--- title: "Bloodhounds" year: 2023 kind: "series" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds" fi1m_id: "bloodhounds" imdb_id: "tt26315487" tmdb_id: 127529 wikidata_id: "Q109767798" fi1m_score: 70 critics_reviews: 1 published: "2026-09-24T11:30:24.395213+00:00" updated: "2026-09-24T11:32:00.105916+00:00" region: "CL" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Bloodhounds (2023) Created by Jason Kim · 1h 01m · Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime ## Identity Bloodhounds - **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds - **Type:** Series - **Fi1m ID:** bloodhounds - **IMDb ID:** tt26315487 - **TMDB ID:** 127529 - **Wikidata ID:** Q109767798 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26315487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/127529, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109767798 **Fi1m score: 70** · Critics: 1 of 6 reviews so far *In a sentence:* The fighting has had rather more attention than the people doing it > *Bloodhounds* earns an action fan’s evening with grounded, forceful fights. Jason Kim’s crime series is less persuasive between confrontations, where predictable plotting and underdeveloped drama leave too much work for the cast. ## Synopsis Kim Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) find their biggest fight outside the ring. Choi Tae-ho (Huh Joon-ho), Kim Myeong-gil (Park Seong-ung), Hyunjoo (Kim Sae-ron) and Lee Doo-young (Ryu Soo-young) are among the characters in this 2023 crime and action drama. Jason Kim creates, writes and directs the series, which places physical confrontation alongside its crime story. The first series comprises eight episodes, with the fighting staged in a grounded style. The programme carries a 15 certificate. ## Review Jason Kim’s *Bloodhounds* is a good action series with a crime story that needed another draft. Its grounded fights are forceful enough to justify the attention, and the programme understands the pleasure of watching physical skill put under pressure. The trouble comes when the writing has to sustain that interest without a confrontation. For anyone chiefly here for the fighting, that is a manageable weakness. Jason Kim creates, writes and directs, and his strongest work is in the staging. The fights feel convincing because their appeal rests on physical danger, without needing the plot to surprise us first. We were gripped by them because that danger felt immediate, even when the broad direction of the story seemed obvious. An action series has to earn that response repeatedly, and *Bloodhounds* is sufficiently assured to keep doing so. Woo Do-hwan plays Kim Gun-woo, with Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin. Having these two at the centre helps keep the drama approachable, though the writing does not give their characters enough depth to match the attention paid to the fights. We want more to consider between confrontations than what the next confrontation might involve. The performances have to carry that extra interest, and the screenplay leaves too much of the work to them. Predictability is not automatically a fault in this kind of programme. Familiar crime plotting can leave space for character, or allow a director to build suspense around an outcome we already suspect. Jason Kim’s screenplay does not make enough of either opportunity. Too often, knowing roughly where the story is going also means knowing most of what the drama has to offer, although the action supplies enough pleasure to prevent that becoming fatal. Eight episodes give a thin story plenty of space in which to look thin. A series needs to renew our interest in its people, particularly when it repeatedly asks us to care about their exposure to danger. *Bloodhounds* is less reliable at that quieter work. Huh Joon-ho appears as Choi Tae-ho, while Park Seong-ung plays Kim Myeong-gil, but the surrounding drama remains too lightly developed to make full use of the ensemble. Still, it would be perverse to treat the fights as a minor compensation. They are the principal attraction, and staging grounded action this well is a substantial achievement in itself. The series earns its recommendation on those terms, without having to reinvent crime television. It is entertaining at the thing it most needs to get right, even if the writing makes it harder to remain interested once the immediate danger has passed. For an action evening, then, this is worth trying with expectations set sensibly. We would happily accept some familiar plotting for fighting this assured, although eight episodes make that a larger commitment than a single film would. If you need the writing to be as sharp as the fighting, choose something else. *Fi1m score 70, published 24 September 2026.* ## Straight answers **Is Bloodhounds worth watching?** *Bloodhounds* is worth watching for action fans who value convincing fights over intricate crime plotting, and we score it 70 out of 100. The grounded confrontations keep us gripped, but predictable writing and underdeveloped characters make the quieter stretches less rewarding across its eight episodes. **How long is Bloodhounds, and what is it rated?** *Bloodhounds* has episodes of about 1h 01m. It is a drama and action & adventure series. **Where can I watch Bloodhounds in Chile?** *Bloodhounds* is streaming on Netflix in Chile. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service. **How violent or frightening is Bloodhounds, and is it suitable for children?** *Bloodhounds* carries a UK 15 certificate and is not suitable for children under 15; its grounded, forceful fights make physical danger feel immediate. We recommend it for older teenagers and adults comfortable with that sort of action, while squeamish viewers may find the convincing confrontations too much. **How does Bloodhounds compare to Warrior?** *Bloodhounds* delivers assured, grounded action, but we recommend [*Warrior*](https://film.one/film/warrior) more strongly for making the people matter as much as the fighting. Both rely on familiar plotting; *Warrior* gives its confrontations emotional weight through family grievances and performances, while *Bloodhounds* suits viewers happy to make the fights their main reason for watching. ### Reviews we read (1) - **NME** (70/100, inferred): The critic finds Bloodhounds an entertaining action thriller despite its predictable, underdeveloped story. The expertly staged, grounded fight scenes are singled out as the series’ main strength. [Read](https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/bloodhounds-review-kdrama-3452955) ## Details - **Created by:** Jason Kim - **Creator:** Jason Kim - **Director:** Jason Kim - **Screenplay:** Jason Kim - **Writer:** Jason Kim - **Cast:** Woo Do-hwan as Kim Gun-woo; Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin; Huh Joon-ho as Choi Tae-ho; Park Seong-ung as Kim Myeong-gil; Rain as Im Baek-jeong; Lee Myeong-ro as Allen; Kim Sae-ron as Hyunjoo; Ryu Soo-young as Lee Doo-young - **Runtime:** 1h 01m - **Release (Chile):** 9 June 2023 - **Genres:** Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyiR8pO50JE ## Where to watch in Chile - Netflix: streaming *Checked 2026-09-24.* Also available in: AE, AR, AT, AU, AZ, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CZ, DE, DK, EC, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JP, KR, LT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TR, UA, US, VN, ZA. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *The Set-Up* (1949): Boxing, crooked money and a fighter given little room to manoeuvre. - *A Prayer Before Dawn* (2017): A prison boxing drama whose physical punishment is difficult to shrug off. - *The Man from Nowhere* (2010): A crime thriller that gives its close combat an urgent personal reason. - *D.P.* (2021): A series with stronger character writing and an unsparing view of institutional violence. - *Warrior* (2011), Fi1m 80: Family grievances make the fighting matter well before anyone enters the cage. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/warrior.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/tv/bloodhounds