A Bloody Lucky Day () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-min, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Lee Jung-eun based on a webtoon of the same name by Aporia, which was published on Naver. It is an original drama of TVING and is available for streaming on its platform. It also aired on tvN on November 20, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST).
The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 was released on November 24, 2023, and Part 2 was released on December 8, 2023, at 12:00 (KST).
A Bloody Lucky Day premiered at the On Screen section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2023, where two of ten episodes were screened.
Synopsis Oh Taek (Lee Sung-min), an ordinary taxi driver, is offered a high fee to take a passenger to Mokpo. He reluctantly agrees, but soon realizes that his passenger is a serial killer. Oh Taek must now embark on a terrifying drive, using all of his cunning and resourcefulness to survive.
Cast Main Lee Sung-min as Oh Taek Yoo Yeon-seok as Geum Hyeok-soo Lee Jung-eun as Hwang Soon-kyu
Supporting Ki Eun-soo as Koo Chae-ri Han Dong-hee as Yoon Se-na Tae Hang-ho as Yang Seung-taek Lee Kang-ji as Soon-kyu's son Joo Yeon-woo as Gong Cheon-seok Oh Hye-won as No Hyun-ji Jung Man-sik as Kim Joong-min
Production and release On April 19, 2023, Paramount+ and TVING announced the production of the series.
The series first premiered on TVING in South Korea before it was available globally on Paramount+ in the U.S, Canada, the U.K, Australia, Latin Americas, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on February 1, 2024. Paramount Global Content Distribution handled global sales outside South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
On October 18, 2023, it was announced that the series would be broadcast on tvN ahead of its released on TVING. The series also aired on tvN Asia under the agreement with Paramount.
Reception Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 November 20, 2023 2 November 21, 2023 2.656% 2.994% 3 November 27, 2023 2.135% 2.315% 4 November 28, 2023 2.146% 2.463% 5 December 4, 2023 6 December 5, 2023 2.389% 2.468% 7 December 11, 2023 2.105% 2.285% 8 December 12, 2023 2.668% 3.330% 9 December 18, 2023 2.17% rowspan="2" 10 December 19, 2023 2.41% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Accolades + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Actor Yoo Yeon-seok Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eun
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