Save Me 2

*Save Me 2*
Save Me 2
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Save Me II
Hangul	구해줘 2
Genre	Thriller; Mystery;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Seo Joo-yeon
Directed by	Lee Kwon
Starring	Uhm Tae-goo; Chun Ho-jin; Esom; Kim Young-min;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Lee Jae-moon
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Hidden Sequence
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	May 8 –; June 27, 2019
Related
	The Fake (2013)

Save Me 2 (Korean: 구해줘 2; RR: Guhaejweo 2) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Uhm Tae-goo, Chun Ho-jin, Esom and Kim Young-min. It is the sequel to the 2017 series Save Me and is based on the 2013 animation movie The Fake. The series aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST from May 8 to June 27, 2019.^[2]

Synopsis

A pseudo-religious group sows discord in the village of Wolchoori.

The first script reading took place in February 2019 in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.^[5]

Save Me 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	1	374	402	338	474	405	381	433	446	458	469	502	570	639	691	695	803	505

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.^[6]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen^[7]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	May 8, 2019	1.414%	1.924%
2	May 9, 2019	1.395%	1.804%
3	May 15, 2019	1.332%	1.763%
4	May 16, 2019	1.932%	2.274%
5	May 22, 2019	1.672%	2.023%
6	May 23, 2019	1.647%	2.009%
7	May 29, 2019	1.738%	2.122%
8	May 30, 2019	1.934%	2.330%
9	June 5, 2019	2.243%	2.621%
10	June 6, 2019	1.967%	2.306%
11	June 12, 2019	2.234%	2.718%
12	June 13, 2019	2.586%	2.916%
13	June 19, 2019	2.704%	3.274%
14	June 20, 2019	2.881%	3.238%
15	June 26, 2019	2.978%	3.370%
16	June 27, 2019	3.560%	4.043%
Average		2.139%	2.546%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

^ "구해줘 II (SAVE ME II)". Hidden Sequence (in Korean). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ Yeo, Ye-rim (February 7, 2019). "OCN originals set to bring the thrills: The cable network's hits 'Voice' and 'Save Me' will debut new seasons soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yoon, Hyo-jung (March 12, 2019). [공식입장] '구해줘2' 엄태구·천호진·이솜 주연확정…'사이비' 원작. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Kim, Na-hee (March 20, 2019). 한선화, '구해줘2' 출연 확정+연기 변신 꾀한다 '강렬 포스' [공식입장]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Hong, Se-young (March 21, 2019). 엄태구·천호진·이솜 조합 美쳤다, ‘구해줘2’ 첫 대본리딩 공개. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2019.