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If Wishes Could Kill (2026)
If Wishes Could Kill (2026)
Overview
South Korean horror limited series on Netflix following five high school friends who encounter a mysterious app granting wishes but issuing death countdowns, forcing them to unravel its secrets. Created and directed by Park Joong-seop and Park Youn-seo, starring Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah, Kang Mi-na as Im Na-ri, Baek Sun-ho as Geon-woo, Hyun Woo-seok, and Lee Hyo-je.
Starring Cast
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Center
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
South Korean horror limited series on Netflix following five high school friends who encounter a mysterious app granting wishes but issuing death countdowns, forcing them to unravel its secrets. Created and directed by Park Joong-seop and Park Youn-seo, starring Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah, Kang Mi-na as Im Na-ri, Baek Sun-ho as Geon-woo, Hyun Woo-seok, and Lee Hyo-je.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
The series centers on supernatural horror driven by a deadly app, emphasizing friendship dynamics and cultural spiritual practices without advancing political agendas. Its neutral stance arises from balancing modern technology critiques with traditional resolutions in an apolitical narrative.
Information on the series' casting and narrative lacks details regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion elements, preventing a clear assessment of representation or thematic framing.
Secondary
Family depictions remain peripheral, centered on an orphaned protagonist's trauma from parental loss and a sibling's supportive role in averting supernatural threats, without substantively exploring family structures, roles, or values. This lack of central family content results in a neutral portrayal.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the series.
No transgender characters or themes appear in the series. The narrative centers on high school students confronting a deadly wish-granting app, with no elements addressing transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series introduces original high school characters without prior source material or canonical genders, so no gender swaps occur.
If Wishes Could Kill is an original South Korean series featuring newly created high school characters portrayed by Korean actors, with no established canonical races from prior source material to enable a race swap.
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