddballs into reluctant defenders of Haeseong.

Blending slapstick humor, heartfelt friendships, budding romance, and high-energy action, The WONDERfools offers a fresh take on the superhero genre. Rather than polished champions, its heroes are flawed, awkward, and often overwhelmed by their circumstances. As the countdown to the new millennium approaches, they must learn to trust one another, master their unpredictable powers, and confront enemies who possess abilities far more dangerous than their own. The result is a nostalgic and entertaining adventure that celebrates courage, community, and the idea that even the most ordinary people can become extraordinary when circumstances demand it.

Major Characters

Eun Chae-ni (Park Eun-bin) – Female lead; a spirited and resourceful young woman who becomes the emotional center of the story. She is resilient, humorous, compassionate, impulsive, and courageous.

Lee Un-jeong / Lee Woon-jung (Cha Eun-woo) – Male lead; a socially awkward civil servant from Seoul who becomes involved in Haeseong's growing superhuman mystery. He is intelligent, principled, reserved, dependable, observant.

Kim Jeon-bok (Kim Hae-sook) – Chae-ni's grandmother and guardian; owner of a beloved local restaurant with a mysterious past. She is protective, wise, strong-willed, caring, secretive.

Son Kyung-hoon (Choi Dae-hoon) – A city hall employee who unexpectedly gains superpowers and becomes part of the central team. He is outspoken, sarcastic, loyal, determined, comedic.

Kang Ro-bin (Im Sung-jae) – One of Chae-ni's closest allies and a fellow accidental superhero. He is kind-hearted, timid, dependable, sincere, selfless.

Ha Won-do (Son Hyun-joo) – Main antagonist; a brilliant doctor and leader of the mysterious organization known as Wunderkinder. He is calculating, ambitious, manipulative, intelligent, and intimiding

Kim Pal-ho (Bae Na-ra) – A devoted follower of Ha Won-do and member of Wunderkinder. She is loyal, disciplined, intense, obedient, dangerous.

Seok Ju-ran (Jung Yi-seo) – A member of Wunderkinder whose loyalty to Ha Won-do drives many of her actions. She is devoted, unstable, emotional, determined, unpredictable.