A taxi driver’s worst nightmare is brought to life inParamount+’s newestSouth Korean thrillerseriesA Bloody Lucky Day. StarringReborn Rich’sLee Sung-min, the show follows a cabbie named Oh Taek on what seems to be the luckiest day of his life. His good fortune only seems to grow when he picks up a passenger willing to pay an exorbitant fare to reach his destination. Unfortunately, the taxi driver soon discovers that the stranger, Geum Hyuk-soo (Yoo Yeon-seok), isa twisted serial killerwith a string of grisly crimes to his name. Collider can exclusively unveil the trailer which teases the pair’s ride to hell as Oh Taek tries to stay alive.
The footage opens innocently enough with Oh Taek reveling in his run of good luck after an extremely fortunate dream. He buys a lottery ticket, meets wonderful customers, and generally exudes joy. The upbeat music stops and dread sets in when he picks up Hyuk-soo, who plans to stow away on a ship once he reaches the city of Mookpo. Oh Taek jokes about his latest passenger being a criminal, but it’s suddenly no laughing matter when Hyuk-soo reveals his true nature andhis gruesome murders are shown.A Bloody Lucky Daywill get quite darkas the trailer shows Hyuk-soo reveling in his torment of others. He’s now turned to antagonizing Oh Taek, and it’s up to the taxi driver to manipulate his way out of the situation,even if it means taking a life and becoming an accomplice to a truly evil man.
In addition to Sung-min and Yeon-seok,A Bloody Lucky Dayalso features the talents ofParasitealumLee Jung-eun, who plays a mother hunting down Hyuk-soo after he killed her son. Based on the webtoon of the same name published on Naver by Aporia, the series marks another collaboration between Paramount+ and the Korean streaming service TVING after theirprevious seriesBargain, which was released last year. All ten episodes of the show are directed byPil Gam-seongwithKim Min-sungandSong Han-napenning the scripts.
What’s Next for Paramount+’s K-Drama Slate After ‘A Bloody Lucky Day’?
A Bloody Lucky Daywas one of two new Korean series added to Paramount+’s slate last year as it looked to expand its international offerings through a partnership with Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM. Given the positive reception of the series overseas, there’s hope that it can be another success story for the streamer following in the footsteps of theirprevious K-drama smashYonder. Since theShin Ha-kyun-led series became Paramount+’s biggest international series to date, the streamer has doubled its efforts in preparingmore South Korean productionsfor viewers likeSignal,Voice, andSave Me. There’s no word yet on where the other show from that previous announcement,Queen WoostarringBargain’sJeon Jong-seo, is in development.
All ten episodes ofA Bloody Lucky Daypremiere on Paramount+ on February 1 in the U.S., the UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Check out the exclusive trailer below.
