NEWLY RELEASED KOREAN MEDICAL THRILLER “HYPER KNIFE” BECOMES MOST VIEWED KOREAN PREMIERE ON DISNEY+ GLOBALLY THIS YEAR

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Less than two weeks after first shocking viewers with its psychopathic lead, newly launched Korean medical thriller Hyper Knife has become the number one most viewed Korean premiere on Disney+ in APAC and globally this year, based on seven days of streaming.

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First launched with a two-episode debut on March 19, Hyper Knife is a contemporary medical thriller with a syringe full of twists that follows Seok, a visionary neurosurgeon with unparalleled skill with a scalpel. Addicted to the operating room and obsessed with honing her abilities, Seok suddenly finds herself shunned by her mentor and stripped of her medical license after uncovering a shocking truth. Refusing to let go of her life’s work, Seok continues to carry out back-alley operations for some of society’s least desirable individuals until her former mentor comes asking for her help. Torn between the chance to successfully carry out an impossible operation or exact her revenge on the man who stripped her of her future, find out what Seok decides in Hyper Knife, now streaming exclusively on Disney+.

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Starring Park Eunbin (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The King’s Affection) as visionary neurosurgeon, Jeong Seok, and Sul Kyunggu (Memoir of a Murderer, Oasis) as her equally skilled former mentor, Choi Deokhe; Hyper Knife is written by Kim Sunhee (Quiz From God: Reboot) and directed by Kim Junghyun (After the Rain, My Fellow Citizens!).

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Hyper Knife is the latest Korean Original series to debut as part of the eagerly anticipated 2025 Disney+ Korea slate. Throughout the year, global audiences can look forward to other must-watch series including Nine Puzzles, a dark criminal mystery starring Kim Dami and Son Sukku; Low Life, a treasure hunting series starring Ryu Seungryong; international conspiracy series Tempest starring Jun Gianna, Gang Dongwon, John Cho and Michael Gaston and so much more.

Stream new episodes of Hyper Knife every Wednesday through April 9, exclusively on Disney+.