Trigger: Everything we know so far about Netflix's upcoming action K-drama

The Fiery Priest star Kim Nam-gil is set to return to the small screens with his much-anticipated action drama series Trigger for Netflix. Shortly after an intense first sneak peek into Nam-gil's new journey was made official, the upcoming K-drama has become the talk of the town, and this time, the stakes are really high!

Kwon Oh Seung has written as well as directed the project, whose plot revolves around an ex-police officer's chronicles through South Korea while the country has been afflicted with anarchism. The latest one-minute-long teaser sums up the main plot, where an unidentified voice says:

"What would happen if everyone in Korea had a gun?"

Here's a look at the official synopsis of Trigger, per IMDb:

"An action-thriller drama about two men who are trying to solve the mess after firearms is suddenly widely available in South Korea, which used to be a gun-free country, through an unknown source."

When will Trigger be released?

Netflix is all set to release the upcoming disaster action thriller Trigger on July 25, 2025. As confirmed by Netflix, the series started filming in the fall of 2023 and cameras kept rolling till July next year.

More about the upcoming K-drama Trigger

The story of Trigger unfolds somewhere in South Korea, where common people are randomly receiving suspicious boxes at their doorsteps. The biggest twist is that these packages contain guns and other forms of ammunition.

As expected, in a nation that abides by strict gun laws, anarchism starts spreading when the illegal arms become a normal thing and are easily available to anyone. Murders start increasing, and eventually the overall crime rate goes up.

In such a premise, a retired cop, going by the name Lee Do (Kim Nam-gil portrays) who feels the need to start his duty all over again to bring things under control. And amidst all the conundrums, his associate becomes a mysterious man named Moon Baek (South Korean star Kim Young Kwang). Baek comes to the rescue and helps Lee neutralize the situation.

However, things have already gotten quite out of hand. A gun-free country is raging (and wailing) because of easy access to deadly weapons. Not just action, Trigger is a story that also portrays intense psychological turmoil alongside persisting suspense all throughout.

People are trying to figure out who is delivering these 'unidentified packages'. Is there a single entity behind all this to create a Purge-like situation? Or is it a bigger move to disrupt an entire economy? Who is good and who is evil? Are there even sides?

Kim Nam-gil's Lee Do and Kim Young Kwang's Moon Baek have a lot of answers to find while trying to save as many lives as possible. Joining them (in some of the pivotal roles) will be the following well-recognized faces:

• Park Hoon (known from Descendants of the Sun and Memories of the Alhambra)
• Kim Won-hae (formerly known to be a part of SNL Korea)
• Gil Hae-yeon (award-winning South Korean actress)

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