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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...

In 2015, Viola Davis won the Best Drama Actress Emmy for How to Get Away with Murder, becoming the category's first Black winner. That left one acting category that had yet to produce a Black champ: Best Drama Supporting Actor. Ten years later, that remains the case — even the short-form acting categories, which were created in 2016 and consolidated into one in 2024, have awarded Black performers — but that could finally change in September with one of two Severance stars: Tramell Tillman or Zach Cherry.

Tillman and Cherry were among the seven supporting drama players tapped for nominations on Tuesday, alongside costar John Turturro, The White Lotus triumvirate of Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, and Sam Rockwell, and Paradise's president, James Marsden.

Neither Tillman nor Cherry was nominated for the first season in 2022, not surprising for unknown actors on a new show. With Severance leading all comers this year with 27 Emmy nominations, there's...

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.

“The Girlfriend” is adapted for television by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher,...

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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"Squid Game" Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, now streaming on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

"Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend 'Cho Sang-woo', to try to survive the physical and psychological twists of the games.

Attention, players: This article contains spoilers for "Squid Game" season 3.

Netflix's "Squid Game" comes to an end with season 3, and the show pulls out all the stops on its bloody path toward the series finale. Not that it ever had any other options, because the show runs on escalating thrills: The games in "Squid Game" season 2 were just as sadistic as anything season 1 had to offer, and individual games -- the elaborate Mingle in particular -- showed just how big the show has become, with set designs that go above and beyond to amaze the viewer. 

The high bar set by season 2 left "Squid Game" season 3 with the challenge of doing even better in order to impress the viewing audience, and the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and his organization have done just that. Since this particular round of games is divided over two seasons, "Squid Game" season 3 only features three major games.

“Squid Game" Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, now streaming on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

"Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend 'Cho Sang-woo', to try to survive the physical and psychological twists of the games.

This article contains spoilers for "Squid Game" season 3, episode 5 -- "Circle Triangle Square."

In "Squid Game" season 3, episode 4 ("222"), the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) offers his philosophical nemesis Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) an olive branch ... or rather, a very sharp knife. During their clandestine meeting, the game organizer expresses absolute disdain at the fact that Kim Jun-hee's (Jo Yu-ri) baby has been forced to enter the game, and that the majority of the finalist players are more than willing to kill the newborn in order to save their own hides. Luckily, he has a solution: Gi-hun should take the offered blade and kill the other adult players while they're asleep, which would bring the player count under the minimum required to play the finale, forcing the game to an early end. 

The opening moments of "Circle Triangle Square" strongly suggest that the Front Man's true intentions are far more nefarious.

This article contains spoilers for "Squid Game" season 3, episode 5, "Circle Triangle Square."

So, that knife the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) offers to Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) in "Squid Game" episode 4, ostensibly to help him and Jun-hee's (Jo Yu-ri) baby -- aka the newly-minted Player 222 -- survive the game? Turns out that the villain's motives might not be as altruistic as he claims.

In episode 5, we discover through flashbacks that the Front Man received a similar gift from the game's creator, Oh Il-nam (O Yeong-su), back when he was a mere player waiting to participate in the final game with a handful of other players. Like Gi-hun, the Front Man embraced the gift. Unlike Gi-hun, however, he used it to kill the other finalists before the last game, thus allowing him to stand on the proverbial podium alone.

Since the games have clearly been going on for quite some time and it's...

This article contains spoilers for "Squid Game" season 3, episode 2, "The Starry Night." 

Even by "Squid Game" standards, the Hide and Seek game in "The Starry Night" is a problem for everyone involved. As the fourth official event in the 2024 Squid Game, this cruel contest where the blue player team has to scramble for survival while the red team chases them with knives comes at a key point of the season. The first three games and the armed revolt at the end of "Squid Game" season 2 have culled the majority of the nameless supporting players, and the viewer has spent plenty of time getting to know many of the remaining folks. Since Hide and Seek is designed to kill at least half of the remaining contestants, this inevitably results in a number of absolutely horrifying, gut-wrenching deaths and betrayals. Doesn't all this sound a bit familiar, though? It should: Hide and Seek is a bloody,...

“Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series,focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

This article contains light spoilers from Squid Game Season 2 that impact the plot of Season 3.

Before starring in Squid Game seasons 2 and 3, actor Park Sung-hoon spent six years on South Korea’s theater circuit, appearing in over 15 shows and musicals.

He tells Deadline that his theater training and experiences prepared him for some aspects of his role in Squid Game as Hyun-ju — in particular, an emotional and revelatory soliloquy that he delivers in the series.

The theater world also brought him into the orbit of fellow actor Park Hae-soo, who starred in the first season of Squid Game as Cho Sang-woo (Player 218) — with whom he shares a special connection offscreen.

“Park Hae-soo is in the same agency that I am in, and we go way back from when we were in theater together,” says Park. “I’ve never been in a series which had this kind of universe before, so...

Squid Game, the Korean series, took the world by storm with its jaw-dropping game setup, twists, and harrowing deaths. But what if we tell you that one of the main characters’ deaths was foreshadowed way earlier? Episode 2, Hell, might seem like a mere setup for chaos to come, but hidden within its scenes is a genius clue to Sang-woo’s tragic fate.

This episode doesn’t just give us a backstory of each character; it drops subtle hints about how each character will meet their end. If you missed it, you’re not alone. Let’s break down the clever foreshadowing you might have overlooked.

Sang-woo’s Tragic Death Was Predicted Early on Squid Game S1E2 Sang-Woo’s death was foreshadowed in Squid Game episode 2 | Credit: Netflix

Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo), Player 218, is one of the most genius yet morally complex characters in Squid Game. He was a friend...

With Squid Game Season 3 around the corner, the stage is set for its most explosive and final showdown yet, and the internet is buzzing with rumours and twisted betrayals that could change everything. The series will conclude Gi-hun’s story and might be much darker than you think.

Squid Game Season 3 will start where Season 2 left off, with only a handful of players remaining. It will be a ride-or-die action to win the prize. A few things that could come next were subconsciously in each one’s mind, but when it is on screen, what would the critics’ reaction be, and what will it cause even further? So let’s take a seat to discover what’s cooking that can prove to be as volatile as it sounds.

Will Gi-hun do something that’s off the charts in Squid Game Season 3?

Squid Game became one of Netflix’s...

After taking the world by storm in 2021, the curtain is about to close on Hwang Dong-hyuk’s “Squid Game.”

Where Season 2 premiered over three years after its predecessor, “Squid Game 3” hits Netflix barely six months on the heels of that. Season 2’s characters, stakes, and cliffhanger might be fresh in the minds of many, but it’s worth revisiting details all of “Squid Game” ahead of its final hurrah.

In case you haven’t made the time to re-binge all of Season 1 and 2 (or even if you have!), here’s a refresher on what happened in “Squid Game” and what might be critical to Season 3. While most of the characters from Season 1 are dead, Season 2’s key players are still at large — but in terrible danger unless Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) succeeds in his master plan.

The New Gi-hun

In Season 1, our protagonist was a little selfish, a bit bumbling, but...

“Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series,focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Daniel Dae Kim is back on our screens in Butterfly, coming to Prime Video this summer. It’s not a series that you’ll want to miss, especially if you love a slightly different take on the spy-thriller genre.

You see, Butterfly is more than just a spy drama. Yes, we’ll get to see the world of espionage, but at its heart, it’s also a drama about a family and the messy world for the people who love him when a man’s past comes back to haunt him.

Prime Video is all about the crime and spy dramas as of late, so there’s no doubt that we’re expecting something big and enthralling when it comes to Butterfly. Let’s take a look at everything you need to know, including the release date and schedule.

Reina Hardesty, Daniel Dae Kim Butterfly will drop as one big...

In 2015, Viola Davis won the Best Drama Actress Emmy for How to Get Away with Murder, becoming the category's first Black winner. That left one acting category that had yet to produce a Black champ: Best Drama Supporting Actor. Ten years later, that remains the case — even the short form acting categories, which were created in 2016 and consolidated into one in 2024, have awarded Black performers — but that could finally change in September with Severance star Tramell Tillman.

Tillman is currently in third place in Gold Derby's Best Drama Supporting Actor odds, trailing Walton Goggins (The White Lotus) and Severance costar John Turturro. Tillman is the only Black performer in the top seven. Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Sam Rockwell (The White Lotus), and Patrick Schwarzenegger (The White Lotus) round out the predicted field.

Tillman was not nominated for the first season in 2022, not surprising for an...

Prime Video's new spy thriller series, Butterfly, starring an actor from Lost, has revealed its release date alongside thrilling first look images. The streaming service is no stranger to thrilling, high-octane series, which have done well on the platform. The platform has multiple ongoing shows in the genre right now, with Reacher season 4 and Cross season 2 expected sometime soon. It's through these successful ventures that the streaming service has leaned into what works the most for the platform, something that's visible through the new series' in the genre they are producing.

In a recent press release, Prime Video revealed first look images of Butterfly, a spy thriller series starring Daniel Dae Kim. They revealed through a poster of Kim's character, David Jung, that the series will begin on Wednesday, August 13. They also revealed images of Kim's espionage mission, which sees him on the run in South Korea. Other actors...

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.

The bloody competition of Squid Game has taken just about everything from its protagonist, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) — other than his life. During his first foray into the competition, his mother (Kim Young-ok) died. In order for Gi-hun to win the game in Season 1, his friend Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) had to die. Yet it isn’t until the final scene of Squid Game Season 2 that we see Gi-hun at his absolute lowest. He closes out Episode 7 wailing on the ground, looking into the lifeless eyes of his best friend, Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan), who’s just been murdered by Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). To make matters even worse, Gi-hun has no idea that Front Man is actually Young-il, the player who Gi-hun thought was one of his closest allies in the new game.

“The end of Season 2 is going to make people more curious about how Gi-hun will...

“Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series,focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

Take a look at Season 3 of “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama TV series, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

"Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend 'Cho Sang-woo',...

Take a look at Season 3 of “Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama TV series, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

"Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend 'Cho Sang-woo',...

The latest batch of Squid Game contestants is ready to try their luck at the Emmys. Seven actors from the second season of the hit Netflix series are being submitted across four categories, Gold Derby has learned.

Leading the way is star Lee Jung-jae, looking to repeat his Best Drama Actor win from Season 1. Lee, who plays returning champion Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456, is on the bubble for the 2025 best actor race, sitting at No. 9 in the current Gold Derby odds — the highest position of any of the Squid Game gang.

Lee Byung-hun, another who survived the first season, will be submitted for supporting actor for his role as the Front Man, the show’s big bad. Joining him are the two biggest breakouts of Season 2, Choi Seung-hyun, who plays disgraced rapper Thanos (aka Player 230), and Park Sung-hoon, who plays heroic trans ex-soldier Hyun-ju (Player 120).

For supporting actress, Netflix is...

Netflix K-Drama Karma(Photo Credit –Netflix)

Netflix has unleashed a storm with Karma, the latest Korean crime thriller that’s grabbing attention for being just the right kind of unhinged. It dropped like a bomb this month, and fans haven’t looked back ever since. Tension, blood, betrayal, it’s a wild carousel that keeps spinning, dragging six strangers into a grim waltz of cause and consequence.

Six Strangers, One Vicious Cycle, and Zero Escape

At the center of the series is a broke man who suddenly sees dollar signs in his father’s life insurance and hatches a dangerous plan. Meanwhile, a woman is cornered by her own worst fears, while a hit-and-run driver finds himself at the mercy of a blackmailer who saw too much. It’s less about who they are and more about the terrible choices that lock them into a shared spiral of destruction.

Based on the hit Kakao webtoon,...

9 New K-Dramas Coming in April 2025 ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

K-dramas have been a part of our lives since we got too attached to the Ott platforms. We always enjoy a good, thrilling K-drama, rom-com, or horror series, as Korean series hit the perfect notes with each genre every time. So, as we enter the month of April, a new batch of dramas has already made their way into our lives, and some are waiting for their premiere dates to release on Netflix and other platforms. Are you ready?

Whichever genre you are a fan of, we have got you covered. From Shin Min-Ah’s Karma to Park Ji-Hoon’s Weak Hero Class 2, and more K-dramas are coming your way this April 2025. Scroll ahead to find out everything about it.

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Netflix’s latest South Korean crime thriller, “Karma” (originally titled “Akyeon”), delves into the intricate web of fate and consequence. Released on April 4, 2025, the series portrays six individuals whose lives become entangled through a series of irreversible decisions and unforeseen events. Directed by Lee Il-hyung and based on Choi Hee-seon’s webtoon, “Karma” offers a gripping narrative that explores themes of destiny, revenge, and redemption. This article is a comprehensive guide to Karma cast & characters.

Series Overview

“Karma” unfolds as a dark and gripping crime thriller that delves into the lives of six individuals whose fates become dangerously intertwined. At its core is Kim Beom-jun (Park Hae-soo), an ordinary man who witnesses a mysterious accident and finds himself drawn into a shadowy underworld through an irreversible deal. His choices set off a domino effect that touches everyone around him.

Lee Ju-yeon (Shin Min-a), a talented doctor, struggles to maintain her...

Karma Season 1 emerges as a Korean thriller reimagined from a well-known webtoon, offering viewers a blend of gritty storytelling and philosophical musings. Under the careful hand of director Lee Il-hyung, the series presents a cast of memorable actors whose performances add unexpected textures to the narrative (one might compare their subtle nuances to brushstrokes on a sprawling urban canvas).

The plot centers on the intertwining of several lives through a murder-for-money scheme, setting off a cascade of events that bind each character in a tight, morally charged knot.

The narrative employs a multi-timeline structure that shifts between a present marred by irreversible consequences and earlier moments that reveal the seeds of ambition, desperation, and regret. This method allows the viewer to witness how actions, often rooted in the lust for quick gain, ripple outward with severe repercussions.

The themes of fate and the inescapable weight of human greed resonate strongly,...

When the Coen Brothers released Fargo, it was one of the best dark thrillers in recent memory. Few shows or movies are willing to tackle stories with so much death and darkness, yet every once in a while, one breaks through in a big way. Karma, a South Korean drama premiering on Netflix, should be one of those exceptions. Featuring a stellar cast and an ever-shifting plot, Karma delivers on mystery and intrigue from beginning to end. While only six episodes long, it’s among the most satisfying watches of 2025.

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Based on a webtoon by Choi Hee-seon, Karma follows six intertwined lives. A down-on-his-luck debtor (Lee Hee-Jun) is underwater with loan sharks. Even his father will not help him out. However, when he discovers...

After an unforgettable March thanks to When Life Gives You Tangerines, it’s honestly hard to top that with anything new on Friday. Yet, the K-drama industry is ready with a dark 6-part thriller starring some of the industry’s biggest actors and still failing to deliver anything actually exciting. What I find really interesting is how we went from having some Webtoon/web novels/graphic novels turned into K-dramas, which was fun and exciting, to having a dozen of them come out every month. Are we really going into the quantity-over-quality zone for K-dramas now? I would hope not, but if that is the case, Karma might be a victim of the curse of overdoing it. On average, I might be watching 4 K-dramas a month at the very least, so if you’re new to Dramaworld, then take what I say with a grain of salt because you’re...

When a man goes to extremes to repay a dangerous loan shark, it sparks a chain of tragic events that connects a group of people in unexpected ways. What will it take to end the domino effect of everyone’s bad deeds? The slow-burn thriller series Karma, based on the webtoon of the same name, follows a ne’er-do-well whose fate becomes tied to ruthless criminals out for blood — and a few innocent people who get caught up in a web of questionable decisions. Starring Lee He-jun, Park Hae-soo, and Shin Min-a, the K-drama was directed by Lee Il-hyung (A Violent Prosecutor).

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A man referred to as the Debtor (Lee Hee-jun) is down on his luck — he’s striking out on his ill-informed investments and has been unable to make his rent for months. He also owes money...

K-dramas, South Korean scripted television of any genre, are gaining in popularity worldwide without showing any signs of slowing down. But while shows like "Squid Game" and the chart-topping "Bloodhounds" are certainly deserving of their place in the spotlight, quite a few K-dramas stand overlooked and under-appreciated in their shadow. While these series might not get the international streaming success or buzz like their more prominent counterparts, they are worthy of being recognized as some of the best K-dramas ever. Like so much television programming that comes out of Korea, there are shows for every genre fan that go by without their time in the global sun.

Whether it's shows on streaming services little known for K-drama content or stories that go against the expected norms, there are a variety of reasons why these series are overlooked. Fortunately, many are still available to international audiences who may have missed them upon their initial debuts.

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming South Korean crime thriller Karma (Korean: 악연). The series is written and directed by Lee Il-hyung and stars Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, and Gong Seung-yeon. It is based on the popular Kakao Webtoon Ill-fated Relationship by Choi Hee-seon. The series will premiere on Netflix on April 4, 2025.

Karma follows the lives of people trapped in a dangerous web of fate. A man makes an irreversible deal after witnessing a mysterious accident. A doctor struggles with a lifelong trauma after meeting someone from her past.

Another man, drowning in debt from cryptocurrency investments, finds himself in a desperate situation. Meanwhile, a man who loses his job unfairly is drawn into a risky deal. Their lives become deeply connected through bad luck and fate.

The series features a strong cast, including: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun,...

“Karma” is a new live-action, South Korean-produced, crime thriller TV series, written and directed by Lee Il-hyung, starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo and Gong Seung-yeon, based on the webtoon by Choi Hee-seon, streaming April 4, 2025 on Netflix:

“…the series is about people who are entangled in an unexpected ill-fated relationship and destroy each other while pursuing their own desires…

“…including a man who makes an irreversible deal after witnessing a mysterious accident, a doctor who has a lifelong trauma from the incident she experienced as a child and meets someone she didn't want to see again…

“…a debt-ridden man who invested in cryptocurrency by borrowing money from private lenders in hopes of striking gold but ended up in debt with negative returns, and a man who loses his job unfairly and falls into the trap of bad luck when he receives a request for a large sum of money.

Netflix has released an official trailer for its upcoming K-Drama series, Karma. In its official logline, the show is teased as a thrilling tale of karma and crime, in which a fateful incident will intertwine six lives and have each of them face dark truths and connections. The show stars Squid Game season 1's Park Hae-soo (who played Cho Sang-woo), alongside Shin Min-a, Jun Hee Lee, and Gong Seung-yeon. Filmmaker Lee Il-hyung serves as the creator of the series and is known for directing 2022's Remember and A Violent Prosecutor.

Netflix's channel on YouTube, Netflix K-Content, has released a second trailer for the upcoming series Karma. The first teaser for the series was posted about two weeks ago and currently has 167 thousand views, with a lot of excitement directed toward Park and Shin's involvement. Park's role as Player 218 in Squid Game season 1 no doubt brought a lot of traction to his name and,...

Six lives, one inescapable fate. That’s the tagline for Netflix’s upcoming South Korean series “Karma” from director Lee Il-hyung, based on the Kakao Webtoon with the same title.

“Karma” premieres April 4, only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

In the series, “A hit-and-run. A cover-up. A debt-fueled murder plot. Karma weaves together the fates of six characters, each bound by a single, irreversible moment.”

The series stars “Squid Game” actor Park Hae-soo as the Witness, Shin Min-a as Ju-yeon, Lee Hee-jun as the Debtor, Kim Sung-kyun as Gil-ryong, Lee Kwang-soo as Glasses, and Gong Seung-yeon as Yu-jeong — each caught in a web of choices that refuses to be buried.

“Karma” is a Moonlight Film, Baram Pictures, and Kakao Entertainment production.

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Here’s a trailer for Karma, the latest Korean Netflix original. Starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo and Gong Seung-yeon, the show premieres on April 4.

Trailer opens with a chilling request, as a man pleads: “I need you to kill someone. My father.” A car accident follows, bringing together a crew of characters who find that they have more in common than they had first imagined.

The series is adapted from Kakao webtoon Karma and written and directed by Lee Il-hyung, who made box office hit A Violent Prosecutor.

Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.

These characters include: A desperate debtor who uncovers a 500 million won insurance policy on his father’s life and begins plotting, a woman who comes face-to-face with the source...

Netflix has debuted the trailer for the upcoming new Korean series Karma!

Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo stars in the crime thriller, which is slated to be released in the US in just a couple of weeks.

Here’s a synopsis: A hit-and-run. A cover-up. A debt-fueled murder plot. Karma weaves together the fates of six characters, each bound by a single, irreversible moment.

Keep reading to find out more…

In the series, Hae-soo plays the Witness, Shin Min-a plays Ju-yeon, Lee Hee-jun plays the Debtor, Kim Sung-kyun plays Gil-ryong, Lee Kwang-soo plays Glasses, and Gong Seung-yeon plays Yu-jeong, who are “each caught in a web of choices that refuses to be buried.”

Karma will premiere on Netflix on Friday, April 4th. Check out the trailer and learn more about the players below!

Park Hae-soo as The Witness

The Witness observed a mysterious accident in the dead of night, setting the Unspoken Fate in motion.

“Squid Game", the South Korean survival drama series,focusing on a contest where players compete in children's games with deadly penalties for losing, returns for Season 3, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung, streaming June 27, 2025 on Netflix:

"...'in ‘Squid Game’ Seasons 1 and 2, Seong Gi-hun', a divorced and indebted chauffeur, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize.

“Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location and finds himself among 455 other players, all with similar large debts.

“The players are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the 'Front Man'.

"The players soon discover that losing in these games results in their death, with each death adding millions to a potential billion dollar grand prize.

“Karma” is a new live-action, South Korean-produced, crime thriller TV series, written and directed by Lee Il-hyung, starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo and Gong Seung-yeon, based on the webtoon by Choi Hee-seon, streaming April 4, 2025 on Netflix:

“…the series is about people who are entangled in an unexpected ill-fated relationship and destroy each other while pursuing their own desires…

“…including a man who makes an irreversible deal after witnessing a mysterious accident, a doctor who has a lifelong trauma from the incident she experienced as a child and meets someone she didn't want to see again…

“…a debt-ridden man who invested in cryptocurrency by borrowing money from private lenders in hopes of striking gold but ended up in debt with negative returns, and a man who loses his job unfairly and falls into the trap of bad luck when he receives a request for a large sum of money.

Picture: Jeon Do Yeon as An Yun Su in The Price of Confession – Netflix

The Price of Confession is a new South Korean thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo, who also directed Crash Landing on You. Filming has almost concluded and will be released on Netflix in late Q4 2025.

The Price of Confession is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original thriller series directed by Lee Jeong Hyo and written by Kwon Jong Kwan (Proof of Innocence).

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Netflix has announced that The Price of Confession is coming in Q4 and Kill Bok Soon (right)

Kim Go Eun plays Mo Eun.