sordid lives: the series cast

After losing his down payment in a gamble, Luke Lovell attempts suicide—but survives. His father, Bryce Lovell, brings him into the casino, secretly plotting to turn every thousand against the house. Amid cheating and hidden dangers, he outsmarts everyone in a high-stakes game, redeeming both father and son. The table remains a warning: greed ruins lives; only by quitting can one see the light.

For three years, Sean Yale lives as a powerless husband, cooking and cleaning for his CEO wife without ever earning her love. When she hands him a prenatal report and says, “Sign it. Be the father,” he realizes she has never cared. Heartbroken, he strikes back. She soon discovers that the husband she humiliates is the heir to Axton Corp—and that her first love has destroyed her family.

Stella Hart, once a wealthy heiress, is lost and taken in by her foster mother, Serena Cook, who arranges a betrothal between her and her son, Jason Vale. After Jason suffers an accident, Stella sells herself to a childless couple to save him. However, once the couple adopts her, they later have twins and decide to abandon her. Stella’s grandmother, unable to bear her suffering, takes her in and cares for her with great love, leading a life of mutual dependence. Meanwhile, Jason and his mother work tirelessly to find Stella, and eventually, Jason becomes the president of a publicly listed company. On the other hand, Stella faces a series of misfortunes, including betrayal and mistreatment by a man she thought she loved. When Jason finally finds Stella, the person he has cherished since childhood, he vows to make up for all her suffering. As their story unfolds, Stella’s true identity gradually reveals itself, and they eventually reunite, with true love prevailing in the end.

For three years, Sean Yale lives as a powerless husband, cooking and cleaning for his CEO wife without ever earning her love. When she hands him a prenatal report and says, “Sign it. Be the father,” he realizes she has never cared. Heartbroken, he strikes back. She soon discovers that the husband she humiliates is the heir to Axton Corp—and that her first love has destroyed her family.

Yelena Colton's father, Jeremy Colton, seizes her mother's inheritance and brings his mistress and her daughter home. He even sells Yelena to a deadly hitman organization. Years later, she returns bloodied but unbroken, determined to take revenge. Guided by Keith Holt, she spares them while ensuring their lives are ruined, marries his grandson, Evan Holt, and together they uncover a deadly conspiracy. In the end, love triumphs over betrayal.

He is an orphan scorned by everyone. Just when he thinks he will spend his entire life like this, he unexpectedly crosses paths with the "swan" he have once secretly admired, and becomes the useless husband who lives off his wife. However, when someone suddenly appears before him and reveals that he is the heir to a hundreds of millions assets, what transformations will occur in his life? And how will he get along with his wife?

In my previous life, my parents doted on my frail, sickly younger sister.For her sake, they chose a hawk beastman willing to settle in a human city as her husband.Me? They cast me into the deep sea,marrying me off to a giant shark beastman.When the apocalypse came and torrential rains drowned every human city, my parents and sister were left clinging to a rotting plank, adrift on the endless ocean.I couldn't bear to watch them die. With my giant shark husband, I dragged them down into the deep sea to safety.But resentment festered. Seeing me live comfortably while my shark beastman hunted day after day, my parents grew furious that my sister's life paled in comparison to mine. In their jealousy, they laced the fish we ate with poison and killed me.Now, given another chance at life,they've decided my sister should marry the giant shark beastman instead.My biased parents believe she will finally enjoy the blessings they once denied her.But what they don't know is this: after the cataclysm, fish become scarce. And a giant shark… does not survive on scraps. He needs flesh.

Lena, a dedicated and bookish student, is cruelly dumped by her boyfriend Ryan, who mocks her as a boring, unattractive nerd. Heartbroken and humiliated, she drowns her sorrows at a bar, where she meets the charming and handsome Adrian. One impulsive night leads to a passionate encounter. To Lena's shock, she later discovers that Adrian is none other than Ryan's father. What began as a moment of reckless escape becomes the start of an impossible entanglement that will turn all their lives upside down.

During finals week, Rory is suddenly transported into a novel,becoming a notorious wastrel heir who lives disguised as a man. She knows the story well: the male lead, Yisroel, will one day become emperor, while she is destined to be a disposable minor villain erased after his ascension. To escape this fate, Rory must keep up her "playboy" persona while carefully earning Yisroel's favor.What she doesn't expect is that, along the way, Yisroel begins to fall for her.

Once a crown prince, Finn Clark lives as a commoner after being rescued by Helen Smith, who raises him amid scorn and hardship. Though only a lowborn's daughter, she shields him, urging him to train in secret and wait for his moment. Enduring humiliation from Mark Smith and protecting his love Grace Conley, Finn hides his strength—until the combat tournament, where he shocks the realm and unknowingly draws his father,Emperor Sean Clark, closer to finding him.

In her past life, Amanda Parker cared for her in-laws for fifty years, only discovering before her death that her husband had deceived her—he gave her university spot to his widowed sister-in-law, who even impersonated Amanda’s military commander parents! Reborn with bitter resentment, Amanda refuses to be a doormat this time. She exposes her scumbag husband, his mistress, and her terrible in-laws. Eventually, Amanda not only gets her revenge but marries a high-ranking official and lives happily ever after.

Revenge of the Market Force follows Yuna, an ordinary housewife who loses everything to a disastrous stock investment. In her darkest hour, she stumbles upon the inner workings of a shadowy VIP 'pump-and-dump' room and the ruthless manipulation of market forces. Pushed to the brink by her husband's contempt, gaslighting, and the crushing weight of betrayal, Yuna attempts the unthinkable—only to be granted a miraculous second chance at life through a mysterious regression to the past. Armed with the knowledge of future market trends and the secrets of the elites, the once-failed investor prepares for an exhilarating, high-stakes counterattack. "The fierce psychological war between retail investors and the market 'whales' begins now." With razor-sharp intuition and relentless tenacity, Yuna dismantles the fraudulent schemes of VIP chat rooms, transforming from a victim into a protector of 'ants' (retail investors). As she navigates the cutthroat world of finance, she forms a subtle yet powerful alliance—and a budding romance—with Hyeon-su, a genius quant and KAIST graduate. Between her crumbling marriage and intense showdowns with market manipulators, Yuna's journey is a bold, provocative tale of financial retribution and fated love. This series delivers a gripping mix of suspense, catharsis, and the ultimate satisfaction of a 'life reboot' comeback.

Chena's top agent, Stella Kurt, lives incognito and humbly to provide her parents with a peaceful, ordinary life. However, her selfish relatives, seeking personal gain, plan to marry her off to a local thug. Stella's parents sever their ties with these relatives in protest. Undeterred, the thug uses his influential family background to humiliate Stella’s parents and, in a horrific turn of events, kills her mother. Fueled by rage and a desire for justice, Stella sets out to confront them, determined to make them pay for the atrocities committed against her family.

An office worker, Nancy Sanson, lives by one motto: "Money solves everything." But when she overworks herself to exhaustion, she suddenly transmigrates into a novel and becomes an evil supporting character who shares her name. In the original story, this character covets the female lead's luck, lusts after the male lead, and ultimately meets a gruesome end. Now, with the plot's deadly countdown ticking, Nancy is armed with knowledge of the story but faces a dilemma: Can her moneyloving,survival-driven instincts rewrite her fate and maybe even find a way back home?

Working at an adult novelty shop, Nia Turner discovers one day that one of her customers is actually her husband, Marcus Hayes. Worse, he is having an affair with her half-sister, Arielle. Overwhelmed with humiliation, Nia drowns her sorrows in a nightclub, where she crosses paths with Leo Mitchell, a rich tycoon. After they strike a deal and enter into a fake marriage, true romance blossoms despite themselves, and Nia receives valuable support from Leo in her career. As she rises to become a successful CEO of Starlight Entertainment, both her personal and professional lives reach new heights of achievement.

Working at an adult novelty shop, Nia Turner discovers one day that one of her customers is actually her husband, Marcus Hayes. Worse, he is having an affair with her half-sister, Arielle. Overwhelmed with humiliation, Nia drowns her sorrows in a nightclub, where she crosses paths with Leo Mitchell, a rich tycoon. After they strike a deal and enter into a fake marriage, true romance blossoms despite themselves, and Nia receives valuable support from Leo in her career. As she rises to become a successful CEO of Starlight Entertainment, both her personal and professional lives reach new heights of achievement.

Calvin Gordon, a prodigious talent in stitching, lands an internship at Kindness Hospital. On his very first day, he performs an emergency rescue on Hector only to be fired by Joseph Smith for allegedly breaking the rules. Undeterred, Calvin continues saving lives at a clinic and showcases his medical skills at a dramatic car accident scene, earning the admiration of Professor Nelson.Joseph, once a relentless rival, is gradually won over by Calvin's unparalleled expertise. In the end, Calvin not only provides the key evidence to clear his father's name but also joins forces with him, advancing side by side in their pursuit of the true calling of medicine.

Theo Palmer, a ruthless underworld kingpin, goes to a temple seeking peace but gets struck by lightning and wakes up in ancient times during a famine—in the body of a drunk, thieving lowlife who got himself killed. When he comes to, he realizes the old monk's "turtle shell divination" lets him predict the future each day: where to hunt,when danger's coming, who can help him out. Theo saves lives, makes money, trains in martial arts, and hunts down the wolf king, slowly turning his reputation around and becoming someone his family can count on.