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Hellbound
Promotional poster
LiterallyHell
Genre
Created byNetflix
Based onHellbound
by Yeon Sang-ho
Written byChoi Kyu-sok
Directed byYeon Sang-ho
Starring
Music byScore:
Kim Dong-wook
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerByun Seung-min
ProducerKim Yeon-ho
CinematographyByun Bong-sun
Editors
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time42–60 minutes
Production companyClimax Studio[1]
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)

Hellbound (Korean: 지옥; Hanja: 地獄; RR: Jiok) is a South Korean streaming television series directed by Yeon Sang-ho, based on his own webtoon of the same name. The series is an original Netflix release about supernatural beings appearing out of nowhere to condemn people to hell, starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june.[2][3][4][5]

The pilot of series 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]

Synopsis

'Hellbound' occurs in an alternate reality version of Earth, wherein supernatural creatures suddenly materialize to deliver prophesies and drag humans to Hell.

While episodes 1-3 focus on Jin Kyeong-hoon, a detective investigating the happenings, and Jeong Jin-soo, the chairman of the New Truth, episodes 4-6 take place 5 years later and focuses on Bae Young-jae, a production director who has to struggle with the fact that his newborn baby is bound for hell.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Kim Do-yoon as Lee Dong-wook, streamer and member of Arrowhead
  • Kim Shin-rok as Park Jeong-ja
  • Ryu Kyung-soo as Yoo Ji, priest of the cult
  • Lee Re as Jin Hee-jeong, Jin Kyeong-hoon's daughter
  • Im Hyeong-guk as Gong Hyeong-joon, sociology professor[14]

Production

In April 2020, Netflix approved production of an original series based upon an 11 minute long webtoon Hellbound, written and drawn by Yeon Sang-ho in 2002. Yeon signed on to direct the series.[15]

In late July, Yoo Ah-in, Park Jeong-min, Kim Hyun-joo, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-jun, Kim Shin-rok, Ryu Kyung-soo and Lee Re were confirmed to play various roles in the series.[11][16][17] On February 25, 2021, the director and the cast of the Hellbound introduced the TV series in Netflix content roadshow.[18]

Release

The series had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, when the first three episodes were screened in 'Primetime' section on September 9, 2021 and became the first Korean drama to make it to the festival.[6][19] The first three episodes were also screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in newly created 'On Screen' section on October 7, 2021[20] and at the 65th BFI London Film Festival in 'Thrill' section on October 15, 2021.[21][22] It was released for streaming on Netflix on November 19, 2021.[23]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating, based on 15 reviews with an average rating of 7.80/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Summoned by the devilish imagination of writer-director Yeon Sang-ho, Hellbound leverages its terrifying concept to thoughtfully explore human fallibility."[24]

Audience response

Hellbound recorded 43.48 million views in three days of release and rose to top spot in the 'Netflix global TOP 10 TV (non-English) category' as per Netflix TOP 10 website. It ranked first in the 'TOP 10' in 12 countries, whereas it was listed in the 'TOP 10' list in 59 countries worldwide.[25] This is the fastest rate for a Korean series on Netflix. Points for rankings are calculated based on the position on Netflix top 10 list to determine the ranking.[26]

Critical response

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the series a positive review, praising how the show mixed grounded horror with thoughtful discussions about sin. He wrote: "The wrath monster trio might be absurd, but the madness within Hellbound is extremely believable."[27] Kylie Northover writing for The Age gave 4 stars out of 5 and appreciating the narrative wrote, "...the narrative steadily evolves into a compelling mix of police procedural, violent horror and shrewd commentary around ideas of human flaws, mortality, sin, justice and the influence of media." Referring to The Leftovers, she felt that Hellbound shows sensibilities as "humanity’s search for purpose in the face of the divine, but its exploration of the conflicting ways in which humanity might react to such a mass event feels like something to which we can all, in a small way, relate post-pandemic.[28]

Ed Power of The Telegraph rated the series with 3 stars out of 5 and stated, "Hellbound unspools like a mix of Clive Barker, The Da Vinci Code and the iconic Japanese horror, Ring."[29] Kim Seong-hyeon reviewing for YTN wrote the "performances of the actors that make the hell of reality that the director solidly created in this way more smoothly". Concluding Kim stated, "Although the somewhat insufficient CG leaves a little disappointment, 'Hell' is a work that leaves a deep impression enough to offset that. There seems to be no doubt that 'Hell' will be the most talked about work this winter."[30] Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India graded the series with 4 stars out of 5 and appreciated the narrative and performance stating, "It works multiple surprises in its narratives and features excellent performances that accentuate the drama on contrasts amongst its characters". About plot Srivastava said, "In a neat, riveting plot twist, the show jumps ahead a few years; bringing in a new layer of characters, scenarios and situations,... Concluding his review he said, "Hellbound is not a horror thriller, or a crime drama. [Rather] it combines elements from different genres to create a highly bingeable show where human behaviour comes under scrutiny."[31] Jeffrey Zhang of Strange Harbors graded the series with B+ and stated, "Hellbound finds a tricky moral tightrope underneath its phantasmagoria - a meticulously crafted and surprisingly introspective chiller even when it stumbles in its thematic juggling act".[32]

References

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  29. ^ Power, Ed (November 19, 2021). "Hellbound review: Netflix's South Korean thriller makes Squid Game feel like a triumph of understatement". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  30. ^ Kim Seong-hyeon (November 9, 2021). "[Y리뷰] '지옥' 연상호가 쌓고, 유아인이 다듬다… 참신하고 파괴적인 질문" [[Y Review] 'Hell' Yeon Sang-ho builds, Yoo Ah-in refines... novel and destructive questions]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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