| Hellbound | |
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| Hangul | 지옥 |
| Hanja | 地獄 |
| Literal meaning | Hell |
| Revised Romanization | Jiok |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Netflix |
| Based on | Hellbound by Yeon Sang-ho |
| Written by | Choi Gyu-seok |
| Directed by | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Dong-wook |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Byun Seung-min |
| Producer | Kim Yeon-ho |
| Cinematography | Byun Bong-sun |
| Editors |
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| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 42–60 minutes |
| Production company | Climax Studio[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 19, 2021 – present |
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Hellbound (Korean: 지옥) is a South Korean dark fantasy television series directed by Yeon Sang-ho, based on his own webtoon of the same name. An original Netflix release set in the then future year of 2022, supernatural beings suddenly appear out of nowhere to condemn people to Hell. The series stars Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june.[2][3][4][5]
The pilot episode 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.[6][7] It was released on Netflix on November 19, 2021, and became the world's most-watched Netflix series the next day,[8] surpassing Squid Game,[9] released two months prior in Singapore. Critics were positive of the show, but also cognizant that it followed in the footsteps of Squid Game; nonetheless, they predicted it to be heavily discussed and to have a lasting impact.
- ^ Kim Ji-hye (January 13, 2021). "클라이맥스, 영화계 지각변동 예고...2021년 라인업 들여다보니" [Climax [Studio], a seismic change in the film industry... Looking into the 2021 lineup] (in Korean). SBS Enter News. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "NETFLIX CONFIRMS NEW KOREAN ORIGINAL SERIES HELLBOUND, PARTNERING WITH TRAIN TO BUSAN DIRECTOR YEON SANG-HO". Netflix. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Fancy Lineup for "Hellbound" With Yoo Ah-in, Park Jung-min, Kim Hyun-joo, Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june". YTN. HanCinema. July 29, 2020. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ Corp, ABS-CBN. "Coming Soon: K-Drama 'Hellbound'". Metro.Style. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Watch Hellbound | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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