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Blood Free

A sci-fi thriller about cultured meat and corporate intrigue.

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Blood Free (Korean: 지배종) is a 2024 South Korean sci-fi thriller drama television series written by Lee Soo-yeon and directed by Park Chul-hwan. The series explores a world where artificially cultured meat has become dominant, and follows the CEO of the biotechnology company BF Group as she faces growing suspicion from both inside and outside her organization.

Background

In the series, humans have consumed animal meat for millions of years, but the biotechnology company BF has started the era of artificially cultured meat and dominates the market. The story centers on Yun Ja-yu, the founder and CEO of BF Group, and Woo Chae-woon, a former soldier and current bodyguard who graduated from Naval Academy. As doubts about the CEO's actions emerge, both inside and outside the company, tensions rise.

The main cast includes Ju Ji-hoon as Woo Chae-woon, Han Hyo-joo as Yun Ja-yu, Lee Hee-joon as Seonu Jae (the Prime Minister of South Korea), Lee Moo-saeng as On San (a physiologist and founding member of BF Group), Jeon Seok-ho as Seo Hui (an IT expert at BF), Park Ji-yeon as Jeong Hae-deun (a lawyer and head of planning), and Kim Sang-ho as Kim Sin-gu (a bioengineer who developed the core technology for artificial cultured meat). Supporting cast includes Lee Seo as Hong Sae-ip, a member of the research team.

The series was produced with a budget of more than ₩24 billion and consists of 10 episodes. It was released worldwide on Disney+ from April 10 to May 8, 2024, every Wednesday.

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1. Which network originally aired "Blood Free"?

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From the source: “It was released worldwide on Disney+ from April 10, to May 8, 2024, every Wednesday.”

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3. Who directed "Blood Free"?

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From the source: “Blood Free () 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”

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