The South Korean show Narco-Saints isn't using the term by accident. It is — all together now — a wide-ranging slightly-true story about a drug kingpin. But ...
And this version of that routine is rather expertly-produced in a lot of ways. [A Model Family](https://readysteadycut.com/2022/08/12/a-model-family-review-south-koreas-answer-to-breaking-bad-is-a-thrill-ride/), also a k-drama and also available to stream on Netflix, for a prime example of this archetype. Kang Ingu (Ha Jung-woo) is a businessman who watched his father work himself to death and finds himself in danger of doing the same trying to operate a karaoke bar and an auto garage to provide for his wife and their two children. It means that the script — credited to director Jong-bin Yoon and Sung-hui Kwon — doesn’t have to brainlessly walk him into peril just for the sake of tension-building. This religious component, facile though it might be, is the primary way in which this largely very familiar show attempts to carve out a specific niche for itself in one of the most popular and enduring subgenres. How does a man of faith justify material pursuits and all the dodgy things one is required to do on that journey?
Netflix has released a new drama that is based on the true story of a South Korean businessman who goes undercover to catch a drug dealer in South America.
The Narcos franchise, meanwhile, consists of two shows, Narcos and Narcos: Mexico. Narco-Saints is not directly connected to either of these shows, though, and even though it follows a drug lord who distributes cocaine from South America to South Korea, it does not have any ties to the iconic Netflix franchise. [Diego Luna](https://www.newsweek.com/narcos-mexico-season-2-recap-netflix-1644445)), whose illegal drug trade began with the production of marijuana and then escalated into the distribution of cocaine. [Wagner Moura](https://www.newsweek.com/narcos-mexico-wagner-moura-pablo-escobar-return-explained-1645916)) in Colombia and his successors in the Cali Cartel. Is Netflix's 'Narco-Saints' Connected to the 'Narcos' Franchise? [Netflix](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/netflix) has an exciting K-drama that will certainly fit the bill: [Narco-Saints](https://www.newsweek.com/new-k-dramas-korean-films-release-dates-september-2022-1738162).
When a Korean businessman moves to Suriname to sell skate fish back to his home country, he gets embroiled in the country's drug trade instead.
Most Pilot-y Line: As the pastor instructs Chen Zhen to give In-gu and Eung-soo the skates, he says “This is what God commands, you son of a bitch.” Whoa, pastor! It’s a show that’s definitely built for an international audience, not only because it takes place outside South Korea, but because it’s about this seemingly ordinary man caught up in the drug trade of a strange country on the other side of the world from his home. But the In-gu is shocked when he finds that a shipment was snagged in Aruba because cocaine was hidden inside. The influential pastor drags the men to Chinatown in Paramaribo, the Surinamese capital, and not-so-gently negotiates a better deal. Born in 1968, his father went to fight in Vietnam, then when he came back he worked multiple jobs, especially after In-gu’s mother died, until he also died in a work-related accident. In the back of one of the trucks, a Korean man wearing glasses is holding a signed baseball.
New Korean Netflix series Narco-Saints is now available on the streamer, but is there a second season on the way? Here's everything we know so far.
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Netflix is back with drug wars and the NIS in the latest crime thriller Narco Saints (수리남) and we are loving the game. Directed by Yoon Jong Bin, ...
And there is no doubt that this show will make you binge-watch because the plot really flows in such an intriguing way that keeps you on your toes for what is going to happen next. So this makes it perfect for the weekend to spend time watching. While these are really interesting points that we love throughout the show, there is no doubt that this is a more male dominating series with almost no focus on the locals of the country. The series also does not disappoint as the characters really do make you want to keep watching episode after episode. Things don’t go as planned as everyone wants a bite of this fortune, however, this is just the beginning of his troubles. Having finally gotten back on track with earning enough to make ends meet, he notices that he is just wasting his days living the same life as his parents.
Narco-Saints is a South Korean production, directed by Yun Jong-bin, starring Park Hae-soo, Yoo Yeon-seok and Ha Jung-woo.
Will it be a hit series? The setting and the premise give way for a sardonic narrative, and this series makes good use of that. A man travels to Suriname, and ends up becoming a drug dealer and devout parishioner.
The series follows an ordinary entrepreneur, who has no choice but to risk his life by joining a covert government mission to apprehend a Korean drug lord ...
The scene where a name has to be confirmed in the US Embassy moves with the tensity of a ticking time bomb. Why not clap for Choi, for he seems to have done most of the work? Why not use her to up the stakes or something? A shootout at the Brazilian border is filmed with technical expertise, which charges the scene with pure adrenaline and explosive chaos. Needless to say, Kang accepts the deal and infiltrates Jeon's gang by earning the pastor's trust. All they need to do is go to a place called Suriname (not many people are aware of its existence) and import skates from there to Korea.
The South Korean crime action thriller series "Narco-Saints" intentionally names itself in a manner that is sure to get quick attention, for the narcotic.
Choi seems to understand him, and he tells him how Jeon, who was now in prison, had said that a prized possession of his was still with Kang. Meanwhile, both Jeon and Kang had been desperately waiting for some news, and Jeon constantly tried to contact the man he had sent for the handoff. As both Kang and Choi repeatedly tell him that Puerto Rico is not really under American land and is, therefore, safe to deal with, Jeon seems really out of choice, and he finally seems convinced. Kang’s proposition to Chen, however, is that Chen agrees to deal with Jeon but actually kills him in an encounter, and then Chen and Kang would take over the cocaine business and make a fortune for themselves. As Jeon supplies his drugs to Europe, Kang proposes to Chen that he knows someone willing to sell cocaine in South Korea and the rest of Southeast Asia, which is a tremendously lucrative market. He asks the drug lord to transport the drugs to the Brazilian border, and with the NIS, he plans to stage a police intervention at this handover. Being a drug lord with a huge reputation and direct ties to the Surinamese President, Jeon Yo-Hwan obviously has his doubts at first, and he ensures that both Choi and Kang’s pasts are verified by his gang. It was actually Jeon who had hidden cocaine in Kang’s fish supply, for the pastor was actually an established cocaine distributor in Suriname, and the South Korean government was desperate to arrest him. In fact, Jeon had made a cult for himself out of followers whom he regularly drugged with meth and cocaine in order to keep them under control. It is with the plan of buying stakefish for dirt-cheap prices and selling it for huge profits in the South Korean markets that Kang first goes to Suriname. Jeon, who seems to be a very respected figure in Suriname, irons out the Chinese mob problem, but after only a few days, Kang receives news that the batch of fish he had been exporting had been found with cocaine inside it, and had been detained. Having to live through difficulties in life, and also his past experiences, had made Kang a resourceful man, and he made his way to becoming the manager of a bar frequented by American veterans who stayed on after the war.
Netflix's latest South Korean drama Narco-Saints puts an ever-so-slightly new spin on an age-old formula, building on the success of shows like Narcos and ...
The chance of Narco-Saints doing that well is virtually nil. Marriage and Divorce)](https://readysteadycut.com/2022/05/01/recap-love-ft-marriage-and-divorce-season-3-episode-16-finale-ending-netflix-k-drama-series/), but we’re yet to see a second season of any binge-release Korean drama outside of the much-talked-about [Squid Game](https://readysteadycut.com/2021/09/17/squid-game-season-1-episode-7-recap-vips/) — and that was enough of a success to genuinely reshape the pop-cultural landscape. Of course, at the time of writing, Netflix aren’t saying one way or another.