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Villains

2025–2026 · 1 season

A tense, shadowy crime thriller where ruthless people circle each other over a fortune in fake money, keeping you braced for the next betrayal.

Created by
Jin hyeok
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Min-jung
Tagline
When everything is fake, death is the only truth.
Overview
A crime drama about bloody clashes and confrontations between villains over ultra-precise counterfeit 'supernotes'

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Created by
Jin hyeok
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Min-jung
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • greed
    • betrayal
    • power
    • corruption
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Jin hyeok
    Written by
    Kim Hyoung-jun
    Starring
    Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Min-jung, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Jae-yong
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    TVING
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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