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Bloodhounds
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Hangul	사냥개들
Literal meaning	Hounds
Revised Romanization	Sanyanggaedeul
McCune–Reischauer	Sanyanggaedŭl
Genre	Crime Action
Based on	Bloodhounds by Jeong Chan
Written by	Kim Joo-hwan
Directed by	Kim Joo-hwan
Starring	Woo Do-hwan Lee Sang-yi Park Sung-woong Huh Joon-ho
Music by	Koo Ja-kwan
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Kwon Mi-kyung
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Studio N Seed Film Seven O Six
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) – present

Bloodhounds (Korean: 사냥개들) is a South Korean action drama television series directed by Kim Joo-hwan, and starring Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Park Sung-woong and Huh Joon-ho. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same title by Jeong Chan. The first season was released on Netflix on June 9, 2023. A second season has been confirmed.

Synopsis

Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.

Cast

Main

• Woo Do-hwan as Kim Geon-woo

A sincere and considerate boxing prospect and a former Marine.

• Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin

Geon-woo's partner in action and a former Marine.

• Park Sung-woong as Kim Myeong-gil

The CEO of Smile Capital, and a notorious illegal loan shark who reigns above the law.

• Huh Joon-ho as Choi Tae-ho

Formerly a legend of private loan industry, he currently provides loans with no interest to people who have no money for medical treatment.

Supporting

• Kim Sae-ron as Cha Hyun-joo

Tae-ho's successor and foster granddaughter.

• Yoon Yoo-sun as Yoon So-yeon

Geon-woo's mother.

• Lee Hae-yeong as Hwang Yang-jung

Tae-ho's right-hand man, who runs a Japanese restaurant.

• Min Kyung-jin as Oh In-mook

Tae-ho's driver, who was originally the security guard for Tae-ho's building.

• Choi Young-joon as Min Kang-yong

The leader of the Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Investigation Headquarters, and Min-beom's older cousin.

• Park Ye-ni as Kang Tae-young

The leader of the Cyber Crimes Investigation Division.

• Tae Won-seok as Kang In-beom

Myeong-gil's underling whom he met in prison.

• Cheon Dong-bin as Cheon Dong-woo
• Ha Soo-ho as Im Jang-do

The strategy management director of Smile Capital, who has connections with the police.

• Jo Wan-gi as Kim Jun-min

A sales manager of Smile Capital.

• Bae Jae-gi as Yang Jae-myeong

Myeong-gil's underling, who pretends to be a homeless man in order to steal identification cards for loan purposes.

• Hong Jun-young as Captain Jung

A service representative of Smile Capital, and a former fighter.

• Park Min-jung as Madame Im

A business partner and Myeong-gil's lover.

• Jung Da-eun as Oh Da-min

The granddaughter of In-mook, and an archer.

Special appearances

• Lee Joong-ok as a drunkard
• Choi Si-won as Hong Min-beom

The third-generation conglomerate of I'll Corporation, and Kang-yong's younger cousin.

• Park Hoon as Moon Kwang-moo

A private loan shark who formerly worked under Tae-ho, and a former Marine.

• Ryu Soo-young as Lee Doo-young

Tae-ho's left arm who is loyal to him.

• Lim Hwa-young as Min-ji

Doo-young's wife.

• Kim Min-jae as Kim Jae-min

A corrupt officer of the Serious Crime Investigation Division Unit 1, and a junior of Kang-yong.

Production

Actress Kim Sae-ron played the role of Cha Hyun-joo. On June 2, 2022, Netflix Korea announced Kim would be removed from the series following a DUI incident.

Accolades

Listicle

References

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External links

• Bloodhounds on Netflix
• Bloodhounds at HanCinema
• Bloodhounds at IMDb 
• Bloodhounds at Webtoon
• Bloodhounds at Naver Webtoon (in Korean)

• 2023 South Korean television series debuts
• Korean-language television shows
• Netflix television dramas
• South Korean action television series
• South Korean crime television series
• Television series by Studio N (Naver)
• Television shows based on South Korean webtoons