Hellbound (2021)

The stories of these 2 are very similar, in both of them there is a false religious sect that spreads fear and recruits people to follow their religion.

The stories of these 2 are very similar, in both of them there is a false religious sect that spreads fear and recruits people to follow their religion.

The stories of these 2 are very similar, in both of them there is a false religious sect that spreads fear and recruits people to follow their religion.

Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok Dong Cheol, Woo Jung Hoon, and Choi Man Hee. When Sang Mi and her family face some trouble, Spiritual Father Baek Jung Ki of Goosunwon offers to help them. However, her family is slowly getting sucked into the pseudo-religious cult and the four young men try to save her.

- they both have a supernatural element to it
- they both are dark fantasy thriller
- they both have strong female leads

Mystery, Horror, Drama, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense. Although the plots look in different directions, as for me, the series are very similar in their atmosphere.

* both dramas have the same vibe and atmosphere
* in both dramas the media have the important part and they try to show everything online to people and we can see so many interviews about the witness of monsters or accidents
* in both dramas monsters won't die or stop if somebody shot them or try to beat them
* in both dramas there is a female lead ( one as a lawyer and one as a journalist) that wants to help people and tackle the problems

The topic of judgement/justice, righteousness, dystopia and heavy religious theming is present in both, although Hellbound is bleaker in tone. You enjoyed the violent Juk Chang cult, media mindgame or charismatic morally-gray figure swaying the masses aspects this heavily features those. Both have powerful female characters. (If the supernatural thing puts you off- just imagine it's an allegory for mysterious plagues, beyond human understanding but scrutinised regardless)

- Both are a fantasy drama full of mystery & horror.
- Had monsters from hell wreak havoc on earth.
- If Hellbound has mysterious religious group which is The New Truth, in Island we have a group of people in white robe which their main purpose remained mysterious other than redirecting people doing evil things in their stead.

While the plot is very different, they both have very raw violence and the stories are told in a very realistic way. They are both social commentary on various subjects, and you can tell they were written by the same person (original animated movies).

Both series have sociological elements. The topic of death is explored in both series. In "The Killing Vote," a death sentence is given due to a crime committed, and in "Hellbound," it was believed that the individuals who were killed had committed a crime.

If you enjoyed 'Sweet Home,' I recommend diving into 'Hellbound,' as both series share a gripping blend of intense storytelling and supernatural elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The trailer of Hellbound has very similar vibes with the Webtoon of Island;
both soon-to-be-dramas webtoon adaptions with supernatural monsters chasing characters

Both explore how evil spirits and evil within oneself can lead to humans attacking each other.
Uncanny Counter is a bit more light and cartoonish in delivery while Hellbound is set up more like a dystopian alternate universe.

It is similar since both dramas story plot is circled in a phenomena which it deals with strange objects and creatures from beyond the earth that will eventually enter earth to deal with humans plus the genre talks about supernatural, thrill and suspense.

Also this two dramas are both similar in terms of the occupations of the characters in the series how it will be interconnected with the evil spirits and mysterious phenomena