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Kim Nam-gil, left, and Kim Young-kwang in the teaser video for 'Trigger.' Screenshot from video on Netflix Philippines' YouTube channel

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Teaser unveiled for Kim Nam-gil, Kim Young-kwang's series 'Trigger'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750816300986netflix-01.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kim Nam-gil, left, and Kim Young-kwang in the teaser video for &#x27;Trigger.&#x27; <em>Screenshots from video on Netflix Philippines&#x27; YouTube channel</em></span></span></span></div><p>Netflix released Wednesday a teaser for the South Korean action thriller series &quot;Trigger,&quot; starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang.</p><p>Set in gun-free South Korea, &quot;Trigger&quot; follows the chaos that unfolds when illegal firearms suddenly begin circulating, unleashing unprecedented violence in a country unaccustomed to such turmoil, Netflix said in a press release.</p><p>Running for a little over a minute, the teaser shows Kim Nam-gil as a police detective who launches an investigation after firearms are mysteriously delivered to locations across South Korea, igniting widespread tensions.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5uNoaJWBj9Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Nam-gil, who starred in &quot;Song of the Bandits&quot; and &quot;The Fiery Priest,&quot; plays Lee Do, a former military sniper-turned-police detective who is determined to end the violence by tracking down the source of the illegal firearms.</p><p>Meanwhile, Young-kwang, known for his performances in the thriller &quot;Somebody&quot; and romance series &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/12/23/lee-sung-kyung-kim-young-kwang-share-love-lessons"><strong>Call It Love</strong></a>,&quot; takes on the role of Moon Baek, an enigmatic character whose carefree demeanor masks his true motives.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750815628223NETFLIX TRIGGER.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></span></span></span></div><p>The series is directed by Kwon Oh-seung, who previously helmed the thriller film &quot;Midnight,&quot; which is about a deaf woman targeted by a serial killer after witnessing a stabbing.</p><p>Kwon said &quot;Trigger&quot; tackles the subject of &quot;guns from a different perspective, putting them at the center of the story.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Trigger&quot; is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on July 25.</p>

<p>Netflix released Wednesday a teaser for the South Korean action thriller series 'Trigger,' starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang.</p>

Netflix released Wednesday a teaser for the South Korean action thriller series 'Trigger,' starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang.