The Housemaid — Characters & Cast

Seeking affection, economic independence, and the preservation of her dignity and unborn child.

Starts as a trusting, cheerful divorcee eager to care for a child, gradually realizes she is merely an expendable plaything, and concludes in catastrophic, incendiary defiance.

Complete control, sexual gratification, and preserving his lineage and dynastic reputation.

Maintains an unruffled, polished demeanor throughout; his shallow surface remains unchanged even after orchestrating and witnessing irreversible human destruction.

Material survival, securing status for her ambitious prosecutor son, and self-preservation.

Begins as a bitter, obedient servant who reports Eun-yi's pregnancy to the matriarch, but gradually feels guilt, eventually resigning to protect her own humanity and her son’s career.

Guarding her social standing, marriage, and family inheritance at all costs.

Evolves from a vain, pampered socialite carrying twins into a vindictive, insecure co-conspirator who prioritizes wealth over basic human empathy.

Protecting her daughter’s marriage, family status, and fortune.

Acts as the calculated enforcer of family dominance, executing calculated schemes to destroy Eun-yi’s pregnancy.