![]() ![]() Detective Jin Kyeong-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is called upon to investigate the deaths, a task that seems utterly pointless given that human justice seems utterly irrelevant to this case. The first half of the series focuses on a disparate group of people tied together by the chaos of these creatures. For Yeon, however, the focus is less on the creatures themselves, as foreboding as they may be, than the all-too-human reactions they elicit. Hellbound is 100% serious about its bleak new world. ![]() There are no winks, nods, or sly jokes to break the tension, no meme-ready moments for Netflix to post on Twitter. That opening scene is a brutal wake-up call of the utmost seriousness of this conceit. It’s hard not to be immediately intrigued by the premise: people begin receiving prophecies from strange creatures that they will soon be dragged to hell for their sins, causing the world to fall into a state of panic and condemnation. Yeon Sang-ho, the director of Train to Busan, adapts his own webtoon for a six-part series that has quickly become a social media talking point. ![]() It’s a shocking opening to a series that doesn’t let up the tension for six whole episodes, diving into a world where the threat of damnation turns us all into monsters of a different breed. A trio of demon-like beasts barge through the city to grab him, beat him senseless, then burn him into a shell of ash and bones. And then a rumble rips through the streets, and he meets his preordained fate. A moment of relief flashes on the man's face. As the clock hits 1:20 p.m., there is silence. He sits at a table in a busy cafe, staring at the clock on his phone, sweat dripping from his panicked face. What would you do if you knew the exact moment you were destined to die? For a nameless man in the opening scene of Netflix's latest Korean drama, Hellbound, that question is all too real. ![]()
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