Motel California

Motel California

142025•1h 40m•6.8/10

DramaFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(16)

A woman with a unique upbringing in a motel in the countryside leaves her hometown at 20 to pursue her career in Seoul. Twelve years later though, she returns home to heal her heart and experiences twists and turns as she reunites with her first love, a now eligible bachelor and veterinarian.

Open in PickFlick

Production

HB Entertainment

Language

KO

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 10, 2025

Last Aired

February 15, 2025

Networks

MBC

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2025-01-10

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2025-01-11

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2025-01-17

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2025-01-18

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2025-01-24

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2025-01-25

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2025-01-31

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2025-02-01

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2025-02-07

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2025-02-08

Episode 11

E11

Episode 11

Air date: 2025-02-14

Episode 12

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2025-02-15

Cast

Na In-woo

Na In-woo

Chun Yeon-su

Lee Se-young

Lee Se-young

Ji Kang-hee

Kim Tae-hyung

Kim Tae-hyung

Geum Seok-kyung

Choi Min-soo

Choi Min-soo

Ji Chun-pil

Choi Hee-jin

Choi Hee-jin

Yoon Nan-wu

Koo Ja-sung

Koo Ja-sung

Cha Seung-eon

Ji Soo-won

Ji Soo-won

Soo-ji

Woo Mi-hwa

Woo Mi-hwa

Hwang Jeong-gu

Jung Yong-ju

Jung Yong-ju

Ryu Han-wu

Seo Ye-hwa

Seo Ye-hwa

Esther Park

Lee So-i

Lee So-i

Han A-Reum

Lee Rang-seo

Lee Rang-seo

Cho Jin A

Jung Hyun-ji

Jung Hyun-ji

Noh In-sook

Recommended

Oh! Youngsim

Oh! Youngsim

Oh Young-Sim is single and in her 30's. She has worked as a TV variety show PD for 8 years. She wants to make people laugh with her TV shows, but they were always cancelled due to low popularity ratings. Her career is now in a crisis.

Oh! Youngsim

2023

6.2

The Zone: Survival Mission

The Zone: Survival Mission

This brand new mystery variety show that has only one rule: "Survive, no matter what". For each mission, cast members will enter an unknown, virtual reality space through a secret door. No matter what reality they face through the door, they must endure and survive.

The Zone: Survival Mission

2022

7.1

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

The origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he's dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970's New York City to face a past he thought he'd left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel's mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

2023

7.4

Lion Kingdom

Lion Kingdom

The saga of three lion families linked together by a strange, charmed place: a beautiful oasis on the Mwagusi River in Tanzania, where there is always water called the Glade.

Lion Kingdom

2017

7.0

CBS Special Movie

No overview available.

CBS Special Movie

10.0

Unsinkable Bones

Unsinkable Bones

A Journey of two people at opposite ends of their lives. Shota (Kamiki Ryunosuke) is a little boy who runs away from home, due to both of his parents' neglect. With just his piggy bank, he bravely walks out of the house without either of his parents noticing; as both of his parents are doctors and are busy checking patients. On the other side, Jun-chan (Naoki Sugiura) is a terminally ill old man who decides to run away from the hospital. Their paths cross and then somehow they end up travelling to the countryside together.

Unsinkable Bones

2003

10.0

King is Not Easy

King is Not Easy

Da Xi, a girl who is very good at cooking has only one dream: find a peerless beauty husband. One day she met a Royal Guard, Shao Yong, and fell in love at first sight, so she decides to stay near him and the only way to do it is entering the palace. Da Xi became a maid, only to find themselves fooled, so she decided to escape palace, she ran over the wall, but she met by chance the emperor Ji Man. The emperor thought that she was an assassin, so he tried to stop her escape but instead, an accident occurred: their souls were swapped, she became him, and he became her.

King is Not Easy

2017

6.8

Les Reportages de Martin Weill

Les Reportages de Martin Weill

No overview available.

Les Reportages de Martin Weill

2018

4.5

Disappeared

Disappeared

Nora Telese is a psychiatrist who recently moved to San Benedetto del Tronto with her teenage daughter Camilla. Their life seems to flow serenely and Camilla meets Sonia, whith whom a unique and special friendship developes. One Saturday evening in May, the two girls go to a party and don’t return home. Their phones are unreachable and both girls seem to have disappeared into thin air. The prosecutor opens a file; Vice Quaestor Giovanni Nemi is in charge of the investigation; the case becomes increasingly complicated.

Disappeared

2017

5.9

Walking on Thin Ice

Walking on Thin Ice

Eun-soo is a housewife, who struggles to pay for her husband's medical expenses. He is terminally ill. Eun-soo becomes entangled in a bag of drugs with a teacher named Yi-kyeong. He is a mysterious figure. Eun-soo and Yi-kyeong are chased by veteran detective Tae-gu.

Walking on Thin Ice

2025

6.1

When It's At Night

When It's At Night

No overview available.

When It's At Night

2008

6.3

Kashi Mashi Meshi

Kashi Mashi Meshi

A man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first time in a long while. These three people have connections to the man in different ways, including his ex-girlfriend, the manager of a rugby club where the man played, and his ex-boyfriend. While struggling with their own lives, these three people begin to meet and have meals together.

Kashi Mashi Meshi

2023

6.0

Similar TV Shows

Pride

Pride

Haru Satonaka is the captain of an ice-hockey team, a star athlete who stakes everything on hockey but can only consider love as a game. Aki Murase is a woman who has been waiting for her lover who went abroad two years ago. These two persons start a relationship while frankly admitting to each other that it is only a love game. …The result is the unfolding of a drama of people with their respective pasts and with their pride as individuals.

Pride

2004

7.8

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.

Planet of the Apes

1974

6.9

True Colours

True Colours

About a pair of childhood lovers who get together after experiencing a breakup from their previous relationships.

True Colours

2020

8.0

Shubharambh

Shubharambh

A confident and talented Rani wants to earn big for her family. But, her way to success is filled with roadblocks. On the other hand, Raja, born with a silver spoon in his mouth has everyone one needs, except an inkling of self-confidence. An unfortunate turn of events leads Raja to....

Shubharambh

2019

10.0

豆花依旧笑春风

豆花依旧笑春风

Orphaned Jin Douhua searches for her missing master but becomes caught in a deadly conflict over the Kunlun Order. Forced to spy between rival martial leaders, she fakes her death to escape and returns under dual identities to uncover ancient secrets.

豆花依旧笑春风

2023

10.0

Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities

Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities

In a world populated by powerful gods and warring mortals, two enchanted beings meet in a peace-filled realm: They are Su Mo, a prince of sea gods, and Bai Ying, a princess and descendant of a mighty sword deity. They are immediately attracted to one another and begin on a romance, unaware that they are effectively crossing enemy lines and sparking animosity between two warring factions. Their actions anger other deities and Su Mo is eventually expelled from the realm. Overcome with grief, Bai Ying attempts to put her existence to an end by jumping from a magnificent pagoda.

Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities

2022

6.5

I Want to Resign Every Single Day

I Want to Resign Every Single Day

Bai Jing resigns from her position as secretary to President Jin Shi’an due to dissatisfaction with her work arrangement, only to unexpectedly find herself trapped in a time loop. As she navigates the loop with their growing connection, they work together to resolve a company crisis.

I Want to Resign Every Single Day

2022

7.2

Каждый за себя

Каждый за себя

No overview available.

Каждый за себя

2012

The Eccentric Family

The Eccentric Family

In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

The Eccentric Family

2013

6.4

Maging Sino Ka Man

Maging Sino Ka Man

Maging Sino Ka Man was a critically acclaimed Filipino primetime drama series that premiered on ABS-CBN on October 9, 2006. Book 1 ended on May 25, 2007. Due to its success, a sequel was aired on December 10. The same year, the drama series ended.

Maging Sino Ka Man

2006

8.1

Martin

Martin

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.

Martin

1992

7.6

主角

Yi Qin'e is taken to the cultural troupe by her uncle Hu Sanyuan to learn to sing Qinqiang Opera. From then on, her life unfolds with ups and downs. She achieves glorious artistic accomplishments, yet also experiences a profound sense of loneliness beyond ordinary people's comprehension.

主角