2022 · 1 season · Drama

8.4 Modest

Series finished

Drama Mystery

Two friends in the past were victims of serious school bullying. One could not resist his trauma, and becomes a serial killer, walking in the path of revenge. Another one tries his best to overcome the trauma and becomes a police detective. He now faces tragic fate to risk his life to capture the serial killer.

Original title: 돼지의 왕
Country of origin: 🇰🇷 South Korea
Year: 2022

Created by: Yeon Sang-ho
Channel: TVING
Studio: Studio Dragon · Hidden Sequence

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

The series is a live-action remake of Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film of the same name, adapting the story into a thriller drama format.

Reception

The show premiered as a TVING original web series on March 18, 2022, and was later rerun on the cable channel OCN starting June 19, 2022, both times carrying a 19+ rating.

Reception

In July 2022, The King of Pigs was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival, making it the first drama series ever shown at that festival.

Casting

The cast includes Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-an in the lead roles, playing characters whose lives intersect twenty years after a case of school violence.

Casting

Several roles feature both adult and child actors portraying the same character at different ages, such as Lee Chan-yu playing young Hwang Gyeong-min and Shim Hyun-seo playing young Jung Jong-seok.

Music

The soundtrack includes songs like ABTB's 'Hallelujah', used as the ending track for episode 1, alongside tracks by Pe2ny (Feat. Choi LB), Lee Hyuk, Sinawe, Ha Hyun-woo, and Jung Mil-ah.

Themes

child abuse childhood trauma revenge murder flashback gore live action remake school bullying

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