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Hellbound 지옥

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Hellbound (Korean: 지옥) is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy thriller horror television series written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho with Choi Gyu-seok, based on their own webtoon of the same name. Set in the then future year of 2022, supernatural beings suddenly appear out of nowhere to condemn people to Hell. The series stars an ensemble cast including Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, Kim Do-yoon, Kim Shin-rok, Ryu Kyung-soo, Lee Re, Kim Sung-cheol, Im Seong-jae, Lee Dong-hee, Hong Eui-jun, and Cho Dong-in The first season of Hellbound premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in the "Primetime program of TV series" on September 9, 2021, and became the first Korean drama to make it to the festival. It was released on Netflix on November 19, 2021, and became the world's most-watched Netflix series the next day, surpassing Squid Game, released two months prior in Singapore.

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Verified facts

Hellbound (지옥) — verified Korean drama (TV series). Aired 1994-01-21. Directed by Aaron Norris. 7 verified cast.

Details

• Genre: action film, thriller film, buddy cop film
• Original language: English
• Origin: South Korean
• Creator: Yeon Sang-ho
• Platform: Netflix
• Release Date: November 19, 2021

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 블랙 라이온; KoreaAPI uses 지옥 (chosen by source authority).
• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 지옥 (드라마); KoreaAPI uses 지옥 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (7)

• Christopher Neame
• 척 노리스
• Calvin Levels
• Sheree J. Wilson
• David Robb
• Niko Nitai
• Zoe Trilling

Director

• Aaron Norris

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• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• TMDB — film/TV community database

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 90 verified snapshots.

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