마왕 (2007): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2007, 마왕 is a drama, mystery and liebesfilm series.

What it’s about. A string of murders brings together a conflicted detective, a psychic librarian, and a mysterious prosecutor with dubious motives in this action thriller starring Uhm Tae Woong, Joo Ji Hoon, and Shin Min Ah. Detective Kang Oh Soo is assigned to two seemingly unrelated murder cases, where the only clues left behind are tarot cards. He is lead to Seo Hae In, a quiet librarian who has the ability to make a psychic connection to an object to discover its history. She reveals to him that the victims were connected to the death of a high school boy years ago. The one common link between the suspects is their defense attorney, Oh Seung Ha, a young lawyer with questionable motives. Find out how everything is more connected than you think in this suspenseful thriller. The series is the second installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, after Resurrection in 2005 and followed by Shark in 2013.

Who’s in it. 마왕 stars Uhm Tae-woong as Kang Oh-soo, Ju Ji-hoon as Oh Seung-ha, Shin Min-a as Seo Hae-in and Kwak Jung-wook as Tae-seung (young), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, 마왕 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Kocowa. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 마왕 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 마왕 tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.