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Hyena

2020 · 1 season

A sleek, sharp-edged legal drama that crackles with rivalry and cynical wit, making ambition feel both thrilling and grimy.

Created by
Jang Tae-yoo, Kim Ru-ri
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Kyung-young
Overview
To survive in a dog-eat-dog world, two rival lawyers with high-class clientele tear apart anything that stands in the way of their ambitions.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jang Tae-yoo, Kim Ru-ri
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Kyung-young
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • power
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Stream
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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Jang Tae-yoo, Kim Ru-ri
Written by
Kim Ru-ri
Starring
Kim Hye-soo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Kyung-young, Kim Ho-jung, Song Young-gyu, Hwang Bo-ra, Jun Seok-ho, Hyun Bong-sik
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 60 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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