About Karma:
- Director/Writer: Lee Il-hyung
- Based On: Kakao Webtoon
- Production Companies: Moonlight Film, Baram Pictures, Kakao Entertainment
- Key Cast: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Gong Seung-yeon
Logline
In this high-tension crime thriller, six individuals become ensnared in an inescapable karmic cycle, their reckless choices unleashing a chain reaction of catastrophic consequences.
- Park Hae-soo (The Eyewitness) – from Netflix Squid Game S1 stars as a man forced into a dangerous cover-up after witnessing a mysterious incident that sets off an irreversible chain of events.
- Shin Min-a (The Surgeon) – portrays a gifted surgeon haunted by childhood trauma who is unexpectedly confronted by a figure from her past, igniting long-buried emotions.
- Lee Hee-jun (The Debtor) – plays a desperate gambler whose risky bet on cryptocurrency, fueled by borrowed funds, spirals him into overwhelming debt.
- Kim Sung-kyun (Jang Gil-ryong) embodies a man left adrift after an unjust firing, who risks everything on a dubious new job in a bid to escape his circumstances.
- Lee Kwang-soo (Glasses) appears as a once-successful traditional medicine doctor whose life unravels after a single fateful error, plunging him into a catastrophic downfall.
- Gong Seung-yeon (Lee Yu-jeong) features as the captivating girlfriend of the troubled doctor, whose silent complicity in his cover-up triggers a cascade of disastrous events.
Directed by Lee Il-hyung—whose previous hits Remember and A Violent Prosecutor collectively captivated nearly 10 million viewers—Karma weaves together themes of greed, vengeance, and fate into one relentless, pulse-pounding narrative.
