During the height of the pandemic, two rising boxers team up with their new employer to bring down the lowly loan sharks preying on those who can’t afford to fight for themselves. Helmed by a cast of South Korean heavyweights — like actor Woo Do-hwan and K-pop stars Lee Sang-yi from MSG Wannabe and Siwon of Super Junior — the action-heavy K-drama series Bloodhounds comes to us from Midnight Runners and The Divine Fury director Jason Kim (no relation to the Barry screenwriter), aka Kim Joo-hwan.
Stream it now on Netflix.
Watch it below.
When reserved rookie boxer Kim Gun-woo squares off against loquacious southpaw Hong Woo-jin, Gun-woo narrowly prevails — but the two former marines become fast friends. As their friendship grows, so do the financial woes that plague Gun-woo’s mother. To save her quaint cafe from going under, she signs off on a hefty loan. But when it turns out she’s been targeted by Smile Capital — a ruthless loan shark business — Gun-woo and Woo-jin do everything in their power to make it right. Fate intervenes as the pair end up working for a generous money lender whose foster daughter is dead set on taking down the loan sharks.
Yes, sort of. It’s based on the webtoon of the same name (Sanyanggaedeul in Korean) by Jeong Chan.
Bloodhounds takes place in Seoul.
As of now, a second season hasn’t been announced.
