“Hyper Knife,” starring Park Eun-bin and Sul Kyung-gu, set a record for the most viewed Korean premiere on Disney+ in Asia-Pacific and globally this year.
Disney+ made the announcement based on seven days of streaming, less than two weeks after “Hyper Knife” made its premiere on March 19.
“Hyper Knife” is a contemporary medical thriller with a syringe full of twists that follows Seok, a visionary neurosurgeon with unparalleled skill with a scalpel. Addicted to the operating room and obsessed with honing her abilities, Seok suddenly finds herself shunned by her mentor and stripped of her medical license after uncovering a shocking truth.
"Hyper Knife" (Disney+)
Refusing to let go of her life’s work, Seok continues to carry out back-alley operations for some of society’s least desirable individuals until her former mentor comes asking for her help. Torn between the chance to successfully carry out an impossible operation or exact her revenge on the man who stripped her of her future, find out what Seok decides in “Hyper Knife,” now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
The K-series stars Park Eun-bin as visionary neurosurgeon, Jeong Seok, and Sul Kyung-gu as her equally skilled former mentor, Choi Deokhe; It is written by Kim Sunhee (“Quiz From God: Reboot”) and directed by Kim Jung-hyun (“After the Rain,” ”My Fellow Citizens!”).
“Hyper Knife” is the latest Korean Original series to debut as part of the 2025 Disney+ Korea slate.
Throughout the year, global audiences can look forward to other must-watch series including “Nine Puzzles,” a dark criminal mystery starring Kim Dami and Son Sukku; “Low Life,” a treasure hunting series starring Ryu Seung-ryong; international conspiracy series “Tempest” starring Jun Gianna, Gang Dong-won, John Cho and Michael Gaston.
Stream new episodes of “Hyper Knife” every Wednesday through April 9, exclusively on Disney+.