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Nam Joo-hyuk's 'Vigilante' premieres Nov. 8 on Disney+

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Poster for the South Korean series " starring="" Nam="" Joo-hyuk.="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/10/16/20231016-vigilante1.jpg"/><figcaption>Poster for the South Korean series &#x27;Vigilante,&#x27; starring Nam Joo-hyuk. <em>Photo courtesy of Disney+</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>South Korean heartthrob Nam Joo-hyuk brings to life a man who takes the law into his own hands in the series &quot;Vigilante,&quot; scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on November 8.</p><p>Based on a hit webtoon of the same title, &quot;Vigilante&quot; follows Kim Ji-yong, the son of a woman who was beaten to death, with the perpetrator receiving only a light sentence for the crime.</p><p>Exhausted of seeing the legal system fail and offenders being set free, Ji-yong &quot;spends his formative years becoming a star student at the police academy,&quot; Disney+ said in a press release.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kLMPCuFLkm4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;A martial arts master and bookish academic, [Ji-yong] uses his inside knowledge to pursue non-repentant repeat offenders and deliver his own violent form of justice,&quot; it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/23/10-revenge-k-dramas-that-you-can-stream-online">10 revenge K-dramas that you can stream online</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/28/23/are-korean-tv-dramas-shifting-focus-from-love-to-revenge">Are Korean TV dramas shifting focus from love to revenge?</a></li></ul><p>The cast also includes Yoo Ji-tae (from &quot;Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area&quot;), Lee Jun-hyuk (&quot;Designated Survivor: 60 Days&quot;) and Kim So-jin (&quot;Emergency Declaration&quot;).</p><p>&quot;Vigilante&quot; is an eight-part series, with the first two episodes dropping on November 8.</p><p>Nam, who is currently serving his mandatory military service, is best known for starring in the romance dramas &quot;Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo,&quot; &quot;Start-Up&quot; and &quot;Twenty-Five Twenty-One.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/23/23/korean-star-nam-joo-hyuk-begins-mandatory-military-service">Korean star Nam Joo-hyuk begins mandatory military service</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p>

South Korean heartthrob Nam Joo-hyuk brings to life a man who takes the law into his own hands in the upcoming series 'Vigilante.'