Death's Game
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| Hangul | 이재, 곧 죽습니다 |
| Lit. | Yi-jae Will Die Soon |
| RR | Ijae, got jukseumnida |
| MR | Ijae, kot chuksŭmnida |
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| Based on | Death's Game by
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| Written by | Ha Byung-hoon |
| Directed by | Ha Byung-hoon |
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| Music by | Park Sung-il |
| Ending theme | "Even If There's No Miracle" by Seo In-guk |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Ye-seul |
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| Editor | Park Hyun-jung |
| Running time | 38–64 minutes |
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| Budget | ₩3.35 billion (for VFX) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | December 15, 2023 – January 5, 2024 |
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Death's Game (Korean: 이재, 곧 죽습니다) is a 2023–2024 South Korean fantasy anthology television series written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan, the series follows Choi Yee-jae (Seo In-guk), a man who dies by suicide after losing hope. He is subsequently punished by Death (Park So-dam), an entity who forces him to experience 12 cycles of reincarnation and death. If Yee-jae can survive the imminent death of any host, he earns the right to live out that life. It was released on TVING from December 15, 2023 to January 5, 2024, and is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions except South Korea and China.
Death's Game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its high production values and philosophical depth, though some noted a reliance on spectacle and a simplified approach to mental health. It also received a nominations for Best OTT Original and Visual Effects at the 2024 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, and listed as ninth Best K-Dramas of 2024 by Time Magazine.