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Bloodhounds is a thrilling K-drama series with a tightly-woven plot that offers more substance than longer dramas. It explores the harsh reality of the loan shark business and the emotional torture it inflicts on its victims. The drama excels in action choreography, particularly in its realistic portrayal of boxing, and doesn't shy away from delivering emotional punches to the viewers.

With Korean dramas broadening their interests into various genres, we've been seeing a lot of new productions these days, especially the thriller genre has taken a huge leap in the past couple of years, as witnessed through dramas like The Flower of Evil, Connect, and Mouse. Furthermore, webtoon adaptations have also become the norm, thanks to a myriad of invigorating stories that are brought to light by South Korea's talented writers and artists.

Bloodhounds is one such quality production from Netflix, in which the passion of sports meets crime and grief.

NEW YORK -- Continuing ar recent buying streak, Palm Pictures -- the indie film banner run by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell -- has sealed a deal to acquire all domestic rights to seminal French mystery helmer Claude Chabrol's Flower of Evil. Evil stars Nathalie Baye and Benoit Magimel in the story of the Charpin-Vasseurs, one of the most well-respected upper-middle-class families in Bordeaux. The family's picture-perfect image is shattered when murder occurs, and Chabrol's film retraces the family members' actions in the two weeks leading up to the crime. The film -- which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival this year -- was produced by Marin Karmitz and co-penned by Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff and Louise L. Lambrichs. Palm is planning a fall rollout. The deal was negotiated for Palm by David Koh, head of acquisitions and production, and theatrical distribution head Ryan Werner. Florence Stern, head of sales for French indie banner MK2, repped the film. Palm has recently made a spate of acquisitions, including Dagur Kari's critically acclaimed debut Noi Albinoi, John Walter's Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize winner How to Draw a Bunny and Olivier Assayas' thriller Demonlover, starring Connie Nielsen, Chloe Sevigny and Gina Gershon.