A Killer Paradox Web Series Details:
| Also known as | Also known as Murder DIEary |
| Hangul | 살인자ㅇ난감 |
| Literal meaning | The Murderer’s Toy |
| Revised Romanization | Sarinja-ng-Nangam |
| Based on | A Killer Paradox by Kkomabi |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Dark comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Release date | February 9, 2024 |
| Aired on | Friday |
| Running time | 54 min |
| Age rating | 18+ |
| Starring | Choi Woo-shik Son Suk-ku Lee Hee-joon |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-hee |
| Written by | Kim Da-min |
| Developed by | Son Seung-ae (planning) |
| Produced by | Jung Soo-jin Kim Soon-ho Kim Ji-yeon |
| Cinematography by | Park Se-seung |
| Edited by | Kim Woo-il |
| Music by | Dalpalan |
| Production Companies | Showbox Let’s Film |
| Distributor | Netflix |
A Killer Paradox Web Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Choi Woo-shik as Lee Tang: an ordinary college student who can identify evil people.
- Son Suk-ku as Jang Nan-gam: a detective who pursues a murder case committed by Lee Tang.
- Lee Hee-joon as Song Chon: a former detective who hunts down Lee Tang.
- Supporting
- Kim Yo-han as Roh Bin
- Kwon Da-ham as Yong-jae: the youngest detective of Violent Crime Team 1 at Daejeon Northern Police Station.
- Hyun Bong-sik as Park Chung-jin: a detective of Violent Crime Team 1 at Daejeon Northern Police Station.
- Jung Yi-seo as Seon Yeo-ok: a murder witness.
- Jo Hyun-woo as Kim Myeong-jin / Yeo Bu-il: a customer at the convenience store where Tang works who turns out as the suspect in a serial murder.
- Roh Jae-won as Ha Sang-min: a sweet boyfriend who spends sweet time with his girlfriend looking through old diaries.
- Lim Se-joo as Choi Gyeong-ah: a woman who is living a hard life after being betrayed by her trusted lover.
- Lee Joong-ok as Kang Sang-muk: a father who struggles after losing his daughter in an unexpected incident.
- Seo Jae-kwon as Kang Jae-jun
- Baek Yu-sung as Lee Jin-seong
- Choi Sun-woo as Kyung-hwan: Tang’s friend.
- Moon Young-dong as Lee Gwan-hun
- Lee So-won as Yeon-seo
- Lee Joo-won as Jang Gab-su: Nangam’s father and a former detective at Daejeon Northern Police Station.
- Yang Mal-bok as Nan-gam’s mother
- Oh Hye-won as Lee Yoo-jeong: a profiler at the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Department.
- Park Kyung-geun as Chief of the Criminal Division at Daejeon Northern Police Station.
- Nam Jin-bok as Prosecutor Ji.
- Kim Min-ju as Lee Yeong: Tang’s sister.
- Oh Min-ae as Tang’s mother.
- Heo Sun-haeng as Tang’s father.
- Jang Joon-hui as Violent Crime Team 1 leader.
Storyline:
Lee Tang (Choi Woo-shik), who was discharged from the army six months ago, struggles with his life and dreams of visiting Canada. He works at a convenience store and relies heavily on his parents for support. One night, he is assaulted by a customer, leading to a violent confrontation and the subsequent murder of the customer. Tang is guilt-ridden and prepares to turn himself in, but discovers his victim was a serial killer. Dutiful detective Jang Nan-gam (Son Suk-ku), remains uncooperative and keeps investigating. It is unclear if Nan-gam is onto him, but Tang continues to kill, revealing his hidden talent for accidentally offending evildoers. The story explores the question of whether Tang is serving justice or evading it, as he discovers his hidden talent for offending evildoers.
About A Killer Paradox Web Series:
A Killer Paradox (Korean: 살인자ㅇ난감) is a South Korean dark comedy crime mystery thriller web series written by Kim Da-min, directed by Lee Chang-hee, and starring Choi Woo-shik, Son Suk-ku, and Lee Hee-joon.
The series is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kkomabi, it tells the story of a man who accidentally murders a serial killer and a detective who pursues him relentlessly.
The filming began in the second half of 2022 and took place in Daejeon.
A Killer Paradox was released on Netflix on February 9, 2024.
