As You Stood By
| As You Stood By | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 당신이 죽였다 |
| Lit. | You Killed Him |
| RR | Dangsini jugyeotda |
| MR | Tangsini chugyŏtta |
| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Based on | Naomi and Kanako by Hideo Okuda |
| Written by | Kim Hyo-jeong |
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-rim |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Primary[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 56–71 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 7, 2025 |
As You Stood By (Korean: 당신이 죽였다) is a 2025 South Korean crime thriller television series written by Kim Hyo-jeong, directed by Lee Jeong-rim, and starring Jeon So-nee, Lee Yoo-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Moo-saeng. Based on the 2014 Japanese novel Naomi and Kanako by Hideo Okuda.
The first two episodes of the series premiered at the 30th Busan International Film Festival on the 'On Screen' section in September 18, 2025. It became available on Netflix to stream on November 7, 2025.[2]
Synopsis
The series follows two women who, trapped in a brutal reality where survival demands either killing or being killed, choose to kill, but soon find themselves caught in a twist of fate they never saw coming.
Cast and characters
Main
- Jeon So-nee as Jo Eun-su
- Cha Jun-hee as young Eun-su
- a VIP department store employee
- Lee Yoo-mi as Jo Hui-su[3]
- once-aspiring children’s book writer
- Jang Seung-jo as Noh Jin-pyo / Jang Kang
- Noh Jin-pyo: Hui-su’s menacing husband
- Jang Kang: Illegal worker who entered the country to work
- Lee Moo-saeng as Jin So-baek
- the owner of the Jinkang Store
Supporting
Noh Jin-pyo's family
- Lee Ho-jung as Noh Jin-young
- a detective and Jin-pyo's younger sister
- Kim Mi-sook as Ko Jeong-suk
- Jin-pyo and Jin-young's mother and Huisu's mother-in-law, who knew about the abuse she had been subjected to all along
Jo Eun-su's family
- Kim Mi-kyung as Park Gye-soon
- Eun-su's mother
- Kim Won-hae as Jo Jung-nam
- Eun-soo's father who has been abusing her mother since she was a child
- Lee Hyun-jun as Jo Eun-hyeok
- Choi Su-ho as young Eun-hyeok
- Eun-su's younger brother
VIP Customers Group
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Kim Mi-Gyeong An aspiring artist who is a very important investor to Noh Jin-pyo as well one of Eun-soo's best customers
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Eun-su" Transliteration: "Eunsu" (Korean: 은수) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 2 | "Hui-su" Transliteration: "Huisu" (Korean: 희수) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 3 | "Eun-su, Hui-su and Jin-pyo" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu geurigo jinpyo" (Korean: 은수와 희수 그리고 진표) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 4 | "Eun-su and Hui-su" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu" (Korean: 은수와 희수) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 5 | "Eun-su and Hui-su and Jin So-baek" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu geurigo jinsobaek" (Korean: 은수와 희수 그리고 진소백) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 6 | "Eun-su, Hui-su and Jang Kang" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu geurigo janggang" (Korean: 은수와 희수 그리고 장강) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 7 | "Eun-su, Hui-su and Jin-young" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu geurigo jinyeong" (Korean: 은수와 희수 그리고 진영) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
| 8 | "Eun-su, Hui-su and Us" Transliteration: "Eunsuwa huisu geurigo urideul" (Korean: 은수와 희수 그리고 우리들) | Lee Jeong-lim | Kim Hyo-jeong | November 7, 2025 |
Production
On September 18, 2024 Netflix confirmed the production of the series based on Hideo Okuda's 2014 novel Naomi and Kanako.[4] The main cast of the series, Jeon So-nee, Lee Yu-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Moo-saeng was confirmed as they participated in script reading, reported on September 19, 2024.[5]
Lee Ho-jung joined the cast as detective Noh Jin-young.[6]
In January 2025, it was reported that Ghost Studios would co-produce the series.[7]
Release
The first two episodes of the series premiered at the 30th Busan International Film Festival in the 'On Screen' section on September 18, 2025.[8]
On September 5, 2025, Netflix revealed the first trailer, and it released on November 7, 2025.[9]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 critics' reviews are positive.[10]
References
- ^ Primary [@primary0131]; (September 5, 2025). 음악감독했습니다. 당신이 죽였다 11월 7일 [I directed the music. "As You Stood By" November 7th] (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Two Desperate Souls and One Desperate Choice: 'As You Stood By' Streams November 7" (Press release). Netflix Newsroom. September 5, 2025. Archived from the original on October 31, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Yoon-seo (November 11, 2025). "'Squid Game' star Lee You-mi finds power in fragility in 'As You Stood By'". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ "Netflix Confirms Production and Cast of 'As You Stood By' (WT)" (Press release). Netflix Newsroom. September 19, 2024. Archived from the original on October 31, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Park Jin-young (September 19, 2024). "전소니·이유미·장승조·이무생, '악귀' 감독 '당신이 죽였다' 출연 확정" [Jeon So-ni, Lee Yu-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Moo-saeng confirmed to star in "You Killed Me," directed by "The Devil."]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Choi Hee-jae (July 31, 2025). "[단독] 이호정, 이유미·전소니 잡는다…'당신이 죽였다' 출연" [[Exclusive] Lee Ho-jung to Appear on "You Killed Me" to Capture Lee Yu-mi and Jeon So-ni]. Edaily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Reporter Kang Han-gyeol (January 22, 2025). "고스트스튜디오, 넷플릭스 '당신이 죽였다' 이어 '사냥개들' 시즌2까지 제작" [Ghost Studios to produce season 2 of Netflix's "Hounds of Man" following "You Killed Me."]. ZDNet Korea (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Ahn Jin-yong (August 11, 2025). "부산영화제, 올해도 OTT와 손잡았다…6편 소개" [The Busan International Film Festival partners with OTT again this year, introducing six films.]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 31, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Kyung-yoon (September 5, 2025). 살인을 결심한 두 여자…넷플릭스 '당신이 죽였다' 11월 공개 [Two women determined to commit murder... Netflix's "You Killed Me" to premiere in November.]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "As You Stood By: Limited Series | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 19, 2026.