Korean Thriller Dr. Brain, Based on Webtoon, Gets Apple TV+ Date/Trailer

Apple TV+ has set a premiere date and released a trailer for Dr. Brain, the streaming service’s first Korean-language series.

Based on a Korean webtoon, the live-action sci-fi thriller follows Sewon (played by Parasite‘s Lee Sun-kyun), a brilliant brain scientist who suffers a horrific personal tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. Desperate to uncover what happened, Sewon goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the tragic mystery by conducting “brain syncs” with the dead, to access their memories for clues.

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Directed and executive-produced by Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters, I Saw the Devil),
Dr. Brain will premiere Stateside on Wednesday, Nov. 3, to coincide with Apple TV+’s launch in South Korea. The sci-fi drama series will release new episodes weekly through Dec. 10.

Dr. Brain also stars Lee You-young (Gansin), Park Hee-soon (My Name), Seo Ji-hye (Sa-rang-eui bul-sa-chak) and Lee Jae-won (Mr. Queen).

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