Butterfly (2025 TV series)
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| Genre | Spy thriller |
| Created by | Steph Cha & Ken Woodruff |
| Based on | Butterfly by Arash Amel |
| Showrunner | Ken Woodruff |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Seon Kwon Hwang |
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| Cinematography | Kanamé Onoyama |
| Editor | Michael Ruscio |
| Running time | 44–52 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | August 13, 2025 |
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Butterfly is an American spy thriller television series created by Steph Cha and Ken Woodruff for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel of the same name created by Arash Amel and written by Marguerite Bennett. Primarily set in South Korea, the series follows former U.S. intelligence operative David Jung (Daniel Dae Kim) and his estranged daughter Rebecca (Reina Hardesty) as they are hunted by the spy organization "Caddis", exploring familial tensions and betrayal against the backdrop of global espionage.
Woodruff serves as showrunner while Kim, in addition to starring, executive produces Butterfly through his production company 3AD, which developed the series with Amazon MGM Studios. After consulting Amel and Boom! Studios, Kim and 3AD changed the source material's Western setting to South Korea with an international cast and Korean crew, as they sought to explore Asian American themes through the series.
Butterfly premiered on Prime Video on August 13, 2025. It received generally favourable reviews from critics, with praise directed at its action, performances, setting, and family dynamics, although its plot and writing received some criticism. In October 2025, the series was canceled after one season, ending it on a cliffhanger.