After the viral success of the Korean thriller series “Squid Game,” Netflix dropped another show in the same genre on Oct. 15 called “My Name,” a dark and gritty revenge drama that strives to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Riddled with suspense and packed with powerful performances, “My Name” has a compelling plot filled with enough carnage and secrets for thriller enthusiasts to walk away feeling satisfied.
The show follows Yoon Ji-Woo (Han So-Hee), a high school student who enlists South Korea’s top crime boss, Choi Mu-Jin (Park Hee-Soon), to help her unearth the truth about her father’s underworld connections and avenge his recent murder. The series then details Ji-Woo’s path to joining the police department’s narcotics division as a mole for Mu-Jin. As Ji-Woo enters into the police force and maintains connections with leading figures in the police agency, she also tries to hide her true identity from her work partner, detective Jeon Pil-Do (Ahn Bo-Hyun).