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'Karma' hits Netflix this April as crime thriller series arrives

The poster for Netflix's crime thriller series ″Karma″ [NETFLIX]


Netflix's crime thriller “Karma,” featuring Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a, will be released on April 4, the streaming platform said Tuesday.

The series follows six individuals who become entangled in a complex web of events after an accident.


Based on a webtoon of the same name, the series is directed by Lee Il-hyung, who was behind the crime film “A Violent Prosecutor” (2016). The drama marks Lee's first series project.

Alongside Park and Shin, the upcoming series also features actors Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo and Gong Seung-yeon.

The series will be Park's first drama in over two years, following his role in the Netflix series “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” (2022), the Korean adaptation of the hit Spanish television series “Money Heist” (2017-21). He has also appeared in the Netflix series “Narco-Saints” (2022), alongside actor Hwang Jung-min.

It will also mark Shin's return to the small screen after six months, following her role in tvN's romantic comedy “No Gain No Love” (2024).


BY KIM JI-YE [kim.jiye@joongang.co.kr]