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About The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds is a romance and drama TV series that premiered on KBS2 on March 2, 2011. It has 1 season and 20 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 20, aired on May 5, 2011.

The Thorn Birds is a 2011 South Korean television series where one woman forsakes her love and family for her ambition while another woman embraces with love all that the former had left behind. Fates of a bit part actress Seo Jung-eun and a film producer Han Yoo-kyung who chose success are intertwined and resolved gradually as their mutual stories progress. The "thorn birds" of the title refers to Jung-eun's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thornbird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.

  • Romance
  • Drama

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Episodes

20 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2011 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

The Thorn Birds Season 1 release dates →
  1. E20

    20. Episode 20

    Finale
  2. E19

    19. Episode 19

  3. E18

    18. Episode 18

  4. E17

    17. Episode 17

  5. E16

    16. Episode 16

  6. E15

    15. Episode 15

  7. E14

    14. Episode 14

  8. E13

    13. Episode 13

  9. E12

    12. Episode 12

  10. E11

    11. Episode 11

  11. E10

    10. Episode 10

  12. E9

    9. Episode 9

  13. E8

    8. Episode 8

  14. E7

    7. Episode 7

  15. E6

    6. Episode 6

  16. E5

    5. Episode 5

  17. E4

    4. Episode 4

  18. E3

    3. Episode 3

  19. E2

    2. Episode 2

  20. E1

    1. Episode 1

The Thorn Birds FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Thorn Birds?

The Thorn Birds has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 5, 2011.

When did the latest episode of The Thorn Birds come out?

The most recent episode of The Thorn Birds, Season 1 Episode 20, aired on May 5, 2011.

How many seasons of The Thorn Birds are there?

The Thorn Birds has 1 season with 20 episodes in total.

When did The Thorn Birds first air?

The Thorn Birds first aired on KBS2 on March 2, 2011.

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