Director: Cha Jeong-yoon
Cast: Song Ji-hyo, Do Yeong-seo, Ok Ji-young, Yoon Hye-ree, Park Hyun-young
Home Behind Bars is a 2025 South Korean drama series directed by Cha Jeong-yoon, following a veteran correctional officer whose unexpected bond with a young girl challenges both of them to find meaning and warmth in the most unlikely of circumstances.
What is Home Behind Bars about?
Tae-jeo has spent fifteen years working inside prison walls, carrying the weight of a job that most people would rather not think about. When she learns during a late-night shift that one of the inmates has lost his mother, she feels compelled to act — and visits the funeral home that same cold winter evening. There she encounters Jun-young, the inmate's young daughter, navigating grief and uncertainty alone. What begins as a brief, unplanned crossing of paths slowly grows into something neither woman expected: a quiet, genuine connection that offers both of them a form of shelter neither could have anticipated. The series builds its emotional core around the question of how the choices we make, even the small and quiet ones, ripple outward and define who we become.
Cast & crew
The series is directed by Cha Jeong-yoon and led by Song Ji-hyo in the role of the experienced corrections officer Tae-jeo. The supporting cast includes Do Yeong-seo as Jun-young, alongside Ok Ji-young, Yoon Hye-ree, and Park Hyun-young rounding out an ensemble that grounds the story's emotional truth.
Context & significance
Korean drama has earned a devoted following among Persian-speaking audiences worldwide, prized for its emotional sincerity, strong female characters, and willingness to explore social spaces — like prisons and grief — that mainstream entertainment tends to avoid. Home Behind Bars fits squarely in the tradition of character-driven Korean dramas that pair an unlikely friendship with a quiet moral question, a format that has resonated deeply with diaspora viewers who value stories about human dignity across cultural and social divides. The original audio is Korean with no Persian dubbing or subtitles currently available on K-Time.
Where & how to watch
Home Behind Bars is available to stream on K-Time. The series plays in its original Korean audio without Persian dubbing or Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.