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Unearthly beings deliver condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.

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Summoned by the devilish imagination of writer-director Yeon Sang-ho, Hellbound leverages its terrifying concept to thoughtfully explore human fallibility.

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Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Terrific imagination, insight, characters and performances make for captivating viewing. Dec 6, 2021 Full Review Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Hugo Rifkind Times (UK) Where it gets fascinating... is with how all of this presumably supernatural peculiarity is handled and sometimes exploited by all involved, from the cults cashing in to the police finding it just another bloody hassle. Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Steve Greene indieWire "Hellbound" is savvy in the way it treats this season with a bit of an anthology touch, avoiding the trap of following just one person as an audience surrogate. Nov 28, 2021 Full Review Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim (Substack) Director Yeon Sang-Ha adapted "Hellbound" from his own webtoon. He makes it clear that cults are the true sinners, which manipulate people's lives with fear; and that hell isn't a place foreign to us, because it's where we may already be living. Rated: 3/4 Jul 28, 2023 Full Review Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Pierce Conran South China Morning Post The shows many thrilling scenarios present contemporary parallels with issues that bitterly divide us today, from social inequalities to Covid-19 vaccinations and global warming denialism. Rated: 4.5/5 Feb 14, 2022 Full Review Hellbound: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Christopher Cross Tilt Magazine Hellbound is a nasty piece of work that starts off fascinating and then blends its genre elements with its philosophical concepts into an unwieldy blend of thrills and heady ideas that land somewhat inertly by its conclusion. Rated: 4/5 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anderson M Interessante, excelente trama e desenvolvimento até que aceitável. Personagens bem desenvolvidos e suas histórias elaboradas com dinamismo. Ansioso para S2 e ansioso para entender o mistério existente na trama com o bebê e a personagem que se é ressuscitada novamente. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review noah g common korean show W tbh Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Lesley V Not what I was expecting, but I loved it. Will probably rewatch it real soon. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/20/23 Full Review Gareth v Starts off with so much promise, but in the last half of the season it becomes an incoherent mess. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/23/23 Full Review Toms c Well written and developed and the pace is excellent. I really enjoyed watching this. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review Nethiuz The Koreans are killing it with Sci Fi lately, great show! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Yoo Ah-in Jeong Jin-soo Kim Hyun-joo Min Hye-jin Won Jin-a Song So-hyun Park Jeong-min Bae Young-jae Yang Ik-joon Jin Kyung-hoon Kim Sin-rok Park Jeong-ja
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Episode 1 Aired Nov 19, 2021 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 19, 2021 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 19, 2021 Episode 3 Addressing a stunned world, Jinsu preaches righteousness; Detective Jin Kyunghun searches for his missing daughter; The Arrowhead targets Min Hyejin. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 19, 2021 Episode 4 Bae Youngjae follows his coworker to a dock where he witnesses a terrifying sight; The Prophet Angel appears in an unthinkable place. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 19, 2021 Episode 5 A despairing Youngjae tracks down a man who might have answers; The New Truth catches wind of a mysterious organization with its own agenda. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 19, 2021 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. Details

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Director
Yeon Sang-ho

Screenwriter
Choe Gyu-seok, Yeon Sang-ho

Network
Netflix

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
Drama

Original Language
Korean

Release Date
Nov 19, 2021
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