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Blood Free

2024 South Korean television series

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Blood Free (Korean: 지배종) is a 2024 South Korean sci-fi thriller drama television series written by Lee Soo-yeon, directed by Park Chul-hwan, and starring Ju Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Moo-saeng, Jeon Seok-ho, Park Ji-yeon, and Kim Sang-ho. It was released worldwide on Disney+ from April 10, to May 8, 2024, every Wednesday.

01Synopsis

Humans have consumed animal meat for millions of years. BF, the biotechnology company that started the era of artificially cultured meat, dominates the market, and people who doubt the BF CEO's actions begin to appear one after another, both inside and outside.

02Cast and characters

Main

A former soldier and current bodyguard who graduated from Naval Academy.
Founder and CEO of BF Group, a cell-cultured meat company that forms the central axis.
The Prime Minister of South Korea.
A physiologist who is a founding member of the BF Group and the general manager of culture media technology.
An IT expert at BF Group.
A lawyer and head of planning at BF Group.
A bioengineer who developed the core technology for artificial cultured meat.

Supporting

  • Lee Seo as Hong Sae-ip
A member of the research team.

03Production

Blood Free was planned to have a total of 10 episodes. The budget for the series costed more than 24 billion (US$20.98 million) in total.

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