Netflix | Premieres April 3, 2026 | 7 Episodes × 60 min | All episodes drop at once
THEY’RE BACK.
Woo Do Hwan. Lee Sang Yi. Boxing. Blood. Bromance. And this time, Rain is the villain.
If you didn’t watch Season 1 of Bloodhounds, first of all — what are you doing with your life? Go watch it immediately and then come back. Because Season 2 is about to drop and I am NOT calm about it.
Why Season 1 Hit Different
Before I talk about Season 2, I need to talk about what Season 1 did to me. Because this drama CHANGED things for me.
I loved Season 1. It was violent — properly violent at points. One scene genuinely made me feel sick. This isn’t a drama that softens the edges. It shows you the brutality of loan sharks, the desperation of people trapped in debt, and the physical cost of fighting back. It doesn’t flinch.
But what made it special wasn’t the action. It was these two men.
Kim Geon Woo (Woo Do Hwan) — an aspiring boxer trying to provide for his single mother, who gets dragged into the world of illegal money lending when his mum falls prey to Smile Capital’s loan sharks.
Hong Woo Jin (Lee Sang Yi) — a former marine who finds solace in boxing and becomes Geon Woo’s partner, his brother, his ride-or-die.
This was the drama that made me really appreciate Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi as actors. Before Bloodhounds, I knew them but I didn’t fully GET them. After Bloodhounds, I became a fan of both and have followed their careers ever since. And honestly? I ship their bromance. I said what I said. The bond between Gun Woo and Woo Jin is one of the best male friendships I’ve seen in any K-drama. It’s not played for laughs. It’s genuine, deep, built on shared trauma and mutual respect. These two would die for each other and you believe every second of it.
The drama scored 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92% audience score, and was named one of Time magazine’s top 10 Korean dramas on Netflix for 2023. It DESERVED every bit of that.
Season 2: What We Know
Season 2 picks up three years later. Gun Woo and Woo Jin took down the loan sharks in Season 1, and now Gun Woo is more motivated than ever to pursue his dream of becoming a boxing champion. Woo Jin is fully in his corner — as his coach and his chosen family. They’ve gone through hell together and come out the other side stronger.
Gun Woo finally claims a long-awaited victory and the two of them soak in the roar of the crowd. It sounds like everything’s coming together. But then — because this is Bloodhounds and nothing good lasts — a new threat emerges.
Enter Baek Jeong (played by RAIN). He rules over an underground international boxing league and crushes even reigning champions with ruthless ease. He’s driven only by money and violence, and he’s set his sights on Gun Woo as his next opponent.
So we’ve gone from local loan sharks to a GLOBAL underground boxing syndicate. The stakes are bigger. The fights are harder. And once again, Gun Woo and Woo Jin are pushed into a brutal fight to protect the people and principles that matter most.
The Cast
Woo Do Hwan (우도환) as Kim Geon Woo
Known for: Bloodhounds S1, The King: Eternal Monarch, Mr. Plankton, Save Me, Mad Dog, Tempted
This man has the “righteous heart of a boxer” and that’s not just the character — that’s how he plays it. Woo Do Hwan brought something raw and real to Gun Woo in Season 1. You felt his desperation, his anger, his love for his mother, and his refusal to let the world break him. He’s one of those actors who makes you forget you’re watching a performance. Every punch, every emotional breakdown, every moment of quiet determination — it all felt lived in.
I’ve been a fan ever since Season 1 and I’ve watched everything he’s done since. He doesn’t disappoint.
Lee Sang Yi (이상이) as Hong Woo Jin
Known for: Bloodhounds S1, My Demon, Good Boy, Once Upon a Small Town, The Village Barber (reality show)
MY MAN. I’ve talked about Lee Sang Yi before — I love him, I’m currently watching him in The Village Barber where he’s hilarious — but Bloodhounds is where my respect for him as an actor really started. Woo Jin is bold, brave, physically imposing, and fiercely loyal. He’s the kind of character who walks into danger without hesitation because his brother needs him.
In Season 2, Woo Jin has transitioned from fighting partner to coach. He’s fully in Gun Woo’s corner as his trainer and chosen family. That evolution from equal combatants to coach-and-fighter adds a new dynamic to their relationship. He’s not just fighting alongside him anymore — he’s guiding him. That’s growth.
The bromance between these two is the HEART of this drama. They don’t need a romance subplot to carry the emotional weight. Their friendship does it all.
Rain / Jung Ji Hoon (정지훈) as Baek Jeong — THE NEW VILLAIN
Known for: Full House, Come Back Mister, Sketch, Ghost Doctor, Welcome to Waikiki 2
Rain. Playing a villain. For the first time in his 20+ year acting career.
That alone is enough to make me pay attention. He plays Baek Jeong, who rules the underground boxing league and fights for money and power above all else. Netflix describes him as someone who “crushes even reigning champions with ruthless ease.” So he’s not just a businessman pulling strings from the shadows — he’s a fighter himself. He can back up his threats with his fists.
Rain doing menacing? Rain doing physically brutal? This is going to be interesting. The man is a performer by nature — dancer, singer, actor — so he’s got the physicality for it. Whether he can do genuinely scary villain energy remains to be seen, but I’m intrigued.
Hwang Chan Sung (황찬성) — New Addition
Known for: Member of 2PM, So I Married the Anti-Fan
This is reportedly his first lead role in a Netflix series. Details on his character are limited but he’s been confirmed as part of the Season 2 cast.
Park Seo Joon — Rumoured Appearance
Reports from June 2025 indicated that Park Seo Joon was set to appear in Season 2. If true, that’s a MASSIVE addition. Park Seo Joon in a Bloodhounds-level action drama? Yes please.
The Creative Team
Same director and writer as Season 1 — Kim Joo Hwan (also known as Jason Kim), who directed Midnight Runners and The Divine Fury. He also wrote the screenplay. Fun fact: Woo Do Hwan starred in The Divine Fury before reuniting with this director for Bloodhounds. They clearly work well together.
The drama is adapted from the Naver webtoon “Bloodhounds” by Jeong Chan — 48 chapters published from 2019-2020. Production is by Studio N and Ghost Studio.
What I’m Excited About
The bromance returning. This is the number one reason I’m watching. Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi have chemistry that most romantic leads wish they had. Their friendship is the soul of this drama and I need more of it.
Rain as the villain. A 20-year career and he’s NEVER played the bad guy? That means he’s been waiting for the right one. An underground boxing league boss who can fight? That might just be it.
The stakes getting bigger. Season 1 was local — loan sharks in Seoul. Season 2 is global — an international underground boxing league. The world is expanding and that means the danger is expanding too.
All episodes dropping at once. Seven episodes. One day. No waiting week to week. I’m blocking out my evening and I’m not moving until it’s done.
7 episodes instead of 8. Tighter than Season 1. No filler. Every episode has to count.
Quick Stats
Title Bloodhounds Season 2 (사냥개들 시즌2) Also Known As Hunting Dogs 2, Hound Dogs 2
Network Netflix (worldwide)
Episodes 7 × 60 min (all drop at once)
Premiere April 3, 2026 (Friday)
Genre Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Content Rating 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)
Director/Writer Kim Joo Hwan (Midnight Runners, The Divine Fury)
Based On Naver webtoon “Bloodhounds” by Jeong Chan
Season 1 8 episodes, released June 2023 — RT: 89%, Audience: 92%
MDL Watchers 11,100+ (pre-premiere)
Production Studio N, Ghost Studio
Cast
Woo Do Hwan Kim Geon Woo
The boxer with a righteous heart, chasing his championship dream
Lee Sang Yi Hong Woo Jin
Former marine, now coach, always family
Rain (Jung Ji Hoon) Baek Jeong
Underground boxing league ruler, the new big bad
Hwang Chan Sung TBC
First Netflix lead role
Park Seo Joon TBC
Rumoured appearance
Season 1 they fought loan sharks. Season 2 they fight an underground boxing empire. But the real fight has always been the same — two brothers refusing to let the world break them.
April 3rd. Netflix. Seven episodes. Block out your evening.
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