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Hellbound
A grim supernatural noir suffocated by existential dread and collective hysteria, where morality fractures under the crushing smoke of sudden damnation and burning human ashes.
Hellbound
Hellbound

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"They were resurrected into a hellbound world."

19 November 2021 — 25 October 2024 South Korea 2 season 12 episode Canceled 7.3 (1,013)

Cast: Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Shin-rock, Yang Ik-june, Lee Dong-hee, Lee Re

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Weaponization of Faith and Ideological Manipulation Cosmic Nihilism and the Illusion of Divine Justice Mob Hysteria, Cyber-Tribalism, and Cancel Culture Human Dignity, Free Will, and Sacrificial Agency Grief, Guilt, and the Cycle of Vengeance

Hellbound — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

신이 어떤 놈인지 난 잘 모르고 관심도 없는데, 한 가지는 확실히 알아. 여긴 인간들의 세상이야. 인간들의 일은 인간들이 알아서 해야지.
— The anonymous getaway taxi driver

Context

Addressed to Min Hye-jin in Season 1, Episode 6, as he helps her escape with the surviving infant Toughie.

Meaning

Translates to: "I don't know what kind of guy God is, and I don't care. But I know one thing for sure: this world belongs to humans. Human affairs should be settled by humans." It serves as the philosophical thesis of the entire series.

공포가 아니면 대체 뭐가 인간을 참회하게 할까요?
— Chairman Jung Jin-su

Context

Spoken to Detective Jin Kyeong-hoon during Season 1, Episode 3.

Meaning

Translates to: "If not for fear, what on earth could make humans repent?" It justifies his calculated decision to invent a divine narrative of moral punishment to enforce ethical behavior on a chaotic society.

너희는 더 정의로워져야 한다.
— Jung Jin-su

Context

Preached to mass crowds and media in Season 1, Episode 1 & 3.

Meaning

Translates to: "You must become more righteous." It encapsulates the seductive, totalitarian doctrine that weaponizes self-righteousness.

우리가 두려워해야 할 것은 신의 고지가 아니라, 신을 핑계 삼아 인간성을 버리는 우리 자신입니다.
— Min Hye-jin

Context

Spoken while confronting the New Truth leadership in Season 1, Episode 3.

Meaning

Translates to: "What we should truly fear is not God's decree, but ourselves abandoning our humanity under the pretext of God." It highlights that human cruelty engineered in God's name is far worse than the supernatural events themselves.

세상은 정의가 아니라 거짓으로 유지되는 겁니다.
— Senior Presidential Secretary Lee Su-gyeong

Context

Spoken to Chairman Kim Jeong-chil in Season 2, Episode 1 & 3.

Meaning

Translates to: "The world is maintained not by justice, but by lies." It outlines the government's cynical calculus to use the resurrected Park Jung-ja to craft a fabricated state religion for social control.

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