Kim Woo-bin's Devilish Genie Meets Suzy's Ice-Cold Master as Netflix Unveils 'Genie, Make a Wish' Posters

Netflix’s series "Genie, Make a Wish" has unveiled character posters for Kim Woo-bin and Suzy.

Premiering Friday, Oct. 3, "Genie, Make a Wish" is a fantasy rom-com about Genie (Kim Woo-bin), a lamp spirit awakened after a millennium-long break, and Gayeong (Suzy), an emotionless human who becomes his new master. When a world-weary genie who doesn’t get people meets a woman who feels nothing at all, their high-stakes wager over three wishes spins into a wild, unpredictable ride.

After a teaser hinted at the slippery, can’t-quit-each-other dynamic between the so-called devil Genie and his new lamp owner, the character posters dropped on the 4th dial up the mystery around their story arc.

Bathed in dazzling gold, Genie flashes a wickedly charming smile, as if luring his target in. The line “Humans always fall in the end” teases his twisted faith in human corruption, while the hourglass rising at his fingertips begs the question: What countdown has he started?
Then there’s Gayeong, the stone-cold master with a drop-dead-gorgeous look and a stare that could cut glass. She smiles in a sparkling gown, but her scarred arms and the power-drill poised to puncture the lamp say she’s not here to play nice. The tagline “I’m the only bad thing in this world” adds a delicious twist to their wish-for-wish face-off.

The accompanying character video leans into their crackling back-and-forth. Genie, a leader among lamp spirits born of smokeless fire―and infamous enough to be called the Devil―awakens in the Dubai desert, hell-bent on proving just how far humans can fall. He appears before Gayeong with a threat: “I won’t bow to a creature molded from dirt. I’ll corrupt you―and end you.” Her response? A deadpan mic drop: “Beat it. Go get a haircut.” With Gayeong outplaying the Devilish Genie in one line, their chemistry becomes the sell. Beautiful and unnervingly detached, Gayeong sees right through his “bad Genie” tricks and lives by ironclad rules and routines she built with her grandmother. Can a devil aiming to corrupt her unravel a life stitched together by ritual―or will this clash of spear and shield bend from hate to heat, from sparring to romance?
The newly released stills are just as fun. Forget the sands of Dubai―Genie pops up in a cabbage field in Korea, towering among the greens after trailing Gayeong across continents. His bright, friendly grin as he greets startled onlookers adds a dose of comedy.
Meanwhile, Gayeong turns heads on the streets of Dubai in a maximalist floral look that’s impossible to miss. Unbothered by stares, she glides forward with poised, upright grace. Even in a single frame, both Genie and Gayeong radiate an energy that makes you wonder where their story will go next.

The alluring fantasy rom-com "Genie, Make a Wish" premieres Oct. 3 on Netflix.

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(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)