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Made in Korea(2025)

Also known as The Businessman

Archived · Disney+

7.1156 eps
S01
CrimeDramaThriller
ON AIR: MAR 12Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Made in Korea gives its crime story a political edge, with backroom deals and power plays unfolding against the smoky backdrop of 1970s Seoul. Scheming carries a persistent sense of menace, while the city’s rapid transformation lends the period setting more than atmosphere. This is a serialized drama whose simmering conflict gradually tightens, as political pressure threatens careers and makes each confrontation harder to walk away from.

The upright prosecutor and the man pursuing power measure success in sharply different ways. Their rivalry turns corruption into a direct test of conscience, not just a backdrop for criminal maneuvering. As their clashes build toward an incident that changes both lives, the story connects ambition and principle to consequences neither man can easily escape.

Best for

political crime thriller, prosecutor rivalry and Crime

Story lane

Crime and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

Disney+

Official Premise

A 1970s crime thriller following a man's quest for power clashing with an upright prosecutor, leading to a life-altering incident.

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