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Drama: Hyper Knife
Native Title: 하이퍼 나이프
Also Known As: Haipeo Naipeu
Director: Kim Jung Hyun
Screenwriter: Kim Sun Hee
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Medical
Country: South Korea
Episodes: 8
Airs: Mar 19, 2025 - Apr 9, 2025
Airs On: Wednesday
Original Network: Disney+
Duration: 60 min.
Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)
Synopsis
Hyper Knife (Korean: 하이퍼나이프) is an upcoming South Korean medical crime thriller television series written by Kim Sun-hee, directed by Kim Jung-hyun, and starring Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu, Yoon Chan-young, and Park Byung-eun. The series is centers around a once genius doctor and her mentor. It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on March 19, 2025.
Hyper Knife follows Dr. Jung Se-ok, a brilliant but disgraced neurosurgeon haunted by a past tragedy. Stripped of her medical license, she resorts to performing illegal surgeries in the shadows, driven by an insatiable thirst for pushing the boundaries of neuroscience. When her path crosses with her former mentor, the renowned but enigmatic Dr. Choi Deok-hee, old wounds are reopened and a dangerous game of power and revenge ensues. As Se-ok delves deeper into groundbreaking yet ethically questionable procedures, she grapples with the moral consequences of her actions, blurring the lines between medical necessity and personal ambition.
Cast
Park Eun-bin as Jung Se-ok
A shadow doctor who once called a genius neurosurgeon.