K-dramas likeHellboundare hard to come by because they feature a premise that hasn’t been seen before.

However, Netflix’s 2025 thriller is the perfect replacement forHellboundbecause of how similar the two shows are.

When an ex-convict, Yang-rae, visits his church, Min-chans life takes a turn for the worse.

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However, the Korean TV show and movie have a lot in common.

So he started theNew Truth Societyas a way to get them to repent.

InRevelations,Min-chan punished Yang-rae because of his unwavering belief that that’s what God wanted him to do.

Ji-su in a Hellbound season 2, episode 1 flashback

Lee Yeon-hui also knew that Min-chan was hiding something from the moment she met him.

HellboundandRevelationshave the same dark tone and themes.

Since beginning his directorial journey in 1997,Yeon Sang-ho’s work has featured similar elements.

Jung-hwan from Reply 1988 and Netflix’s Revelations imagery

Netflix’s Hellbound is a Korean Drama and Dark Fantasy series that is directed by Yeon Sang-ho and based on his graphic novel, The Hellbound Volume 1. The series takes place in a modern fantastical version of Korea in which strange creatures pick and choose individuals to send to Hell.

However,Revelationsis a bit different from anything that the South Korean director has done so far.

Along the way, they confront their own personal struggles amidst the unraveling mystery.

Ryu Jun-yeol in Revelations in church

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Revelations is a film that follows a pastor who relies on divine guidance and a detective troubled by visions as they investigate a missing person case. Along the way, they confront their own personal struggles amidst the unraveling mystery.

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