The Penthouse: War in Life

The Penthouse: War in Life
Promotional poster for season three
Also known as
  • Penthouse
  • The Penthouse
Hangul
펜트하우스
Literal meaningPenthouse
Revised RomanizationPenteuhauseu
Genre
Developed byStudio S (Planning)
Written byKim Soon-ok
Directed by
  • Joo Dong-min (S1–3)
  • Park Bo-ram (S1)
  • Park Soo-jin (S2–3)
Starring
Music by
Opening themeA Place Dizzyingly High And Distant composed by Kim Joon-seok
Ending themeTime To Reveal The Truth composed by Joo In-ro
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Young-hoon (S1)
  • Park Young-soo (S2–3)
  • Cho Seung-Hoon (CP)
Producers
  • Kim Sang-hyun
  • Cho Hyeon-jin
  • Cho Jin Wook
Editors
  • Jo In-hyeong
  • Park Ji-hyun
  • Lim Ho-cheol
Running time70–95 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩32.7 billion
(670–680 million per episode)
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseOctober 26, 2020 (2020-10-26) 
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)

The Penthouse: War in Life (Korean: 펜트하우스) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, and Park Eun-seok. The series, directed by Joo Dong-min and written by Kim Soon-ok, spins the story of a real estate and education war, a desire to be number one. It depicts the solidarity and revenge of women who turned to evil to protect themselves and their children. It premiered on SBS TV on October 26, 2020.

At the end of the first season, the series was the 9th most viewed Korean television series, with 5.354 million viewers. The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 21 times in a row from its first broadcast on October 26, 2020, to the last episode on January 5, 2021.

At the end of the second season, the series placed 8th among the most viewed Korean series, with 5.69 million viewers. The series achieved the number-one position in all-channel mini-series 13 times in a row from its first broadcast on February 19, 2021, to the last episode on April 2, 2021.

At the end of the third season on September 10, 2021, the series was the 18th most-viewed Korean series with 3.77 million viewers.