A SHOP FOR KILLERS Korean Drama Becomes the Most Watched Original Korean Series on Disney+ Hotstar in the Asia Pacific Region in 2024

Kapanlagi.com - After an extraordinary start to the year with the release of several popular Korean Original Series, action drama A SHOP FOR KILLERS quickly became the most-watched Korean Original Series on Disney+ Hotstar in the Asia Pacific region so far in 2024.

Set in modern-day Korea, A SHOP FOR KILLERS tells the story of a college student named Jeong Jian, who takes refuge in her childhood home after a series of highly skilled assassins target her. Struggling to survive, Jian begins to recall valuable lessons taught to her by her late uncle, and uses them to help her stay alive. Feeling confused and cornered, Jian must work quickly to uncover her uncle's hidden past and find out the reasons behind the numerous people who are desperate to gain access to the house and the hidden weapons cache within it.

Starring Lee Dong Wook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Tale of the Nine Tailed) as Jinman, Jian's mysterious uncle; and Kim Hye Jun (Connect, Kingdom) as Jian, a college student on the run from the deadliest killers on the planet, A SHOP FOR KILLERS is adapted from the popular original novel by Kang Jiyoung and written by Ji Hojin and Lee Kwon, and directed by Lee Kwon (Door Lock, Save Me 2).

Korean drama fans can continue to subscribe to Disney+ Hotstar throughout 2024, with a lineup of highly anticipated shows scheduled to premiere in the coming months. On April 10, 2024, the cast of MOVING, Han Hyo Joo, returns in Blood Free, a conspiracy action series about a bodyguard haunted by failures in his past. Later this year, Parasite star Song Kangho makes his debut in his first series - Uncle Samsik - a tense political thriller about an ambitious idealist and a mysterious problem-solver joining forces to bring change to 1960s Korea. MOVING writer Kangfull will also return with Light Shop, a thrilling mystery series about a group of strangers who struggle to come to terms with traumatic events from their past and are mysteriously drawn to a lamp shop at the end of a dark alley. Unmasked tells the story of an investigative journalism team fighting for their careers; The Tyrant follows Korean and US intelligence agencies trying to retrieve a dangerous bioenhancer; Gangnam B-Side follows a detective who is pulled back into the game after his daughter's friend goes missing in the world of crime, and the third season of the popular variety show The Zone: Survival Mission will also premiere later this year.

(kpl/jje)