Scripted series · KBS2
A Trap Called Desire
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How A Trap Called Desire actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
A Trap Called Desire reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Serialized.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
Falsely accused of murder, a woman loses everything and has her life stolen from her. Determined to clear her name, she embarks on a relentless quest for revenge against the deceptive rival who built a life on her ruin. As long-hidden secrets unravel and a past love resurfaces, she must navigate a dangerous web of corporate betrayal to expose the truth and reclaim her destiny.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Koo Ji-wonWriter
Direction
- Jung Kwang SooDirector
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