‘Nine Puzzles,’ a Cerebral Korean Crime Thriller, to Premiere May 21 on Disney+
After a smash start to the year that saw “Unmasked” and “Hyper Knife” captivate K-drama audiences around the world, “Itaewon Class” star Kim Da-mi and “Big Bet” star Son Suk-ku are set to build on this success with their new cerebral crime thriller, “Nine Puzzles,” debuting May 21, exclusively on Disney+.
Set to premiere with six episodes on May 21, “Nine Puzzles” follows Yoon Ena, a high school student who discovers the body of her murdered uncle next to a single puzzle piece. Uncertain of how she got to the scene of the crime and unable to answer any of the police’s questions, Ena quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. A decade later, Ena, now a criminal profiler, will once again find herself caught in the middle of a series of murders, with each victim linked to a puzzle piece like the one from the night of her uncle’s murder.
Starring Kim Da-mi (“Itaewon Class,” “Our Beloved Summer”) as murder suspect turned criminal profiler Yoon Ena; Son Suk-ku (“Big Bet,” “D.P.”) as the tenacious and suspicious Detective Kim Han-saem; Kim Sung-kyun (“Moving,” “The Fiery Priest”) as Police Captain Yang Jung-ho; and Hyun Bong-sik (“When Life Gives You Tangerines,” “Gangnam B-Side”) as Junior Detective Choi Sa-an. “Nine Puzzles” is directed by Yoon Jong-bin (“Narco-Saints,” “The Spy Gone North”) and written by Lee Eun-mi (“Tunnel,” “Navillera”).
“Nine Puzzles” is the latest Korean Original series set to debut as part of the eagerly anticipated 2025 Disney+ Korea slate. So far this year, audiences have been engrossed in investigative thriller “Unmasked” and captivated by medical thriller “Hyper Knife,” which rapidly rose to become the most-viewed Korean premiere on Disney+ globally this year. Throughout the rest of 2025, audiences can also look forward to upcoming titles “Low Life,” a treasure-hunting series starring Ryu Seung-ryong, and international conspiracy series “Tempest,” starring Gianna Jun, Gang Dong-won, John Cho, Michael Gaston, and so much more.
Stream the first six episodes of “Nine Puzzles” from May 21 exclusively on Disney+.
