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- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary Police detective Jin Kyung-hoon (Yang Ik-june) investigates the deaths of those killed by supernatural creatures after receiving text messages with the exact time they will die. While TV journalist Bae Young-jae (Park Jeong-min) and lawyer Min Hey-jin (Kim Hyun-joo) look into the New Truth Church led by Jung Jin-soo (Yoo Ah-in) in this s...
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Hellbound
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 19, 2021
66
5.4
Summary Police detective Jin Kyung-hoon (Yang Ik-june) investigates the deaths of those killed by supernatural creatures after receiving text messages with the exact time they will die. While TV journalist Bae Young-jae (Park Jeong-min) and lawyer Min Hey-jin (Kim Hyun-joo) look into the New Truth Church led by Jung Jin-soo (Yoo Ah-in) in this s...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
66
60% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
66
60% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
In adapting seven installments of his own Webtoon comic, Choi is able to build a dynamic world, constantly and cleverly laying out the groundwork for the next step, and in the execution, Yen never lets up.
“Hellbound” is the kind of horror series that visibly grows with each episode, while it becomes apparent how much the storytellers have considered the scenario at hand in a very grounded sense.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 48 User Ratings
5.4
44% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
19% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
38% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 48 User Ratings
5.4
44% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
19% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
38% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Some horrible happens, and everything after it is the consequences.
This show is a slow burn that takes investment to appreciate. If you are disappointed by the first episode, try to hold out a bit longer.
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My favorite tv show so far ,can’t wait to see season 2 soon , hopefully in 2023
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Despite how slow and disjointed the first episode of Hellbound is, it sets up an interesting story that could go just about anywhere.
As a hokey mystery there is lots to enjoy in these six episodes. Squid Game fans will, however, find it all too easy to wriggle free of Hellbound’s squishy grip.
Even as “Hellbound” struggles in its second act, one has to admire Yeon Sang-ho’s ambition here, taking his own webtoon and really expanding it into a multi-character, multi-arc story that sometimes almost feels too full of ideas.
Big surprise of the year, ‘Hellbound’ breaks several barriers, exposes the worst of humanity, ending its first season in a glorious and dark way. A work of the highest level.
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The first few episodes were scary, but it quickly became a shallow critique of cults. I understand that cults are bad. But the acting was so flat and the moralising so heavy handed that I couldn't stay interested in the story.
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Massively overhyped nonsense. CGI is fairly poor quality. Storyline isn't great and the characters aren't very engaging. I wouldn't recommend this, and certainly wouldn't compare it to squid game!
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The show slowly ramps up to a steady mid level of tension, then plateaus until the end where that level just completely tanks. Without giving spoilers, if you enjoy things wrapping up nicely, with solid writing, few loose ends (or at least loose ends with meaning), a sense of meaning for all the tension you held throughout your viewing, and a sense of rationale/logical conclusions for why things came to be or why certain elements were included... you're in for disappointment.
On top of this, the three big bad monsters that come for people, look like Grimaces with more defined limbs and covered in tar. They're neither intimidating in look, nor do their visuals connect to the imagery one would conjure up when thinking of "hell". Additionally, they're design, animation, and compositing appears amateurish and rushed. The characters are frustrating at best. Their introductions tend to be forced/rushed, their motives and struggles generic, and their resolve disappointingly anticlimactic. Enough time was already thrown away watching this slow car crash of a series and writing this much about said car crash, so in conclusion, this series could have easily been turned around with more competent writers and designers/animators. For now it's not worth wasting away your time and energy to consume this poor attempt of a project, especially when considering that the "creators" seem to have put in the bare minimum effort into this production.
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Production Company:
- Climax Studio
Initial Release Date: Nov 19, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Director's Cut Awards
• 7 Nominations
Golden Tomato Awards (Rotten Tomatoes)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cine21
• 1 Nomination