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Butterfly on Prime Video is set to deliver a six-episode thrill-filled ride on August 13, 2025. At the heart of the series, we have David Jung, a character whose life is upended when his past catches up and haunts him (via Amazon MGM Studios).

The series will explore themes of family dynamics combined with global espionage. The series has lined up an ensemble cast of seasoned actors and young talent. Notable members of the upcoming character-driven spy-thriller series include Daniel Dae Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau in significant roles, among many other recurring members. Here’s a breakdown of essential cast members and their characters.

Daniel Dae Kim as David Jung Daniel Dae Kim in Butterfly (Credit: Prime Video)

Popular for his standout roles in projects like Hawaii Five-o, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Lost, Kim brings decades of versatile action credentials to Butterfly. He will be taking on the role of David Jung,...

Prime Video is set to launch its next big thriller with Butterfly, an action-packed spy thriller drama. Starring Daniel Dae Kim, the six-episode series will premiere on August 13. The series is set against the dangerous world of international espionage. Based on the popular graphic novel by Arash Amel, Butterfly tells the story of a former U.S. intelligence operative. His life is shattered when he becomes the target of his estranged daughter, an assassin.

With an intriguing plot and star-studded cast, this series is set up to be Prime Video’s must-watch release this year. Not only that, but the series also features a popular song by K-Pop idol J-Hope. Here is everything you need to know about Butterfly on Prime Video.

Butterfly on Prime Video: Release Date Daniel Dae Kim in Butterfly | Credit: Amazon MGM Studios

Butterfly will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The series will...

“Second chances don’t come twice.” While that may sound like a line from an action parody, the new action thriller series from Prime Video is no laughing, with this explosive new footage transforming a Lost fan-favorite into a bona fide action hero. Prime Video is excelling in the action department of late, largely thanks to the release of the smash-hit series Reacher, which is all set to spawn its own franchise. So, will the streamer’s latest foray into the world of explosions and shootouts continue the trend? See for yourself below...

The series in question is Butterfly. A seemingly gentle name for what looks like a rough-and-ready action spy thriller show. And the Lost star being transformed into the streamer’s latest action hero? None other than acclaimed actor Daniel Dae Kim, who leads the series as a maverick US intelligence agent who suddenly finds himself being hunted...

Spy thrillers are the best. They feature complex relations, non-stop action, and lies. Unless you’ve lived under a rock, you’ve heard of Prime Video’s Butterfly. This one is not to be missed!

Butterfly is a character-rich spy thriller and family drama that features complex relationships in the world of global espionage.

Daniel Dae Kim leads this thrilling spy series, while fan favorite Piper Perabo also stars as a rival.

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Butterfly drops next month, and here is everything we know about the series, including the stars, the plot, the release date, and the official trailer.

Who Are the Creators Behind Butterfly?

Ken Woodruff (The Mentalist) is the showrunner and co-creator, along with acclaimed novelist Steph Cha.

The above are also executive producers along with leading man Daniel Dae Kim and author Arash Amel. Boom! Studios and Kim’s 3Ad Studios were also involved in the development of the series.

The first trailer has been released for the upcoming series Butterfly. Starring Daniel Dae Kim, the series is set for a streaming debut on Prime Video on Aug. 13.

In the series, Kim plays David Jung, a former US intelligence operative in South Korea. He is being hunted by Juno (Piper Perabo), the CEO of a spy organization, who has hired Jung's own daughter, Rebecca, to carry out the killing. Though Rebecca believed her father to have died many years prior, she is surprised to see him alive, and then they team up to figure out how to take down Juno.

"It’d be pretty sh*tty if you died again,” Rebecca tells her father in the trailer.

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to kill," Jung says.

Check out the trailer below.

“Butterfly is the realization of a longtime dream to bring together American and Korean storytellers and create...

Prime Video hosts a variety of spy thriller series, and it is set to expand its lineup with an exciting new addition. It's a show called Butterfly, and it's slated to be released on the streaming platform on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Luckily, viewers don't have to worry about a split season. This is something we’ve seen happen a lot with streaming shows lately. Instead, all six episodes will be available to watch at once, making it easy to binge the entire series from start to finish. Unfortunately, an exact release time has not been announced. However, we'll be sure to update you if these juicy details become available.

The good news is that Prime Video has just released the show's action-packed official trailer, giving viewers something exciting to look forward to as the premiere date approaches. You can check it out below!

Did that thrilling trailer get you more pumped...

"She won't just let us walk away. We have to bring her down..." Prime Video has revealed an official trailer for Butterfly, a spy thriller series arriving to watch starting this September. This streaming series is based on the graphic novel by Arash Amel, and also produced by The Amel Company, along with Amazon Studios, Boom! Studios, and 3Ad. "Second chances don't come twice." "They share a past, now they share a mission." Daniel Dae Kim stars as David Jung, an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea. When the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (and her organization Caddis) – a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him. The cast includes Reina Hardesty as Rebecca, Piper Perabo as the boss, with Kim Ji-hoon, Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, Charles Parnell, Sean Dulake,...

Prime Video has released the first-look images and teaser trailer for the highly anticipated drama series The Girlfriend, starring Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke. The six-episode series is based on Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name, and will be available to stream on Prime Video beginning Sept. 10.

“The Girlfriend” follows “Laura (Wright), a woman who seemingly has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. Her perfect life begins to unravel when Daniel brings home Cherry (Cooke), a girlfriend who changes everything. After a tense introduction, Laura becomes convinced Cherry is hiding something. Is she a manipulative social climber, or is Laura just paranoid? The truth is a matter of perspective.”

Additional cast members include Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter, Tayna Moodie, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Anna Chancellor, Leo Suter, and Francesca Corney.

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Today, Prime Video revealed the trailer and key art for the upcoming spy-thriller series Butterfly, starring and executive produced by Daniel Dae Kim, and based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel series created by Arash Amel.

As previously announced, all six episodes will debut on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Series regulars Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight), Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau (Rivals) star alongside Kim.

Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea.

Jung’s life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for.

Daniel Dae Kimis about to return to television, but instead of ruling over the warmongering Fire Nation, he'll be seeking a second chance. Prime Video just released the official trailer for its upcoming spy thriller, Butterfly, an adaptation of the Boom! Studios graphic novel series from Arash Amel starring Kim as U.S. intelligence operative David Jung. He lived under the radar in South Korea until the ghosts of his past came back to haunt him. A sinister spy organization called Caddis orders a sociopathic young deep cover agent named Rebecca (Reina Hardesty) to deal with him until they finally meet and discover a connection that hearkens back to a fateful decision made by David years ago.

The footage opens with Rebecca closing in on her target when David reveals himself, and she realizes that he's her long-lost father. Butterfly will dig into the complex family dynamics between the two following their reunion,...

Piper Perabo is gunning for Daniel Dae Kim in a first trailer for Butterfly, the Prime Video thriller arriving later this summer.

Starring and executive-produced by Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-0) and based on the Boom! Studios’ graphic novel series created by Arash Amel, Butterfly will release all six episodes Wednesday, Aug. 13.

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Today, Prime Video released first-look photos and teaser art for the upcoming spy-thriller series Butterfly, starring and executive produced by Daniel Dae Kim, and based on the Boom! Studios’ graphic novel series created by Arash Amel.

The spy-thriller series will debut on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, with all six episodes.

Alongside Kim, the series regulars include Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight), Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau (Rivals).

Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that delves into the complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic and highly unpredictable former U.S. intelligence operative living in South Korea.

Jung’s life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis,...

Updated July 14 with trailer: Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for Butterfly, its upcoming spy-thriller series starring Daniel Dae Kim as a spy on the run.

Kim is being hunted by Piper Perabo’s Juno, CEO of a sinister spy organization, who will stop at nothing to kill Kim’s David Jung, a highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea. Turns out the young agent assigned to carry out the killing is Rebecca, Jung’s daughter, who believed her father had died years before. The two together then attempt to take down Perabo’s Juno. “We have to bring her down,” Jung tells Rebecca.

“When you disappeared, I stayed awake every night waiting for you to come home,” Rebecca tells her dad. “It’d be pretty sh*tty if you died again,” she tells him. “Don’t worry, Jung assures her. “I’m not that easy to kill.

Before Daniel Dae Kim returns as Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, his next TV show just got an exciting first look. Prime Video has officially unveiled the first poster and batch of photos for Butterfly, the new spy thriller series coming to the platform on August 13. While some shows on Prime Video are released weekly, the streamer will drop all episodes of Kim’s show on the same day. In addition to Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau have also been set for recurring roles in the show, along with Kim Ji-hoon, Charles Parnell, Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, Sean Dulake, Sung Dong-il, Lee Il-hwa, and Nayoon Kim. Kim will also executive produce under his 3Ad banner, and Ken Woodruff will showrun with novelist Steph Cha.

Prime Video describes Butterfly as a “character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage.

Taiwan’s burgeoning youth content sector is getting a major boost as international players join forces to nurture the next generation of Chinese-language storytellers.

Third Culture Content (Tcc), the Los Angeles and Seoul-based production company, has partnered with Taiwan’s S11 Partners and Pts Xs to launch “All Star,” a Chinese-language incubator program targeting creators of young adult content.

The initiative, officially dubbed “All Star: Teens Drama Development Lab,” kicks off this summer with applications opening June 4. The program represents a strategic play to capture the increasingly valuable Gen Z and Alpha generation markets through authentic local storytelling with global appeal.

In a two-phase structure, 30 selected Taiwanese creators will first participate in industry-led masterclasses before four standout projects advance to a six-month development lab working alongside Hollywood veterans. Select projects could potentially move into international co-production in 2026.

High-caliber Hollywood mentors include Amy Rardin (Marvel’s “Echo”), Jessica O’Toole, and BAFTA...

Exclusive: Canada’s Racial Equity Screen Office (Reso) and leading Korean drama producer Sll are teaming up to launch an accelerator program to encourage co-production between Canadian and Asian producers.

The Canada-Asia Pacific Co-Production Accelerator (Capca) will take place over 12 weeks, both virtually and in person, culminating in a field week at Sll’s Seoul studios and a showcase at East by Northwest (Exnw) 2025.

Capca will select a group of 4-8 Canadian writers and producers to take part in the program, through which they’ll be equipped with the knowledge, networks and access required to break into the Asia-Pacific co-production space.

The program’s curriculum will be based on case studies of both adaptations and original IP. Faculty leads are industry co-production veterans Janice Chua and Third Culture Content’s Sean Dulake (Dramaworld).

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Amazon Prime Video’s “Butterfly” TV series, starring Daniel Dae Kim, has cast five additional actors in recurring and guest star roles.

Sean Dulake, Kim Ji-hoon and Charles Parnell join the series as recurring characters, while Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa are set to guest star.

Other previously announced cast members of the cast include Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, Louis Landau, Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee and Nayoon Kim.

“Butterfly,” an adaptation of the graphic novel written by Arash Amel and Marguerite Bennett, is a character-driven spy thriller focusing on Kim’s character, David Jung, an “enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him.”

Dulake will play Hollis, the right-hand...

“Dramaworld,” a pioneering Korean-American rom-com series, will debut on in the U.S. on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, from this weekend.

Seasons one and two will both debut on IMDb TV from Feb. 12, 2022, with the launch marking the U.S. premiere of season two. The first season of “Dramaworld” originally debuted on Netflix and Viki.

The series follows an American girl who is obsessed with K-drama and is underwhelmed by her real life become catapulted into the world of the Korean dramas she obsesses over. There she meets a facilitator who keeps “Dramaworld” turning through deft but undetected intervention in each storyline. She tumbles headfirst into another show starring her K-drama crush but upsets the equilibrium of “Dramaworld” by kissing her hero.

Season two sees the return of leads Liv Hewson, Sean Dulake (“Operation Chromite”), Justin Chon and Nuri Bae (“Unstoppable”).

Notable new cast members joining...

A second season of bilingual series “Dramaworld” takes to the airwaves across Asia from this week. The show is a fantasy about an American K-drama fan-girl who is supernaturally transported into the Korean drama scene and there must save her favorite leading man.

In Korea itself “Dramaworld” will play from Friday on A+E Networks’ Lifetime Korea channel and on the Cj Enm-backed streamer TVing. In Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia it will play out on the international service of Chinese streamer iQIYI, while in Japan its home will be the country’s number three streamer U-Next.

In its first iteration, as a web drama with mini episodes, the show played from 2016 on Netflix and the Rakuten-owned streamer Viki.

Now presented as a long-form drama, the series was written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin, with Martin directing all episodes. Production was through Korean-American company Third Culture Content and Raemongraein a.

Securing Endeavor Content to represent a second season of a cross-cultural fantasy rom-com four years after the show’s debut was good news for “Dramaworld” and its producer, Korean-American company Third Culture Content.

So, too, was the attachment of major talent, including Daniel Dae Kim, Henry Lau, and feted Korean actor Ha Ji-won.

But, arguably, the greater triumph was managing to produce the show this spring. It was a time when Covid-19 was expanding from epidemic to pandemic, and most other film and TV series were going on hiatuses of unknown duration.

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Daniel Dae Kim, Brett Gray (“On My Block”), K-Pop star Henry Lau and Ha Ji-won join cast line-up; Endeavor Content boards sales and distribution

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Season two sees the return of leads Liv Hewson, Sean Dulake (Operation Chromite) and Justin Chon and the addition of notable new cast members: Daniel Dae Kim, Brett Gray (“On My Block”), K-Pop star Henry Lau, Ha Ji-won along with a host of cameos from the biggest names in K-pop and K-drama. Endeavor Content is selling the project and will handle distribution for both seasons one and two.

The new episodes were safely shot on location in Seoul over ten weeks as South Korea is one of the few countries...

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Pantomime

Qdos Entertainment and Lw Theatres have announced that Julian Clary will headline this year’s “Pantoland at the Palladium” Christmas special running Dec. 12-Jan. 3, supported by a joint initiative with The National Lottery.

To aid in facilitating a safe and enjoyable pantomime experience, The National Lottery has agreed to purchase all socially distanced seats left empty in compliance with relevant government and public health guidelines. Up to 250,000 tickets are expected to be available, with more than 20,000 free tickets going to National Lottery players.

Hosted at the London Palladium, the special will feature panto regulars Paul Zerdin,...

Propagate has landed the rights to “Dramaworld,” the award-winning scripted series set in L.A. and Seoul. The first season of the show scooped the Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year award at the Seoul International Drama Awards, and Netflix acquired the streaming rights.

A second, 10-episode season is in production. Propagate, which is run by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens and backed by A+E, will sell both seasons of “Dramaworld” outside of Svod after striking an agreement with its producer, Third Culture Content.

Cyrus Farrokh, president of international at Propagate, did the deal. “Ben was one of the first television executives to successfully format an international property for the U.S. market, with mega-hits like ‘The Office,’ ‘Ugly Betty’ and ‘Jane the Virgin,’” he said. “Bringing international stories to the U.S. and global market is part of our DNA, and we think that the unique concept...

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At the 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) today, the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff)’s project market wrapped its tenth edition with the top Bucheon Award going to Taneli Mustonen’s Finnish horror film The Twin.

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The Bucheon Award comes with KW15m ($13,400).

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Mustonen’s horror film Lake Bodom is currently showing in Bifan’s World Fantastic Red section.

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Despite the harsh criticisms in Korea, the local blockbuster “Operation Chromite” successfully topped the domestic box office over the weekend.

This film is based on the well-known Battle of Incheon, that took place on September 15, 1950. Shortly after the Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, the U.N. forces landed in South Korea harbour city for a surprise attack to drive out the North Koreans. Featuring eight Korean war heroes, Operation Chromite is directed by John H. Lee, and written by Man-Hee Lee, John H. Lee and Sean Dulake.

The film has sold 1.8 million tickets, with an earning of $18.47 million, nationwide during the weekends and covered 36.5 percent of total ticket sales, according to the Korean Film Council.

Train to Busan, the first Korean zombie film, slipped to second.