Beyond You

In this allegorical thriller, a professor hires an unscrupulous detective. Together they search for his wife, who has reportedly become a shaman.

It’s broad daylight in a shantytown and a man witnesses a woman being murdered by masked men on the rooftop of a nearby building. He tries to surreptitiously take a photo the event but is seen. He runs away and hides in his studio apartment but the men soon find him, bashing his head in with a hammer and knocking him out. After being unconscious for some time, the man wakes up in the middle of the night to find himself naked and abandoned in the center of town.

Ep 1. Jung-ho and So-yeon, a cohabiting couple in their 40s, previously agreed not to have children. However, Jung-ho demands a child, using his mother as an excuse. So-yeon, an unknown actress, feels deeply betrayed, and in that moment, her body turns transparent before his eyes. Ep 2. Pursued by a mysterious floating knife, In-cheol lives with his son, Jin-woo, following a business failure and divorce. Jin-woo abandons his dreams and breaks up with his girlfriend. After they argue and blame each other, Jin-woo leaves home. The knife chasing In-cheol finally locates their house. Ep 3. A year later, Jung-ho struggles with his failing restaurant afloat, while Jin-woo wanders without a home. Jin-woo earns, borrows, and even extracts money from Jung-ho. As they clash, Jung-ho finds it increasingly impossible to understand who Jin-woo truly is.