Yeon Sang-ho's 'Jigok', Netflix TV Program World No. 2
Ranked 1st in 29 Countries Including Korea, India, and Japan... France 2nd, USA 3rd
The drama "Hellbound," released on the 19th, has established itself as a popular program on Netflix. According to the online content service ranking site "FlixPatrol" on the 22nd, it ranked 2nd worldwide in the TV program category as of the previous day. It took 1st place just one day after its release but was overtaken by "Arcane," which released episodes 7 to 9 all at once. FlixPatrol reflects 24-hour viewership ratings by category for each platform and updates the rankings based on the previous day's ratings. "Hellbound" ranked 1st in 29 countries including South Korea, India, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. It ranked 2nd in France, 3rd in the United States, and 4th in the United Kingdom.
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"Hellbound" deals with a supernatural phenomenon where hell emissaries come to take the lives of those sentenced to hell at a predetermined time. It depicts the struggle between the cult-like religious group Saejinrihoe, which flourished amid social chaos, and those trying to reveal the truth. Director Yeon Sang-ho, who created "Train to Busan," co-wrote the original webtoon of the same name with writer Choi Gyu-seok and directed this series. The cast includes Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jung-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, Kim Do-yoon, Kim Shin-rok, and Ryu Kyung-soo.
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