Bloodhounds (Korean: 사냥개들) is a South Korean action drama television series directed by Kim Joo-hwan, and starring Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Park Sung-woong, and Huh Joon-ho. The first season was released on Netflix on June 9, 2023. A second season has been confirmed.
Synopsis
Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
Cast
Main
- Woo Do-hwan as Kim Geon-woo
- A sincere and considerate boxing prospect and a former Marine.
- Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin
- Geon-woo’s partner in action and a former Marine.
- Park Sung-woong as Kim Myeong-gil
- The CEO of Smile Capital, and a notorious illegal loan shark who reigns above the law.
- Huh Joon-ho as Choi Tae-ho
- Formerly a legend of the private loan industry, he currently provides loans with no interest to people who have no money for medical treatment.
Supporting
- Kim Sae-ron as Cha Hyun-joo
- Tae-ho's successor and foster granddaughter.
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Yoon So-yeon
- Geon-woo's mother.
- Lee Hae-yeong as Hwang Yang-jung
- Tae-ho's right-hand man who runs a Japanese restaurant.
- Min Kyung-jin as Oh In-mook
- Tae-ho's driver who was originally the security guard for Tae-ho's building.
- Choi Young-joon as Min Kang-yong
- The team leader of the Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Investigation Headquarters, and an older cousin of Min-beom.
- Park Ye-ni as Kang Tae-young
- The team leader of Cyber Crimes Investigation Division.
- Tae Won-seok as Kang In-beom
- Myeong-gil's underling who he met in prison.
- Cheon Dong-bin as Cheon Dong-woo
- Ha Soo-ho as Im Jang-do
- The strategy management director of Smile Capital.
- A sales manager of Smile Capital.
- Bae Jae-gi as Yang Jae-myeong
- An underling of Myeong-gil who pretends to be a homeless man, in order to steal identification cards for loan purposes.
- Hong Jun-young as Captain Jung
- The service representative of Smile Capital, and a former fighter.
- Park Min-jung as Madame Im
- A business partner and Myeong-gil's lover.
- The granddaughter of In-mook, and an archer.
Special appearances
- Lee Joong-ok as a drunkard
- Choi Si-won as Hong Min-beom
- A 3rd-generation conglomerate of I'll Corporation, and is Kang-yong's younger cousin.
- Park Hoon as Moon Kwang-moo
- A private loan shark who formerly worked under President Choi, and a former Marine.
- Ryu Soo-young as Lee Doo-young
- Tae-ho's left arm who is loyal to him.
- Doo-young's wife.
- Kim Min-jae as Kim Jae-min
- A corrupt officer of the Serious Crime Investigation Division Unit 1, and a junior of Kang-yong.
Production
Actress Kim Sae-ron played the role of Cha Hyun-joo, but on June 2, 2022, Netflix Korea announced Kim would be removed from the series, following a DUI incident.
Accolades
Awards and nominations
Listicle
References
External links
- Bloodhounds on Netflix
- Bloodhounds at HanCinema
- Bloodhounds at IMDb
- Bloodhounds at Webtoon
- Bloodhounds at Naver Webtoon (in Korean)
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