Doctor Foster remake gets pulses racing in South Korea

The World of the Married, based on BBC series, becomes highest-rated drama ever on South Korean cable TV thanks to intense storyline of adultery

Until just five years ago South Koreans faced up to two years in prison for cheating on their spouse. Today extramarital affairs are no longer a crime but husbands and wives who commit adultery can still expect criticism – and cheating remains a subject of some fascination.

That fascination has been credited with turning the South Korean remake of the British TV drama Doctor Foster – which tells the story of a GP whose life unravels after she discovers her husband is having an affair – into an unexpected hit.

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