Blood Free

Blood Free (Korean: 지배종) is a 2024 South Korean thriller drama television series written by Lee Soo-yeon, directed by Park Chul-hwan, and starring Ju Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Moo-saeng, Park Ji-yeon. It was released worldwide on Disney+ from April 10, to May 8, 2024, every Wednesday.^[4][5]

Blood Free
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Hangul	지배종
Literal meaning	Dominant Species
Revised Romanization	Jibaejong
Genre	Thriller^[1] Drama^[1]
Written by	Lee Soo-yeon
Directed by	Park Chul-hwan
Starring	Ju Ji-hoon Han Hyo-joo Lee Hee-joon Lee Moo-saeng Park Ji-yeon
Music by	Kim Joon-suk [ko]^[2] Jeong Se-rin^[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	10
Production
Production companies	Ace Factory^[3] H& Entertainment^[3]
Budget	₩24 billion
Original release
Network	Disney +
Release	April 10 (2024-04-10) – May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)

Synopsis

Humans have consumed animal meat for millions of years. BF, the biotechnology company that started the era of artificially cultured meat, dominates the market, and people who doubt the BF CEO's actions begin to appear one after another, both inside and outside.

Cast

Main

• Ju Ji-hoon as Woo Chae-woon: a former soldier and current bodyguard who graduated from Naval Academy.^[6]
• Han Hyo-joo as Yun Ja-yu: founder and CEO of BF Group, a cell-cultured meat company that forms the central axis.^[6]
• Lee Hee-joon as Seonu Jae: the South Korean prime minister.^[6]
• Lee Moo-saeng as On San: a physiologist who is a founding member of the BF Group and the general manager of culture media technology.^[6]
• Park Ji-yeon as Jeong Hae-deun: a lawyer and head of planning at BF Group.^[6]

Supporting

• Kim Sang-ho as Kim Sin-gu: a bioengineer who developed the core technology for artificial cultured meat.^[7]
• Jeon Seok-ho as Seo Hui: an IT expert at BF Group.^[8]
• Lee Seo as Hong Sae-ip: a member of the research team.^[9]

Production

Blood Free was planned to have a total of 10 episodes. The budget for the series costed more than ₩24 billion (US$20.98 million)^{[note 1]} in total.^[10]

Notes

1. ₩2 billion (US$1.75 million) per episode.

References

1. Kim, Tae-hyung (February 19, 2024). 김혜수 '트리거'부터 송강호 '삼식이 삼촌'까지...디즈니+, 2024년 라인업 공개 (in Korean). Sports Seoul. from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Naver.
2. "OTT 새드라마 "지배종" -(정덕근스트링) 가 함께 했습니다. 비밀의 숲 이수연 작가님의 작품으로 완전 기대하는 드라마입니다. 기대 많이 해주세요. [OTT new drama "Blood Free" - (Jeong Deok-geun String). is a drama written by writer Soo-yeon Lee that I am really looking forward to. Please look forward to it.]. instagram. dk-strings. January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
3. Ahn, Byeong-gil (September 8, 2022). 이수연 신작 '지배종' 주지훈·한효주·이희준·이무생·박지연 뜬다 [Lee Soo-yeon's new work 'Dominant Species' starring Ju Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-jun, Lee Moo-saeng, and Park Ji-yeon appears]. Sports Kyunghyang. from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Naver.
4. Lee Mi-young (February 19, 2024). "주지훈 송강호 김혜수 이정재, 2024 디즈니+ 이끈다...라인업 발표" [Ju Ji-hoon, Song Kang-ho, Kim Hye-soo, and Lee Jung-jae lead Disney+ in 2024... Lineup Announcement] (in Korean). Joy News 24. from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
5. 정, 진영. "주지훈X한효주 '비밀의 숲' 이수연 작가 만난다... '지배종' 4월 공개". Naver (in Korean). from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
6. Ahn Eun-jae (September 8, 2022). "'지배종' 주지훈·한효주·이희준·이무생 출연...이수연 작가와 뭉친다" [Joo Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-jun, and Lee Moo-saeng to appear in 'Dominant Species'... Joining writer Lee Soo-yeon]. News1 (in Korean). from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Naver.
7. Kang Nae-ri (October 20, 2022). "[단독] 김상호, '비밀의 숲' 이수연 작가 '지배종' 캐스팅...한효주와 호흡" [[Exclusive] Kim Sang-ho casts 'Secret Forest' writer Lee Soo-yeon as 'Dominant Jong'... Working with Han Hyo-joo]. YTN (in Korean). from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
8. "'비숲' '라이프' 이수연 작가, 이번엔 '인공 배양육' 소재 스릴러다". Naver (in Korean). from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
9. Kang Nae-ri (October 17, 2022). "[단독] '옷소매' 이서, '비밀의 숲' 이수연 작가 신작 '지배종' 캐스팅" [[Exclusive] 'Red Sleeves' Lee Seo, 'Secret Forest' writer Lee Soo-yeon's new work 'Dominant Species' cast]. YTN (in Korean). from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
10. Kim Tae-ho (November 9, 2023). "240억 쓴 드라마 '지배종', 연내 OTT 확정 짓나?" [Will the 24 billion won drama 'Dominant Species' be confirmed for OTT within the year?]. Deal Site (in Korean). from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

• Blood Free on Disney+  
• Blood Free at IMDb  
• Blood Free at HanCinema