LG U+ STUDIO X+U‘s new mid-form drama ‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ is drawing attention by announcing its participation in the global content market, Hong Kong FILMART, making its first global move.

‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ (planned by STUDIO X+U / produced by Soul Creative, STUDIO X+U / directed by Lee Jung-hoon / written by Jo Han-young, Park Hyun-shin, Hong Yeon-i, Jin Se-hyuk) will be unveiling itself through Hong Kong FILMART. FILMART, which will be held in Hong Kong for four days from March 17 to 20, is the largest entertainment content market in the Asia-Pacific region with over 760 affiliated companies and 7,500 participants. Following the enthusiastic response from STUDIO X+U’s mid-form drama ‘Good Competition’, which debuted at Hong Kong Filmart last year, ‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ will be introduced to overseas officials for the first time this year as one of the representative works of 2025, and will make a full-fledged attack on the global market.

‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ is a crime psychological thriller that tells the story of a genius forensic scientist, Se-hyeon, who discovers traces of his father‘s murder while performing an autopsy and goes on a hunt to catch his father before the police in order to hide his past that he wants to erase. With an unconventional story, tense development, and unique characters, it is a work that maximizes the appeal of the genre, and is heralding the birth of a well-made thriller early on. In addition, STUDIO X+U, which has presented unique genre works starting with ‘Hi Cookie’, ‘Night Has Come’, and ‘Friendly Competition’, is ambitiously preparing for the crime psychological thriller genre alone, which is already a hot topic, so expectations are high that it will receive a great response at this Hong Kong Film Art.

Along with this, the special poster produced especially for the Hong Kong Film Art has been revealed for the first time, grabbing attention right away. This is because it focuses attention as you can see the actors who are perfectly immersed in their characters. Park Joo-hyun as genius autopsy specialist ‘Seo Se-hyun’, Park Yong-woo as psychopathic serial killer ‘Yoon Jo-gyun’, and Kang Hoon as violent crimes team leader ‘Jeong Jeong-hyun’, the three actors’ charming character plays and explosive performances are stimulating curiosity and increasing expectations for the work.

A STUDIO X+U official said, “‘The Hunter with a Scalpel’ is already receiving hot interest from overseas officials. “It is a well-made content with a differentiated story and intense suspense, and it is a competitive work that can satisfy not only domestic but also global viewers, so it is expected to achieve significant results at the Hong Kong Filmart this year,” he said.

Meanwhile, ‘Hunter with a Scalpel’ is a work jointly produced by STUDIO X+U, which has established itself as a powerhouse of mid-form dramas with the success of the tentpole drama ‘No Way Out: The Roulette’, as well as the dramas ‘High Cookie’, ‘Night Has Come’, and ‘Friendly Competition’, and Soul Creative, a content company leading global storytelling. It is scheduled to be released on U+tv and U+MobileTV in 2025.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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