Song Of The Bandits (2023) is a Netflix original series about Koreans who have been deprived of their own place to live in the 1920s during the Japanese colonial period. While others are expelled to Japan, those who are headed to a lawless region called Gando, gather and unite as one to protect Joseon, including a former Japanese soldier who becomes a bandit protecting Koreans against the Japanese military.
Genre: Historical, Action, Thriller, Romance
Also known as: Thief: Sound of the Sword; Bandit: The Sound of the Sword; Bandit: The Sound of the Knife
No of episodes: 9
Writer: Han Jeong-hoon
Director: Hwang Jun-hyeok
Network: Netflix
Date: September 22, 2023
Main Cast:
- Kim Nam-gil as Lee Yoon
- Seohyun as Nam Hee-shin
- Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Chung-soo
- Lee Hyun-wook as Lee Kwang-il
- Lee Ho-jung as Eon Nyeon
Netflix worldwide: Non-English TV Rankings
Week | 2023 | Rank | Views |
1 | Sept 18 – 24 | 6th | 1,700,000 |
2 | Sept 25 – Oct 1 | 2nd | 2,600,000 |
3 | Oct 2 – 8 | 9th | 1,000,000 |
Official posters
Official teaser, trailer
Source: Naver-Newsen | Images: Netflix