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Hellbound 2021
Hellbound is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy thriller horror television series created and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, adapting their original webtoon. The show is set in the year 2022, where mysterious supernatural entities emerge to sentence individuals to Hell. The ensemble cast features Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, , Kim Shin-rok, Ryu Kyung-soo, Lee Re, Kim Sung-cheol, Im Seong-jae, Lee Dong-hee, Hong Eui-jun, and
The first season of Hellbound debuted at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in the "Primetime program of TV series" on September 9, 2021, marking the inaugural Korean drama to be selected for the event. It was made available for streaming on Netflix on November 19, 2021, and quickly became the world's most-watched Netflix series the following day, overtaking Squid Game which had been released two months earlier in Singapore. Reviewers responded favorably to the show, though they noted it followed in the wake of Squid Game; still, they believed it would generate significant discussion and leave a lasting impression.
The second season was chosen as one of six drama series in the On Screen section at the 29th Busan International Film Festival. It was released on October 25, 2024.
Cast
- Park Soo-ohyoung Jeong Jin-soo
- Kim Hyun-jooMin Hye-jin
- Yang Ik-juneJin Kyeong-hoon
- Park Jeong-minBae Young-jae
- Won Jin-ahSong So-hyun
- Kim Do-yoonLee Dong-wook / Skullface
- Kim Shin-rokPark Jeong-ja
- Lee ReJin Hee-jeong
- Ryu Kyung-sooYoo Ji
- Kim Mi-sooDeacon Young-in of the New Truth
- Lee Dong-heeChairman Kim Jeong-chil
- Cha Si-wonDeacon Sacheong of the New Truth
- Im Hyeong-gukGong Hyeong-joon
- Kim HyunChurch member
- Im Seong-jaeCheong Se-yeong
- Hong Eui-joonKim Sung-jip
- Season 2
- Cho Dong-in
- Moon Geun-youngMs. Sunshine / Oh Jiwon
- Moon So-riLee Su-gyeong
- Joo Hae-eunJung Jin-su's mother{{better source needed|date=January 2025
- Jung Ji-soAngel
Crew
- Director
- Yeon Sang-ho
- Writer
- Yeon Sang-ho
- Producer
- Kim Yeon-ho
- Executive producer
- Byun Seung-min, Yang Yoo-min (season 2)
- Cinematography
- Byun Bong-sun
- Music
- Kim Dong-wook
Details
- Production
- Midnight Studio (season 2), wiip, Wow Point (season 2)
- Network
- Netflix
