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By Joly Herman
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Language, smoking references in slow-to-start K-drama.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
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The Potato Lab
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's the Story?
In THE POTATO LAB, employees of Sunnyeo Industries are promoting their new potatoes to the farmers of rural South Korea. But the farmers are not impressed with the offerings, kneecapping the earnest employees' efforts to sell the fruits of their labors. Meanwhile in Seoul, a larger corporation is buying out Sunnyeo, which will bring change to the agricultural team trying to grow a better potato. Can the hardworking team at the potato lab convince the corporate giants to save their outpost?
Is It Any Good?
Decent actors are given a plodding plot and stagey lines to work with in this underwhelming series. Though the rural-vs.-urban theme has potential, there's not enough investment in character development to make The Potato Lab stick to the bones.
Teens might find this show's themes of big agriculture and corporate one-upmanship bland. Families interested in K-dramas can find better offerings to binge together.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about self-control in The Potato Lab. The main character gets very frustrated; she curses at people, screams, and breaks things. What are healthy means for letting off steam?
The people in the potato lab stand up in solidarity as a group. How does teamwork make a group stronger?
Communication plays a big role for co-workers in this show. When are words used as weapons? How can people defend themselves using good communication?
TV Details
- Premiere date : March 1, 2025
- Cast : Lee Sun-bin , Kang Tae-oh , Lee Hak-joo
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Drama
- Topics : STEM
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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