When the narcissistic water god Ha-baek (Nam Joo-hyuk) visits earth in order to find a stone powerful enough to help him claim his throne, he seeks out the help of his servant and destined bride, psychiatrist So-ah (Shin Se-kyung), whose family is fated to serve the water god for generations. The problem is that she has no belief in the gods and initially mistakes him for suffering from delusions. Things get even stranger when the wind god Bi-ryeom (Gong Myung), the water goddess Mu-ra (Krystal), and the semi-god Hu-ye (Lim Ju-hwan) show up to complicate things.[4][5]
The God of Water who will become the King of the Water Country and Emperor of the Realm of Gods. He loses his powers temporarily when he came to modern-day Seoul and only gains his power when saving So-ah.
A semi-god disguised as the CEO of a resort, and Ha-baek's main rival. He gets on the wrong foot with So-ah initially, but later falls in love with her. Later on it was revealed that he used to be a god of fire.
Krystal Jung (credited as Jung Soo-jung) as Moo-ra[6] / Hye-ra
A water goddess who has lived among human beings for hundreds of years. Because of her beauty, she becomes an actress. She has a one-sided love for Ha-baek, and dislikes So-ah.
First announced in 2015, the live action version of the manhwa is written by Jung Yoon-jung, writer of the dramas Arang and the Magistrate (2012), Monstar (2013) and Misaeng (2014). The series will relocate the characters and story to modern day Seoul.[9] The first script reading took place on March 16, 2017 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea,[10] with principal photography beginning the same month.[2]
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
International broadcast
In Hong Kong,[13] Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore[14] and Malaysia,[15] episodes of the drama air on Viu 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast on tvN Asia with subtitles.[16]
In Malaysia, the drama is available to stream on Viu[15] and iFlix with English, Malay, Chinese, and Vietnamese subtitles after 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast.
In Sri Lanka, iFlix acquired broadcast rights to the drama and, during its original run, streamed episodes of it 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles.[17] The drama is currently available to stream on demand.
In Vietnam, episodes of the drama are available on ZingTV with Vietnamese subtitles under the name Cô Dâu Thủy Thần.[18]
In Philippines, the series will premiered on April 11, 2018 as part of GMA Network's The Heart of Asia under the title Bride of the Water God. The series re-aired on GMA News TV on October 15, 2018.
In Indonesia, Sony One aired this drama is on going in 2018