Burn the House Down

📊 Series Specifications

Network Netflix
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 8
Original Language JA

Burn the House Down (2023)

Created by Arisa Kaneko
⭐ 3.6 / 5 (85 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 8 Episodes 🏷️ Drama, Mystery 📡 Ended
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Series Status:

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Ended

Synopsis

After her mother took the blame for a tragic fire 13 years ago, Anzu plots revenge by working as a housekeeper under a pseudonym for her icy stepmother.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Episode 1

A young woman calling herself Shizuka Yamauchi arrives at the Mitarai house as the new housekeeper; it's a home she once knew very well.

E2 Episode 2

Yuzu figures out a way to get more information out of the Mitarai family. Makiko begins to share her less-than-glamorous past with the public.

E3 Episode 3

Shinji offers to set up a meeting between Yuzu and their father. Kiichi blackmails Anzu, keeping her from making any progress in her investigation.

E4 Episode 4

Claire finds what may be Makiko's personal blog from 14 years ago. Shinji starts to suspect that Shizuka Yamauchi may not be who she says she is.

E5 Episode 5

After a setback, Anzu has to recalibrate. She confronts her father, and gains an unlikely ally. Anzu finds a new way to keep a close eye on Makiko.

E6 Episode 6

Makiko goes viral all over social media — and not for a good reason. Then, someone starts posting stories exposing Makiko's past.

E7 Episode 7

Instead of apologizing, Makiko holds a press conference and declares that she'll continue being Makiko Mitarai. But the choice may not be her's to make.

E8 Episode 8

The police make an arrest, but it isn't of Makiko. Anzu and Yuzu pay a visit to the Mitarai house to find out the whole truth.