Lee Il-Hyung’s Korean-Set Thriller Series Debuts April 4 On Netflix
Mar 19, 2025
Netflix‘s international lineup of original films and television shows has been increasingly impressive as their growth in Asian markets with a slew of projects from Japan and South Korea have allowed for some extremely entertaining genre efforts, “Squid Games” becoming one of the biggest phenomena on the service. With more foreign-language projects on the horizon, the streamer has dropped a trailer for their upcoming South Korean thriller series, “Karma,” which features a cast member from the aforementioned “Squid Games.”
The new series “Karma” sees an assembled group of six characters thrust into a thrilling story that features a murder plot, but when there are so many moving parts and people involved there is bound to be trouble and potentially deadly consequences.
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It is based on the Kakao webtoon “Karma” and Lee Il-hyung (“A Violent Prosecutor”) will write/direct the adaptation with a cast that includes actors Park Hae-soo (“Squid Game,” “Narco-Saints”), Shin Min-a (“Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” “Our Blues”), Lee Hee-jun (“A Killer Paradox”), Kim Sung-kyun (“Officer Black Belt,” “D.P.”), Lee Kwang-soo (“Sinkhole,” “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure”), and Gong Seung-yeon (“The First Responders”).
Hailing Kakao Entertainment, Baram Pictures, and Moonlight Film, “Karma” has an official synopsis via Netflix that reads:
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”‘s 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.
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“Karma” makes its grand debut on April 4 on Netflix and you can view that series trailer below.
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