The streaming wars are heating up with major releases on all the main OTT platforms this month. Netflix leads the pack with four new titles, including the highly-anticipated rom-com King the Land and boxing drama Bloodhounds. But Disney+ has Kim Tae-ri's thriller Revenant, Prime Video has vampire OK Taecyeon in Heartbeat, and Viu has the comeback drama of INFINITE’s Kim Myung-soo Numbers.
June 9: Bloodhounds
A promising boxer Gun-Woo, portrayed by Woo Do-hwan (The King: Eternal Monarch), quits boxing to pay off his mother’s debt to notorious loan shark Myung-Gil. Gun-Woo starts working for another moneylender, CEO Choi, in this eight-episode action-thriller crime drama. Lee Sang-yi (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) also stars in the series.
Where to watch: Netflix
June 17: King the Land
In this highly anticipated 16-episode rom-com, Gu Won, a son from a chaebol family played by Lee Jun-ho (The Red Sleeve), is thrown into an inheritance war. He meets Cheon Sa-rang, portrayed by Im Yoon-ah (Big Mouth), who is known as King Hotel's queen of smiles and hospitality.
Where to watch: Netflix
June 17: See You in My 19th Life
This 12-episode romance-fantasy series stars Shin Hye-sun (Mr Queen) as Ban Ji-eum, a woman who remembers all of her previous lives. In her 19th life, she sets out to find Moon Seo-ha, played by Ahn Bo-hyun (Military Prosecutor Doberman), whom she met in her 18th life before it was tragically cut short.
Where to watch: Netflix
June 19: Lies Hidden in My Garden
Kim Tae-hee (Hi Bye, Mama!) stars as Joo-ran, a housewife from a wealthy family whose life is shaken when she learns of the death of Yoon-beom, the husband of Sang-Eun, portrayed by Lim Ji-yeon (The Glory). This thriller-mystery spans eight episodes.
Where to watch: Prime Video
June 23: Revenant
In this 12-episode thriller-mystery-supernatural series, part-time worker Ku San-young, played by Kim Tae-ri (Twenty-Five, Twenty-One), is possessed by a demon that Yeom Hae-sang, a lieutenant in the violent crimes unit portrayed by Oh Jung-se (It's Okay to Not Be Okay), can see. Together, they try to figure out the truth behind the mysterious deaths related to five sacred objects.
Where to watch: Disney+
June 23: Numbers
The 12-episode action-thriller-mystery-business drama Numbers follows Jang Ho-woo, an intelligent accountant at one of the four big accounting firms in South Korea. Played by INFINITE’s Kim Myung-soo (Angel's Last Mission: Love), Jang Ho-woo, despite having only a high school diploma, fights for justice in the face of absurdities at the accounting firm. Choi Jin-hyuk (Zombie Detective) also stars in the series.
Where to watch: Viu, from June 24
June 24: Mrs. Durian
Two Joseon-era women from a noble family time travel to the year 2023 during a lunar eclipse in this 16-episode fantasy-melodrama. The series, also known as Durian's Affair or Lady Durian, stars Park Joo-mi (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce) and Choi Myung-gil (The Good Wife).
Where to watch: Viu
June 26: Heartbeat
In this 16-episode comedy-fantasy-romance series, Sun Woo-hyeol, a half-human and half-vampire played by Ok Taecyeon (Vincenzo), badly wants to become a complete human but misses his chance. He becomes involved with Joo In-hae (Won Ji-an, D.P.), a contract nurse-teacher and guest house manager known as a cold-hearted person. Circumstances somehow lead Sun Woo-hyeol and Joo In-hae to share a house together.
Where to watch: Prime Video
June 30: Celebrity
Park Gyu-young (Dali and the Cocky Prince) stars in this 12-episode Netflix series about the reality of the glamorous and competitive life of celebrities. She portrays Seo Ah-ri, who becomes a celebrity overnight in a whirlwind of events. CNBLUE's Kang Min-hyuk (How to Be Thirty) plays cosmetic company CEO Han Joon-kyeong.
Where to watch: Netflix
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