Trigger (2025)

Lit. The Other side of the Gun. It is a South Korean Netflix original series. Written & directed by Kwon Oh seung. Starring Kim Nam gil, Kim Young kwang.

Set in a fictional South Korea where firearms are banned, the story follows a rise in illegal gun distribution & escalating gun crimes. It centers around two men – one is a righteous police officer, the other a cunning arms dealer – who wield weapons for vastly different reasons.

Released on July 25, 2025.

It is written & directed by kwon Oh seung, who worked on ‘Midnight ‘ 2021. Production budget was about W 30 billion.

Kim Nam gil from ‘Personal Taste ‘ 2010, ‘Live up to your Name ‘2017, ‘The Feiry Priest’2018, ‘One The Woman’ 2021, ‘The Feiry Priest 2 ‘ 2024, ‘Karma’ 2025.

From the first frame he is busy. In a city, so many events are happening routinely. The traveler in the subway, the suicide & a packet of bullets hidden in the ceiling, the man with the ankle monitor, the rookie joining the police station.

Kim Young kwang from ‘On your Wedding day’ 2018, ‘The Secret life of my Secretary’ 2019, ‘Hello, Me! ‘ 2021. He makes rare choices. His style also different from the others. Comes across as a genuine person.

All of 10 episodes, the series has more blood, gore than mystery. It is fast paced & intriguing.

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