South Korean entertainment news is reporting The Fiery Priest star Kim Nam Gil has a guest role in the upcoming Netflix drama Karma, which premieres on the American platform on April 4th.
The 6-episode mini-series follows the intertwined stories of six people who are trapped in inescapable, sinister connections they desperately want to break free from but can’t.
In Karma, Kim Nam Gil plays the role of ‘Jeong Min,’ a fellow doctor who is also the lover of ‘Joo Yeon’ (played by Shin Min Ah).
The pair work at the same hospital, with Jeong Min choosing to stand by Joo Yeon, who is haunted by past trauma, as she faces the dark ties of fate and so her life descends into chaos because of it.
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In retrospect, though, should he have stood by her or should he have walked away?
Along with the announcement, the production team for Karma released a still of Kim Nam Gil’s guest appearance, showcasing his intense presence as he stands in a dark alley looking at something in the distance.
Then again, he always has that intense presence in everything he appears in, so there’s that, eh?
What is Karma about?
The Netflix exclusive follows six people who all become involved with each other after an accident, and must face the truth of both their own dark decisions and the karma they face because of them.
One man witnesses the accident, and makes a bad decision because of it.
A surgeon lives with childhood trauma, and then runs into the person who was responsible for it.
Another man borrows money from loan sharks so he can invest in cryptocurrency, but then loses everything.
A third man loses his job and is asked to murder another man’s father so he can inherit a large life insurance payout.
A fourth man, who runs a private clinic, is dating a psychotic girlfriend,
None of the people involved are adept at responsibly or morally running their lives, which is why they all end up in the same place. Doing terrible things and making excuses for them.
But will karma come for all of them, just some of them, or none of them?
Karma stars Park Hae Soo (Narco Saints), Shin Min Ah (Hometown Cha Cha Cha), Lee Hee Joon (A Killer Paradox), Kim Sung Kyun (The Fiery Priest), Lee Kwang Soo (The Divorce Insurance) and Gong Seung Yeon (The First Responders), with guest appearances by the aforementioned Kim Nam Gil and Jo Jin Woong (movie Dead Man).
The Korean drama premieres on Netflix on April 4th.
Watch the official Karma trailer before, as this looks phenomenal if absolutely traumatic.
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