Black Knight is the most eagerly awaited South Korean drama. The drama cooperates with the popular Korean actor, Kim Woo Bin. Black Knight will premiere on Streaming media platform Netflix on May 12, 2023. 

Apart from Kim Woo Bin, this drama will also feature Esom, Kim Yoo Seok, Kim Eui Sang, and Song Seung Heon. This drama, directed by Jo Eui Seok, will focus on a warrior who saves the world due to air pollution contamination. The following are interesting things from the drama Black Knight.

1. Adapted from Webtoon Delivery Knight


The latest South Korean drama Black Knight is adapted from the webtoon Delivery Knight. The webtoon won the E-IP Pitching (Entertainment Intellectual Property Pitching) award at the Asian Contents & Film Market 2018. 

Delivery Knight is a webtoon with the Sci-Fi genre by Lee Yungyun which tells of the world's conditions in 2071 when the pollution was so severe that people can survive without a respirator. On the other hand, this webtoon also reveals the story of a legendary knight who has extraordinary fighting skills. Weebtoon Delivery Knight was first released in 2018 and finished in 2020.

2. Featuring Kim Woo Bin


Black Knight collaborates with popular South Korean actor, Kim Woo Bin, who started his popularity after appearing in the drama White Christmas. In the drama Black Knight, Kim Woo Bin plays the legendary Knight 5-8 who has extraordinary abilities and can't be fought by anyone.

Kim Woo Bin will star opposite Esom, who will play a soldier determined to become the future Minister of National Defense named Seol Ah. Black Knight became a drama that reunited Kim woo Bin and Esom after starring in the drama White Christmas in 2011.

3. Destruction of the World Due to Contaminated Air Pollution


According to the webtoon, this drama takes place in 2071 when the world has been destroyed by toxic air pollution and people cannot live without the help of respirators. Many people depend on Knight 5-8, the legendary knight who has extraordinary abilities. 

Then, Knight 5-8 (Kim Woo Bin) meets a boy named Sa Wol (Kang You Seok), who is a refugee. Sa Wol dreams of becoming a knight and greatly admires Knight 5-8. In very tense conditions, Knight 5-8 is the only hope for refugees to deliver oxygen and other needs.

4. Kim Woo Bin Is Seriously Dreaming of Deepening the Role


To deepen his role as Knight 5-8, Kim Woo Bin imagines a dystopian world. A dystopia is a place in a bad or bad state. When reading the script, Kim Woo Bin imagined that scary things due to air contamination could happen in the future.

"When I read the script, I imagined this could happen in the future," said Kim Woo Bin. Kim Woo Bin revealed that the more he imagines the events in the drama Black Knight, the more he will be able to immerse himself in his role as Knights 5-8. That's what makes Kim Woo Bin seriously fantasize while on set.

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