"The faint of heart": what they write on the web about the new Korean TV series "Call of Hell"

On November 19, the Korean drama Call of Hell was released on Netflix, which was dubbed the next potential hit and successor to The Squid Game prior to its release. Over the past weekend, the show managed to enter the list of leaders in terms of views among all series of the platform, yielding first place only "Arcane».

Against the background of such a take-off, more and more viewers' reviews appear on the Web. Many agree that Call of Hell is too heavy a series, and not everyone will like it.

There are also much more enthusiastic reviews.

Some viewers note that the series raises many important topics that are revealed in an unusual form of storytelling.

For all its brutality, "Call of Hell" received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has 100% freshness by reviews and 82% by audience ratings. Here are some excerpts from the reviews:

• “The pace of the show may seem slow at first, but the narrative slowly turns into a compelling mix of police detective, violent horror and insightful commentary around the ideas of human flaws, mortality, sin, justice and the influence of the media ”, —
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• “The Call of Hell is a mixture of works by Clive Barker, The Da Vinci Code and the cult Japanese horror The Call”, - Daily telegraph.
• “Addressing various social topics in such a short amount of time is a challenge, but Yeon San-ho makes the most of his actors and story to give us a fun deconstruction society ", - The Young Folks.

Recall that the series tells about people who suddenly receive a prediction of their death, and exactly at the appointed time they are taken away and killed by otherworldly beings. The series was directed by Yeon Sang-ho, best known for the zombie thriller Train to Busan. The first season included 6 episodes, each 50-60 minutes long. All of them already available on Netflix.

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