The Manipulated (2025)

Original title

조각도시

Directed by

Kim Chang-ju, Park Shin-woo

Cast

Ji Chang Wook, Do Kyung Soo, Kim Jong Soo, Jo Yoon Soo, Lee Kwang Soo, Yang Dong Geun, Eum Moon Suk, Lee Jae Kyoon

Genre

action television series, thriller, crime television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 129 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ordinary man gets framed for a serious crime and his life falls apart. He later finds out it was all set up and comes back to take revenge.

tensedarkgrittyrevenge-drivensuspensefulurgentbleakfast-paced

What happens

The Manipulated (Korean: 조각도시) is a 2025 South Korean revenge action crime thriller television series written by Oh Sang-ho, directed by Park Shin-woo and Kim Chang-ju, and starring Ji Chang-wook, Doh Kyung-soo, Kim Jong-soo, Jo Yoon-su, and Lee Kwang-soo. It is based on the film Fabricated City, which Oh Sang-ho co-wrote. It depicts the story of an ordinary man whose life is abruptly shattered for being wrongly accused of a major crime, but returns to pursue a bloody vengeance after discovering it was a fabrication. The series premiered with 4 episodes on Disney+ as a Hulu original series on November 5, 2025, as the Star content hub was replaced by Hulu on October 8, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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