Butterfly OTT Release Date: When and where to watch Daniel Dae Kim and Reina Hardesty's spy-thriller series
What is Butterfly about?
Butterfly is a rollercoaster set against the backdrop of global intelligence warfare. At its heart is David Jung, played by Daniel Dae Kim, a former US intelligence operative now living in South Korea. David is unpredictable, enigmatic, and carrying the emotional weight of a decision from his past that's now come back to destroy the quiet life he tried to build.
That destruction arrives in the form of Rebecca (played by Reina Hardesty), a cold, calculated, and deadly young agent sent to kill him. But it's just business, orchestrated by Caddis, the shadowy spy organisation Rebecca works for. The cat-and-mouse chase between these two complicated characters forms the backbone of the show.
Meet the cast
Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-0, Avatar: The Last Airbender) leads as David Jung, the hunted ex-agent trying to make peace with his past.
Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight) stars as Rebecca, the young, sociopathic agent sent to eliminate David.
Piper Perabo (Yellowstone, Billions) and Louis Landau (Rivals) appear as series regulars, their roles tightly guarded for now but expected to bring more twists to this spy web.
The recurring cast includes major Korean stars such as Kim Ji-hoon, Park Hae-soo, and Kim Tae-hee, as well as international talents like Charles Parnell, Sean Dulake, and Nayoon Kim.
Veteran Korean actors Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa also make guest appearances.
Who's behind the camera?
Butterfly is based on the graphic novel of the same name, created by Arash Amel (A Private War). The screen adaptation is led by Ken Woodruff (Gotham, The Mentalist) and acclaimed author Steph Cha, who co-created and co-wrote the series. Woodruff also serves as the showrunner.
Daniel Dae Kim is also executive producing Butterfly through his production company 3AD, which developed Butterfly under its first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Other executive producers include John Cheng (3AD), Stephen Christy and Ross Richie (BOOM! Studios), Arash Amel (The Amel Company) and Adam Yoelin (Co-EP for BOOM! Studios).
The first two episodes have been directed by Kitao Sakurai, known for his stylised and offbeat approach (Bad Trip, The Eric Andre Show).
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