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Season 1 – Hyper Knife

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Hyper Knife — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Jenny Nixon Common Sense Media Jun 11
This tense K-drama is billed as a medical thriller, but the surgical world mainly serves as a backdrop for the intense psychological struggle between Choi's mentor and Se-ok's mentee. Go to Full Review Johnny Loftus Decider Apr 29
While the series is fixated on the leading edges of modern medicine and the highly skilled people who thrive in a life-and-death environment, it’s also really interested in the cognitive flipside of what makes them tick. Go to Full Review Pierce Conran South China Morning Post Apr 11
3/5
But that same surgical precision did not always extend to the writing of Hyper Knife, which at times struggled to keep the focus on the unusual dynamic between its central characters. Go to Full Review Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com Apr 10
2.5/5
Hyper Knife's downfall is its ending that hardly makes sense in the grander narrative and the fantastic story that it had started out with. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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MUHAMMAD NASHRULLAH BIN MOHD NASIR . @RT46635602 May 29 "Perfect" is the word I would use to describe this series. See more Alaa H @RT23433251 Apr 12 I enjoyed every moment of it, waited and be thrillled to watch every next episode, must-see! See more Esra Y @RT95409318 Apr 10 Dynamic tale about how far one can go over obsessions. See more Huy L @RT23939242 Apr 9 Movie is very addicted by its academic content and thrilling genre. I really love every characters in the movie, especially Dr. Seok, who is so pretty and very talent in her career. I would support the movie and watch its last episode to enjoy the movie until it ends. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Park Eun-bin

Jung Se-ok

Sul Kyung-gu

Choi Deok-hee

Park Byeong-eun

Han Hyun-ho

Yoon Chan-Young

Seo Young-ju

Kang Ji-eun

Madam Ra

Lee Jung-sik

Ha Woo-yeong

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 19, 2025 Once a brilliant neurosurgeon but now a pharmacist in a rural town, Se-ok still performs brain surgeries at night; Se-ok is confronted by Deokhee, the mentor who had a hand in stripping her of her medical license and ruining her life. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 19, 2025 Deokhee wants Se-ok to operate on him for a tumour in his head, but Se-ok does not want to comply with her mentor's request; frustrated by his former pupil's reluctance, Deokhee puts pressure on Se-ok. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 26, 2025 Before Deokhee's likely tenth Ichida Award win, Seok approaches Mrs. Ichida to steal the trophy. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 26, 2025 Seok is in search of Deokhee's vulnerabilities; she is looking for Kim Myeongjin, who drove her and her mentor apart. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 2, 2025 Se-ok's past comes back to haunt her when Doo-bong, a former patient, calls and warns her of a threat coming her way; to make matters worse, a sudden house fire pushes Se-ok to the edge. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 2, 2025 A rich patient requires a highly complex surgery that needs two skilled neurosurgeons; Deok-hee comes on board, taunting Se-ok and telling her he wants to see what her world is like; stuck with no other choice, the two reunite at the operating table. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 9, 2025 Seok assumes that Deokhee's ailment only requires surgery, but learns from Uyeong that his condition is terminal; she prepares for the surgery and calls Deokhee, telling him to come right away so she can operate on him. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 9, 2025 Seok's past begins to resurface as she tries to blackmail Deokhee into being treated; after causing confusion as a medical consultant in an investigation, Deokhee makes a deal with Inspector Yang. Details

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Season Info

Director
Kim Jeong-hyeon
Executive Producer
Choi Nak-kwon
Screenwriter
Kim Sunhee
Network
Hulu
Genre
Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date
Mar 19, 2025