Started March 3, 2021 · Ended · Based on 1 season, 20 episodes through May 19, 2021 · TV-14 · 76 min · Korean
Mouse is a dark South Korean crime mystery about Jung Ba-reum, a kind rookie police officer who works with hot-headed detective Go Moo-chi. Moo-chi survived a childhood attack that killed his parents, and he wants revenge on the serial killer behind it. The case grows from a hunt for a murderer into a question about genes, brain surgery, memory, and whether a person can change. The show uses brutal murders, long twists, hidden identities, and a grim science-fiction idea to create a tense and sad tone.
Ba-reum’s story centers on nature, choice, guilt, and the need for a killer to face what he has done. Female characters have important jobs and help solve the case, but their roles serve the crime plot rather than a campaign about identity. The show gives a fictional debate about testing unborn children for violent traits, then follows the damage caused by that idea. The later episodes focus on Ba-reum’s hidden crimes, his altered mind, the people he hurt, and the painful limits of justice. The result is a violent psychological thriller whose social questions come from crime, science, and punishment rather than current activist politics.
Community feedback
Was our 0% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Mouse.
Woke representation / casting
Not present. The main cast is Korean in a modern South Korean crime story. The show does not use a visible diversity pattern or identity campaign.
0%
Woke political dialogue
Not present. The dialogue discusses crime, psychopathy, DNA, justice, and guilt. It does not push modern identity, gender-role, DEI, or activist ideas.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
Not present. The main themes are nature versus choice, trauma, revenge, remorse, and punishment. The story does not center identity politics, gender activism, or LGBTQ themes.
0%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Not present. The show exposes police failures and people who abuse power as part of the crime plot. It does not attack Western culture, family life, Christianity, or traditional gender roles through modern activist messaging.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Mouse is an original Korean thriller, not an adaptation of established characters or a historical story. Its loose real-life inspiration does not involve an identity-based rewrite.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. Audience complaints focused on plot holes, violence, and the ending. No notable complaints said that the show pushed woke, DEI, or identity-politics content.
0%
Creator track record context
Not present. The cached summaries give the three directors and writer Choi Ran scores of 0/100. Their public work shows no clear sustained activist or identity-driven pattern.
0%
Production
TV Show · 2021
In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.
TV Show · 2016
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd.
TV Show · 2021
A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.
TV Show · 2017
Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
TV Show · 2020
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
TV Show · 2022
A prisoner on death row in the US, a vicar in a quiet English town, and a maths teacher trapped in a cellar cross paths in the most unexpected way.
TV Show · 2022
A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud…
TV Show · 2016
A disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a…
