Scripted series · Netflix
Hellbound
They were resurrected into a hellbound world.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yoo Ah-in
Jung Jin-su
6 eps
Kim Sung-cheol
Jung Jin-su
6 eps
Kim Hyun-joo
Min Hye-jin
12 eps
Yang Ik-june
Detective Jin Kyung-hun
9 eps
Kim Shin-rock
Park Jung-ja
12 eps
Park Jeong-min
Bae Young-jae
6 eps
Won Jin-ah
Song So-hyun
6 eps
Lee Dong-hee
Kim Jeong-chil
9 eps
Ryu Kyung-soo
Deacon Yu-ji
6 eps
Kim Do-yoon
Arrowhead Streamer / Lee Dong-wook
6 eps
Choi Jung-hwa
[Jungbu HQ leader]
6 eps
Kim Jung-woo
[Detective]
6 eps
Kim Kyu-baek
Joo Myeong-hun
1 eps
Lee Dong-yong
Team leader
3 eps
Yoon Don-sun
Kim Gwang-jin
1 eps
Lim Hyung-kook
Gong Hyeong-jun
2 eps
Park Jung-pyo
Detective Hong Eun-pyo
3 eps
Cha Si-won
Sa-cheong
3 eps
Jung Zi-so
Angel (voice)
6 eps
Won Mi-won
Hye-jin's mother
1 eps
Han Woo-yeol
Kang Jun-won
1 eps
Chae Seo-an
Gong Yeon-jae
1 eps
Do Yong-gu
Taxi driver
1 eps
Nam Jin-bok
Committee Member #1
3 eps
Kim Mi-su
Deacon Young-In
1 eps
Kim Si-ha
Park Ha-yul
3 eps
Lee So-i
Girl at the cafe
1 eps
Oh Chi-woon
Hyuk-sang
1 eps
Jo Seung-goo
Seok-cheong
1 eps
Jeong Ae-hwa
Yul-geum
1 eps
Ko Seo-jeong
Mi-Suk
2 eps
Kim Hyun
[Church member]
1 eps
Im Sung-jae
Cheong Sehyeong
4 eps
Moon Geun-young
Ms. Sunshine / Oh Ji-won
2 eps
Lee Re
Jin Hee-jung
7 eps
Moon So-ri
Senior Secretary Lee / Lee Soo-gyeong
4 eps
Cho Dong-in
Pinwheel
3 eps
Hong Eui-joon
Kim Sung-jip
3 eps
Lee Sung-woo
Jung Gyeong-Seok
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Hellbound actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Hellbound reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20216 episodes
6.1IMDbHellbound takes place in 2022–27 in South Korea. An otherworldly face called an angel suddenly starts to materialize to deliver prophecies called decrees that condemn certain individuals to Hell at a specific future time, either seconds or years away. Three monstrous supernatural beings called demons appear at almost the exact time to maul and incinerate the person's body in a spectacular show of force called a demonstration. Two organizations in cahoots, the cult-like New Truth Society and the gang-like Arrowhead group, gain power by playing on people's fears.
Best episode · S01E02 Episode 2
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20246 episodes
5.6IMDbIn a chaotic world exacerbated by the continuous hellbound decrees, lawyer Min Hye Jin of Sodo, The New Truth Society, and the Arrowheads get entangled anew amidst the sudden resurrections of the formerly condemned; The New Truth’s Chairman Jung Jin Su, and Park Jung Ja.
Best episode · S02E02 Episode 2
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Episode 2
The New Truth offers a sizable payment to Park Jungja, a condemned woman, in exchange for the right to live-broadcast the moment her fate is decided.
- Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
S01E01
Episode 1
Horrified bystanders watch as otherworldly beasts chase down and kill a man in broad daylight. Jung Jinsu declares that only sinners are sent to hell.
- Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
S01E03
Episode 3
Addressing a stunned world, Jinsu preaches righteousness. Detective Jin Kyunghun searches for his missing daughter. The Arrowhead targets Min Hyejin.
- Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
S02E02
Episode 2
While in hiding, Kyunghun and his daughter suddenly come under attack. Meanwhile, the New Truth accelerates their announcement plan.
S01E06
Episode 6
With detrimental information hanging over its head, The New Truth scrambles to protect its power by preventing the public from learning the truth.
- Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
S02E03
Episode 3
Jeongchil manipulates Jungja to carry out the New Will. As Jinsu learns more about Cheon Sehyeong, he begins to form his escape plan.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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.
Executive production
- Yoomin Hailey YangExecutive Producer
- Kim Yeon-hoProducer
- Byun Seung-minExecutive Producer
Direction
- Yeon Sang-hoDirector
Cinematography
- Byun Bong-sunDirector of Photography
Music
- Kim Dong-wookOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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