Premiering on Friday, October 30, the Netflix series "Dead-End Job" is a blue-collar survival horror set in a bizarre employment agency that only offers "cushy gigs" paying at least 50 times the standard hourly wage. The plot follows young protagonist Hyeok-jun (played by Lee Jae-wook) as he enters nightmare-inducing work sites just to make a living.
"Dead-End Job" is set to deliver an intensely immersive, grounded horror experience, driven by the innovative direction of Kim Da-min, who penned the Netflix series "A Killer Paradox", and the overall planning of creator Han Jun-hee, who directed and produced the "D.P." and "Weak Hero Class 1" series.
The teaser poster released on October 1 grabs attention with Hyeok-jun sitting covered in blood in the middle of a chaotic, ruined space. The tagline, "Guaranteed minimum 50 times the hourly wage, will you accept this cushy job?" hints at the bizarre dangers lurking behind the sweet, irresistible offer of high-paying part-time work.
The accompanying trailer depicts Hyeok-jun's brutal ordeal after drowning in debt and falling for the employment agency owner's (played by Lee Hee-jun) pitch, asking, "Where else would you find an easy job like this?" Hyeok-jun's desperate struggle ratchets up the tension as his life is increasingly threatened for higher daily pay, from swarms of moths attacking inside a dimly lit convenience store to an encounter with a grotesque clown.
Depicting a desperate fight for survival at eerie and horrifying job sites hidden behind ultra-high wages, the Netflix original series "Dead-End Job" will premiere on Netflix on October 30.
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(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)