”Her dream was to live and die in the operations theatre,” said Professor Choi Deokhee. If this intrigues you, read on for the chilling medical thriller, Hyper Knife.

Professor Deokhee’s mentee, Jung Seok, was a brilliant neurosurgeon. Her obsession with honing her abilities led to her downfall, and she was stripped of her medical license.

Despite that, Seok runs a pharmacy in a rural town and continues to carry out back-alley operations for some of society’s least desirable individuals until her former mentor comes asking for her help.

At the press conference held last year in Singapore, Park Eunbin shared that they learnt from real doctors and they were present on set. They learned the surgery process from prepping to using appropriate instruments for surgery. It was Sul Kyunggu’s first role as a surgeon even though being a veteran actor.

In my opinion, the chemistry between Park Eunbin and Sul Kyunggu is subtle even though they despised each other. Park is seen front-lining with her intelligence as she uses them for evil in this noir-like crime drama. The French-sounding backtrack in the end credits is unique, as they drop clues of her past life as a successful neurosurgeon.

Wil Jung Seok carry out the impossible operation or exact her revenge on the man who stripped her of her future?

Hyper Knife is now streaming on Disney+!