TV series
2025 · 1 season · 11 ep · Crime · Mystery
TMDB 7.9/10 (79 votes)
Ten years after discovering her murdered uncle, Ena and Detective Hansaem must cooperate to stop a series of similar murders - each linked by strange puzzle pieces.
Created by Yoon Jong-bin
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Yoon Jong-binCreator
Kim Da-mias Yoon Ena
Son Seok-kooas Kim Hansaem
Kim Sung-kyunas Yang Jeong-ho
Hyun Bong-sikas Choi San
Kwak Ja-hyungas Roh Su-kwang
Jang Gyeok-suas Hyeon Ho-geun / Hangang Police Station Chief
Jeong Man-sikas Tae Dong-su / Captain
Ahn So-yoas Yun Go-eun
Hong Bi-raas Byeon Ji-yun
Kim Doh-yonas Nam Hyeok-su
Lee Joo-youngas Nam Na-ri
Park Gyu-youngas Lee Seung-ju
Ji Su-yeonas Cho Gi-beum
Park Seong-yeonas Kong Yeong-imNine Puzzles (Korean: 나인 퍼즐) is a South Korean mystery crime thriller television series written by Lee Eun-mi, directed by Yoon Jong-bin and Kim Jung-ho, and starring Kim Da-mi and Son Suk-ku. The series follows a ten-year-old cold case that involves a new string of baffling murders, all related to mysterious puzzles. It was released on Disney+ on May 21, 2025.
As a high school student, Yoon E-na discovered her murdered uncle's body, with a peculiar puzzle piece found at the scene. As the only eyewitness, she found herself unable to recall how she ended up there, making her the primary suspect in the eyes of Detective Kim Han-saem. A decade later, E-na has become an exceptional criminal profiler, working for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's criminal analysis team. However, she is still tormented by the unresolved murder of her uncle. A new wave of serial killings surfaces, each one accompanied by identical enigmatic puzzle pieces, echoing the incident that transformed her life. This prompts E-na to collaborate with Han-saem once more, who, despite their tense partnership, still carries doubts regarding her role in her uncle's murder case.
Kim Da-mi as Yoon E-na
A criminal profiler, working for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's criminal analysis team.
Son Suk-ku as Kim Han-saem
Park Gyu-young as Lee Seung-joo
A psychiatrist doctor therapist at Sunshine Mental Health Clinic
Roh Jae-won as Hwang In-chan
Director at Sunshine Mental Health Medicine
Kim Sung-kyun as Yang Jung-ho
Captain of Violent Crimes Unit 2 at Hangang Police Station.
Hyun Bong-sik as Choi San
Kwak Ja-hyung as Ro Su-gwang
Kim Do-geon as one of police cadet.
Ji Jin-hee as Yoon Dong-hoon
Yoon E-na's uncle and a former superintendent officer. He was killed in the beginning and his niece has been trying to uncover his death ever since.
Park Sung-woong as Kwon Sang-beom
Hwang Jung-min as Oh Cheol-jin
Kim Ye-won as Lee Mi-young
Lee Hee-joon as Kang Chi-mok
Lee Sung-min as Do Yoon-su
The series is directed by Yoon Jong-bin, who helmed and produced Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), The Spy Gone North (2018), and Narco-Saints (2022), written by Lee Eun-mi, who wrote Tunnel (2017) and Navillera (2021), and produced by Kakao Entertainment and Moonlight Film. The total budget of the series cost ₩30 billion.
According to Kakao Entertainment in May 2024, Kim Da-mi and Son Suk-ku were cast to lead the series and positively considering to appear.
Nine Puzzles which consists of 11 episodes, premiered its first six episodes on May 21, 2025, followed by three episodes on May 28, and the last two episodes on June 4.
On Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics gave the series a positive review.
In December 2025, Disney announced that Nine Puzzles was among the most-watched international original series released on Disney+ in 2025.
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