After a sensational debut that saw the newly released cerebral crime thriller capture the attention of viewers around the world, Disney+ Hotstar today announced that Nine Puzzles has become the most viewed Korean title on Disney+ Hotstar globally and in APAC in 2025*.

First released on May 21, Nine Puzzles follows Yoon Ena, a high school student who discovers the body of her murdered uncle next to a single puzzle piece. Uncertain of how she got to the scene of the crime and unable to answer any of the police’s questions, Ena quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. A decade later, Ena, now a criminal profiler, once again finds herself caught in the middle of a series of murders, with each victim linked to a puzzle piece like the one from the night of her uncle’s murder.

Starring Kim Dami (Itaewon Class, Our Beloved Summer) as murder suspect turned criminal profiler Yoon Ena; Son Sukku (Big Bet, D.P.) as the tenacious and suspicious Detective Kim Hansaem; Kim Sungkyun (Moving, The Fiery Priest) as Police Captain Yang Jungho, and Hyun Bongsik (When Life Gives You Tangerines, Gangnam B-Side) as Junior Detective Choi San; Nine Puzzles is directed by Yoon Jongbin (Narco Saints, The Spy Gone North) and written by Lee Eunmi (Tunnel, Navillera).

Nine Puzzles is the latest Korean Original series set to debut as part of the eagerly anticipated 2025 Disney+ Hotstar Korea slate. So far this year, audiences have been engrossed in investigative thriller Unmasked, and captivated by medical thriller Hyper Knife. Throughout the rest of 2025, audiences can also look forward to upcoming titles Low Life - a treasure hunting series starring Ryu Seungryong; international conspiracy series Tempest, starring Jun Gianna, Gang Dongwon, John Cho, and Michael Gaston, and so much more.

Nine Puzzles follows Yoon Ena, a high school student whose life shatters when she discovers her murdered uncle’s body, beside a single, cryptic puzzle piece. Unable to recall how she ended up at the scene and unable to answer police questions, Ena becomes their prime suspect. A decade later, now a sharp-witted criminal profiler, Ena is thrust back into the shadows of her past when a chilling series of murders surfaces, each leaving behind a puzzle piece eerily similar to the one from her youth.

Joining Kim Dami and Son Sukku in this psychological rollercoaster are Kim Sungkyun (Moving, The Fiery Priest) as Police Captain Yang Jungho, and Hyun Bongsik (When Life Gives You Tangerines, Gangnam B-Side) as Junior Detective Choi San. The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Yoon Jongbin (Narco Saints, The Spy Gone North) and penned by Lee Eunmi (Tunnel, Navillera).

Nine Puzzles is part of Disney+ Hotstar’s ambitious 2025 Korean Original slate, which has already captivated audiences with Unmasked and Hyper Knife, the latter racing to become the most-viewed Korean premiere on the platform globally this year. Fans can also look ahead to even more heavy-hitting releases like Low Life, a treasure-hunting saga starring Ryu Seungryong, and the high-stakes international conspiracy thriller Tempest, featuring Jun Gianna, Gang Dongwon, John Cho, and Michael Gaston.

Get ready to piece together the mystery when Nine Puzzles premieres May 21, exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.