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Death's Game
Death's Game (Korean: 이재, 곧 죽습니다) is a 2023–2024 South Korean fantasy anthology television series written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan, the series follows Choi Yee-jae (Seo In-guk), a man who dies by suicide after losing hope. He is subsequently punished by Death (Park So-dam), an entity who forces him to experience 12 cycles of reincarnation and death. If Yee-jae can survive the imminent death of any host, he earns the right to live out that life. It was released on TVING from December 15, 2023 to January 5, 2024, and is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions except South Korea and China.
Death's Game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its high production values and philosophical depth, though some noted a reliance on spectacle and a simplified approach to mental health. It also received a nominations for Best OTT Original and Visual Effects at the 2024 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, and listed as ninth Best K-Dramas of 2024 by Time Magazine.
Death's Game centers on Choi Yee-jae, a young man who attempts suicide after struggling to find a job for seven years, losing all money to a fraudulent investment, and being kicked out of his apartment. Death, however, is offended by Yee-jae's suicide note and his view of death as a tool to escape from pain. Death chooses to punish him by forcing him to play a game in which he must reincarnate and die 12 times before being sent to hell. The rule is that if he manages to survive in any of the 12 incarnations, he will be able to continue living in that reincarnation. The game helps him acknowledge the power of death, understand the differences in each person's fate and life, and teaches him profound lessons about the value of life.
Developed under the working title I'm Going to Die Soon (이제 곧 죽습니다; Ije got jukseumnida), Death's Game was written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon, who previously worked on dramas like Go Back (2017) and 18 Again (2020). He based the drama on the webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan. SLL, Studio N and Saram Entertainment co-managed the series' production. It was supposed to be a JTBC drama and would air on the network, and stream through TVING.
On January 13, 2023, it was announced by director Ha that the production would be in the final casting and filming would begin as early as February and last for about six months.
On May 31, 2023, Dexter Studios announced that they received an order for the VFX technology of the series with a total budget of ₩3.35 billion. The period of contract was from May 31, 2023, to January 31, 2024. A representative said, "Visual special effects would be widely used in various scenes as the main character is placed in different environments and conditions each time he lives 12 lives," adding, "the delicate technology would contribute to the drama's fantasy elements and mysterious atmosphere."
The role of Choi Yi-jae was first offered to Kang Ha-neul.
Seo In-guk and Park So-dam were cast for the main roles of the series in January 2023, and officially confirmed the next month. On February 21, Joy News 24 reported that the actors conducted a full script reading on the 14th and Seo started to film on the 20th. It also marks Park's small screen comeback since tvN's Record of Youth in 2020, as she took a hiatus to recover from papillary thyroid cancer.
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Death's Game
Death's Game (Korean: 이재, 곧 죽습니다) is a 2023–2024 South Korean fantasy anthology television series written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan, the series follows Choi Yee-jae (Seo In-guk), a man who dies by suicide after losing hope. He is subsequently punished by Death (Park So-dam), an entity who forces him to experience 12 cycles of reincarnation and death. If Yee-jae can survive the imminent death of any host, he earns the right to live out that life. It was released on TVING from December 15, 2023 to January 5, 2024, and is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions except South Korea and China.
Death's Game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its high production values and philosophical depth, though some noted a reliance on spectacle and a simplified approach to mental health. It also received a nominations for Best OTT Original and Visual Effects at the 2024 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, and listed as ninth Best K-Dramas of 2024 by Time Magazine.
Death's Game centers on Choi Yee-jae, a young man who attempts suicide after struggling to find a job for seven years, losing all money to a fraudulent investment, and being kicked out of his apartment. Death, however, is offended by Yee-jae's suicide note and his view of death as a tool to escape from pain. Death chooses to punish him by forcing him to play a game in which he must reincarnate and die 12 times before being sent to hell. The rule is that if he manages to survive in any of the 12 incarnations, he will be able to continue living in that reincarnation. The game helps him acknowledge the power of death, understand the differences in each person's fate and life, and teaches him profound lessons about the value of life.
Developed under the working title I'm Going to Die Soon (이제 곧 죽습니다; Ije got jukseumnida), Death's Game was written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon, who previously worked on dramas like Go Back (2017) and 18 Again (2020). He based the drama on the webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan. SLL, Studio N and Saram Entertainment co-managed the series' production. It was supposed to be a JTBC drama and would air on the network, and stream through TVING.
On January 13, 2023, it was announced by director Ha that the production would be in the final casting and filming would begin as early as February and last for about six months.
On May 31, 2023, Dexter Studios announced that they received an order for the VFX technology of the series with a total budget of ₩3.35 billion. The period of contract was from May 31, 2023, to January 31, 2024. A representative said, "Visual special effects would be widely used in various scenes as the main character is placed in different environments and conditions each time he lives 12 lives," adding, "the delicate technology would contribute to the drama's fantasy elements and mysterious atmosphere."
The role of Choi Yi-jae was first offered to Kang Ha-neul.
Seo In-guk and Park So-dam were cast for the main roles of the series in January 2023, and officially confirmed the next month. On February 21, Joy News 24 reported that the actors conducted a full script reading on the 14th and Seo started to film on the 20th. It also marks Park's small screen comeback since tvN's Record of Youth in 2020, as she took a hiatus to recover from papillary thyroid cancer.