8.1/10520 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2022
Naksu casts one last spell to save her soul. Jang Uk looks for the only sorcerer who would dare to help him. Mu-deok gets taken under a new master.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.5/10467 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2022
When Mu-deok refuses Uk's proposal to form an alliance, he convinces her in other ways. Park Jin barricades Songrim to catch a spy.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.4/10417 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2022
Mu-deok sets the terms before beginning proper training. Uk discovers that Heo Yeom left him with a gift he must learn to claim as his own.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.4/10407 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2022
Uk suffers a fever and chills, much to Mu-deok's delight. The Crown Prince visits the Jang household, demanding a family heirloom and a show of respect.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.4/10392 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2022
Mu-deok and Uk arrive at a secluded, empty cabin. Jin Mu orders a body dump. Jin Ho-gyeong offers protection for Uk... at a cost.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.5/10393 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/3/2022
Seo Yul and Park Dang-gu visit Uk at his training ground. Mu-deok pushes her student to the extreme. Jin Cho-yeon prepares a wedding gift.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.8/10380 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/9/2022
The Prince encounters an illusion. Uk demands entry into Jinyowon. Gil-ju goes after Naksu to acquire a body.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.0/10420 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/10/2022
Gil-ju stumbles into town to satisfy his hunger. Uk follows closely behind him. Rumors surface of Naksu’s comeback.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.6/10365 votes#9 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/16/2022
Jin Ho-gyeong looks for her long-lost child. Jin Mu devises a plan to help end that search. Uk and Mu-deok are driven apart.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.0/10390 votes#10 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/17/2022
Uk is given a book to read. Yul saves a girl at the market. Mu-deok goes through an intensive selection process to become a servant at Songrim.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.6/10353 votes#11 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/23/2022
Uk loses the will to train. Mu-deok makes a bet with the Prince. At Cheonbugwan, a line of blind girls await judgment.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.1/10370 votes#12 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/24/2022
An unusual death draws Park Jin’s attention. Uk learns of Naksu’s tragic past. Maid Kim sends Mu-deok on an errand to Cheonbugwan.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.9/10369 votes#13 - Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/30/2022
A sudden lightning strike causes damage to Cheonbugwan. Park Jin and Jin Mu dispute who's to blame. Master Lee takes Uk on a special fishing trip.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.0/10401 votes#14 - Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/31/2022
Uk faces his tenth and final opponent with a trick or two up his sleeve. Seo Yul keeps Mu-deok close. Jin U-tak plays a trick on his daughter.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.8/10352 votes#15 - Episode 15
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/6/2022
Mu-deok is caught at the site of a bloody murder. Master Lee presents the royal family with a gift and a prophecy. So-i tracks down a blind friend.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.7/10354 votes#16 - Episode 16
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/7/2022
Park Jin and Jin Ho-gyeong get into a heated dispute as they both lay claim to an artifact. Uk runs into the Prince while on the search for a shaman.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.0/10378 votes#17 - Episode 17
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/20/2022
Mu-deok investigates Jin Bu-yeon’s true identity. Jin Mu convinces Jin Ho-gyeong to make a special announcement at an important assembly.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.1/10424 votes#18 - Episode 18
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/21/2022
Trapped inside an enchanted force field, Mu-deok explores her newfound powers but soon learns of its drawbacks. So-i makes a deal with a soul shifter.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
9.2/10478 votes#19 - Episode 19
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/27/2022
Uk comes up with a solution to break the force field that would require him to risk it all. Dang-gu and Cho-yeon make a startling discovery.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
8.4/10497 votes#20 - Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/28/2022
Love is in the air with a wedding on the way and Uk playing matchmaker. Jin Mu appoints an assassin to do his dirty work and become his scapegoat.
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Writer: Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran
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A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & AdventureMystery
Network:tvN
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Alchemy of Souls" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 520 votes. Directed by Park Joon-hwa and written by Hong Jeong-eun, Hong Mi-ran, it aired on 6/18/2022. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".