Blood Free

Blood Free (Korean: 지배종) is a 2024 South Korean sci-fi thriller drama television series written by Lee Soo-yeon, directed by Park Chul-hwan, and starring Ju Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Moo-saeng, Jeon Seok-ho, Park Ji-yeon, and Kim Sang-ho. It was released worldwide on Disney+ from April 10, to May 8, 2024, every Wednesday.^[6][7]

Blood Free
Promotional poster
Hangul	지배종
Lit.	Dominant Species
RR	Jibaejong
MR	Chibaejong
Genre	Sci-fi[1] Thriller[2] Drama[2]
Written by	Lee Soo-yeon[3]
Directed by	Park Chul-hwan[3]
Starring	Ju Ji-hoon Han Hyo-joo Lee Hee-joon Lee Moo-saeng Jeon Seok-ho Park Ji-yeon Kim Sang-ho
Music by	Kim Joon-suk [ko][4] Jeong Se-rin[4]
Ending theme	That's How My World Is Made by Natalie M
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Kim Shin-ah[5] Kim Sung-hwi[5]
Producers	Min Hyun-il[5] Ahn Chang-hyun[5] Lee Sung-jin[5] Kim Chul-young[5] Park Jung-hoon[5]
Cinematography	Kim Tae-sung[5] Lee Young-woo[5]
Editor	Kim Na-young[5]
Production companies	Arc Media[3] Ace Factory[3] Blitzway Studios[5]
Budget	₩24 billion
Original release
Network	Disney+
Release	April 10 (2024-04-10) – May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)

Synopsis

Humans have consumed animal meat for millions of years. BF, the biotechnology company that started the era of artificially cultured meat, dominates the market, and people who doubt the BF CEO's actions begin to appear one after another, both inside and outside.

Cast and characters

Main

• Ju Ji-hoon as Woo Chae-woon^[8]

A former soldier and current bodyguard who graduated from Naval Academy.

• Han Hyo-joo as Yun Ja-yu^[8]

Founder and CEO of BF Group, a cell-cultured meat company that forms the central axis.

• Lee Hee-joon as Seonu Jae^[8]

The Prime Minister of South Korea.

• Lee Moo-saeng as On San^[8]

A physiologist who is a founding member of the BF Group and the general manager of culture media technology.

• Jeon Seok-ho as Seo Hui^[9]

An IT expert at BF Group.

• Park Ji-yeon as Jeong Hae-deun^[8]

A lawyer and head of planning at BF Group.

• Kim Sang-ho as Kim Sin-gu^[10]

A bioengineer who developed the core technology for artificial cultured meat.

Supporting

• Lee Seo as Hong Sae-ip^[11]

A member of the research team.

Production

Blood Free was planned to have a total of 10 episodes. The budget for the series costed more than ₩24 billion (US$20.98 million)^{[note 1]} in total.^[12]

Notes

1. ₩2 billion (US$1.75 million) per episode.