Korean Medical Thriller ‘Hyper Knife’ Makes Sharp Impact on Disney+

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Korean medical thriller “Hyper Knife” has emerged as Disney+‘s most-viewed Korean premiere globally in 2025, the streamer revealed Tuesday.

The series, which debuted with two episodes on March 19, has reached this milestone less than two weeks after its launch, with the ranking based on seven days of streaming data.

The Park Eunbin and Sul Kyunggu starrer has dominated viewership in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide. “Hyper Knife” centers on Jeong Seok (Park), a brilliant neurosurgeon whose exceptional surgical skills are matched only by her obsession with perfecting them.

After uncovering a shocking revelation, Seok finds herself betrayed by her mentor and stripped of her medical license. Refusing to abandon her calling, she begins performing underground surgeries for society’s outcasts until her former mentor comes seeking her expertise.