NetflixKarma is a new Netflix K-drama about fate and destiny – here’s everything you need to know about the show, including details of when you can watch, who is in it, and what the series is about.
Karma shares much in common with Squid Game, being a Korean thriller that stars Park Hae-soo and starts out as a tale of financial hardship and the desperate lengths people will go to survive.
But then it goes in a very different direction, having more in common with the interconnecting stories of Pulp Fiction or Magnolia, just with a very Korean spin. Meaning lots of revenge and retribution, with Park Chan-wook’s vengeance trilogy also a clear influence.
The series launches on Netflix this week, so here’s all you need to know in advance of your next streaming obsession.
Karma release time
NetflixKarma will premiere on Netflix on April 4, 2025, at 12am PT/3am ET.
You can check other time zones below:
- 5am Brazil
- 8am UK
- 10am Central European Summer Time
- 1:30pm India Standard Time
- 7pm Australia
- 9pm New Zealand
All episodes will be released simultaneously, so you can binge to your heart’s delight.
How many episodes are there?
NetflixThere are six episodes in Karma. We also know their titles in advance, which give clues regarding what to expect from each instalment:
- Episode 1: ‘The Man With Loan Sharks‘
- Episode 2: ‘The Man Who Disposed of a Body‘
- Episode 3: ‘The Unrighteous‘
- Episode 4: ‘The Woman Trapped in the Past‘
- Episode 5: ‘Rewind‘
- Episode 6: ‘Karma‘
What is Karma about?
NetflixKarma is about how the lives of six disparate characters interconnect in ways that ultimately seal their respective destinies. Here’s how Netflix describes the show:
“Karma follows the intertwined lives of six characters whose fateful decisions plunge them into a relentless cycle of retribution.”
Each episode mostly focusses on a single character, though they overlap as they start influencing each other via crimes, mistaken identity, and double-crossing, all of which builds towards an almighty Episode 6 comeuppance.
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Karma cast
NetflixHere’s six the main Karma cast members, including who they play, though a couple of the characters are unnamed here, for reasons that become clear when you watch the show:
- Park Hae-soo as the Witness
- Shin Min-a as Ju-yeon
- Lee He-jun as the Debtor
- Kim Sung-kyun as Gil-ryong
- Lee Kwang-soo as Glasses
- Gong Seung-yeon as Yu-jeong
All six episodes of Karma stream on Netflix from April 4, 2024. In the meantime, check out the show to watch while you wait for Squid Game Season 3 and the best series on Netflix right now.