How many episodes are in The Murky Stream?

The Murky Stream has 9 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Murky Stream premiere?

The Murky Stream premieres on 2025-09-26.

Is The Murky Stream a new series?

The Murky Stream is a new series (Season 1).

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The Murky Stream(2025)

Also known as Takryu • Muddy Water • Murky Waters

Archived · Disney+

7.316+9 eps

S01

DramaActionHistory

ON AIR: SEP 26Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The Murky Stream gives its Joseon action a rough, physical edge: fistfights, blade work and crowded brawls land with weight, and the violence is often bloody. Its fighter’s nerve and muscle drive a fast, forceful story, with swagger running alongside the grit rather than softening it.

Mapo’s river docks and the royal court mark very different worlds along one connected rise. The busy port gives the early gang life a concrete setting before the story moves toward palace halls and royal power. Loyalty within the fighter’s crew and the pull of family ties add personal friction to that climb, keeping the drama from becoming only a succession of fights.

Best for

bruising period action, gritty gangster rise and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Action

Commitment

Season 1 · 9 episodes

Where

Disney+

Official Premise

Takryu tells the story of a man who was a gangster who would become a legend in Joseon. He was known as a gangster at Han River's Mapo Port and eventually became a Joseon legend because of his body and skills.

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Strongest Match

The Murky Stream and Bloodhounds both make physical, fast-moving action feel personal, with tough fighters relying on loyalty as much as strength. The dockside brawls and crew bonds in The Murky Stream meet their match in Bloodhounds’ bruising boxing fights, close friendship, and flashes of rough humor.

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Why this pick

The Murky Stream brings hard-hitting period action and fierce loyalty to the screen, qualities that drive Song of the Samurai’s bloody sword fights and brotherhood. Where the Joseon drama follows a fighter’s rise, this samurai story turns toward tragic last stands and the grief of comrades falling.

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