Accidental serial murderer Choi Woo-shik crafts A Killer Paradox
by solstices
Upcoming Netflix crime drama A Killer Paradox has unveiled its first teaser, featuring a down-on-his-luck college student who inadvertently steps into a life of homicide. Based on the webtoon of the same name, this adaptation is slick and darkly comedic, keeping us on tenterhooks with brief glimpses of its cat-and-mouse chase.
Choi Woo-shik (Our Beloved Summer) stars as Lee Tang, whose bored disillusionment is clear as day to anyone who will spare him a second glance. He’s despondent at home, dazed in the lecture hall, distracted at his convenience store job — until a man slaps him hard on a dimly-liit street. The sudden violence ignites something deep within Tang, and he snaps.
Interspersed with the nighttime assault are scenes of Tang with a sledgehammer in hand, his demeanor calm and calculated. As the beaten-up Tang retaliates in a wide-eyed frenzy, the even-keeled Tang slams his sledgehammer down. Blood splatters across Tang’s face. In the rain, Tang gasps in awestruck exhilaration, as if that excessive act of self-defense has sent him past a line he won’t be coming back from.
In Tang’s attempt to avoid becoming the killed, he’s become the killer. When he finds out that the victim had been a serial killer, a revelation strikes Tang. Using his innate ability to pinpoint heinous criminals, he can take on the role of a vigilante executioner, punishing sinners and eradicating evil.
Needless to say, his methods don’t go over very well with law enforcement. As a detective, Sohn Seok-gu (D.P. 2) will be tracking Tang down — but given that his character’s name Jang Nan-gam directly translates to “plaything,” it looks like he’s about to be toyed with by our novice killer.
To complicate matters further, we have one more killer in the mix. Former detective Song Chon — played by Lee Hee-joon (Behind Every Star) — will also join the fray, chasing Tang down for reasons yet unknown. In supporting roles, we also have Kim Yo-han (Summer Strike) and Hyun Bong-shik (Gyeongseong Creature), who may turn out to be friend, foe, or somewhere in between.
Helmed by PD Lee Chang-hee (Hell is Other People), with scripts penned by Kim Da-min, the 8-episode thriller A Killer Paradox is slated for a February 9 release.
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1 jillian
January 11, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Sohn Seok Gu ✅️ Choi Woo Shik. ✅️
Sign me up!
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2 CasualDramaFan
January 11, 2024 at 11:16 AM
The casting is great but what's up with Netflix and their dark, gritty, and violent dramas? Can't they produce something else and are they going to split this drama in two parts with weird episode count?
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3 Blue (@mayhemf)
January 11, 2024 at 11:56 AM
With a cast like this it’s hard to pass this one. What a bizarre plot.
looks like a single 8 episode drop? doubt they will break this into parts.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
January 11, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Well it is Netflix after all. Who says they won't pull a season 2 on us.
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jillian
January 11, 2024 at 1:45 PM
I sure hope they will not break it into two parts. I want to binge watch this.
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4 Unaspirated
January 11, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I’d probably watch Choi U-sik in anything, and this looks like it could be really interesting.
(For some reason I thought this was going to be a movie, and I don’t know whether to be pleasantly surprised that it’s eight episodes long!)
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5 🌸 Seeker 🌸
January 11, 2024 at 12:33 PM
I mean - what a way to discover your preferred career path!! 🔨
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Blue (@mayhemf)
January 11, 2024 at 1:05 PM
accidental slap discovery... tsk tsk...
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ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae
January 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Ahh, if only it was that easy in the real world.
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6 Seon-ha
January 11, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Son Seok-ku looks amaazing(ly perfect for this role).
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Blue (@mayhemf)
January 11, 2024 at 1:04 PM
He looks so fine!! love the facial hair (might be a minority??!!)
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indyfan
January 11, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Maybe a minority, but not alone. Facial hair. Pores. Skin without the moonbeam filter. And still so fine. Gimme. Gimme. Gimme. (OK, maybe I will be alone on the full list 😂)
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The Kdrama Enthusiast
January 12, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Nah, you're not alone. I want all those things too. It adds to the appeal.
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ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae
January 12, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Definitely not alone! Makes him look more realistic and human than the usual glossy drama veneer. We may be a minority, but we'll be a vocal minority.
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jillian
January 11, 2024 at 1:46 PM
He is amazingly perfect. 😊
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7 zindigo
January 11, 2024 at 12:41 PM
I loooove Choi Woo-Shik but I've had entirely too many serial killers in my entertainment choices lately. Hard pass.
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8 bong-soo
January 11, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This will be a pass.
I would love to see Choi Woo-shik in a season 3 of SPECIAL AFFAIRS TEAM TEN or just TEN.
The original (9 episodes) aired in 2011/12.
TEN 2 (12 episodes) aired in 2013.
CWS was around 21 when he appeared in TEN. The leads, with the possible exception of Jo An, are still around and it would be interesting to see how a 33 year old CWS would be as a veteran detective rather than let’s say a college kid in the above.
(Interestingly OCN’s TEN and TEN 2 are available on tubi.)
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9 aicaramba
January 11, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Already had me at Choi Woo Shik and Sohn Seok Gu, but add "Hell is Other People" into the mix... Sold!
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10 sakuradaydream
January 11, 2024 at 5:32 PM
praying hard that this lives up to its hype because it looks really good
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11 korfan
January 11, 2024 at 6:18 PM
With the drama description given and with these two actors, you just have to check this out to see what happens!
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12 Gikata
January 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM
"Accidental serial murderer" - oh no, this trope just leveled up!
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Cecee is done DramaQueening
January 12, 2024 at 1:50 AM
*singing* Oops I did it again...
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13 DancingEmma
January 12, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Choi Wooshik does a fantastic job of creepy and/or scary characters. His acting toolbox is not just full of sweet Choi Oongs
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14 Cecee is done DramaQueening
January 12, 2024 at 1:49 AM
accidentally stepping in a life of homicide... This is going to be my excuse from now on. #DoYouLikeMySledgehammer
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15 PYC
January 12, 2024 at 4:39 AM
CWS + SSK = I’m in…. AND then 100% sold after watching the trailer.
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16 Diana Hansen
January 12, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Love the actors, dislike violence that comes with serial killers. I might have to pass on this one but will wait for beanies responses to it.
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17 ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae
January 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Please tell me Netflix won't split this into two unnecessary parts. The wait will be agonizing. I've been looking forward to this drama for a long time now. Just wish there was at least one major named female character because I'm increasingly irritated by this genre's insistence of erasing women.
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