Featured art by Bhernn Saenz. Images courtesy of Netflix.
SOUTH KOREA — Streaming giant, Netflix, brings a dark, complicated tale of six individuals in a tangled web of an inescapable karmic cycle in the crime thriller Karma. This upcoming April release sees a story unfold as a result of reckless choices unleashing a chain reaction of catastrophic consequences.
Directed by Lee Il-hyung—Remember and A Violent Prosecutor, with a collective viewership record 10 million—Karma “weaves together themes of greed, vengeance, and fate into one relentless, pulse-pounding narrative”, Netflix writes.
Adapted from a Kakao Webtoon, Lee brings together a diverse cast of well-loved South Korean actors from Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Gong Seung-yeon.
Park Hae-soo (The Eyewitness), hot off recognizable outings like Netflix Squid Game S1, is a man forced into a dangerous cover-up after witnessing a mysterious incident that sets off an irreversible chain of events. Shin Min-a (The Surgeon), plays a gifted surgeon haunted by childhood trauma who is unexpectedly confronted by a figure from her past, igniting long-buried emotions. Lee Hee-jun (The Debtor) is a desperate gambler whose risky bet on cryptocurrency, fueled by borrowed funds, spirals him into overwhelming debt.
Kim Sung-kyun (Jang Gil-ryong) embodies a man left adrift after an unjust firing, who risks everything on a dubious new job to escape his circumstances. Lee Kwang-soo (Glasses) appears as a once-successful traditional medicine doctor whose life unravels after a single fateful error, plunging him into what is a catastrophic downfall. Gong Seung-yeon (Lee Yu-jeong) features as the captivating girlfriend of the troubled doctor, whose silent complicity in his cover-up triggers a cascade of disastrous events.
Written and directed by Lee Il Hyung, the film is presented by Moonlight Film, Baram Pictures, Kakao Entertainment. It drops on the streaming platform on April 4, 2025.
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