Black Knight (2023)
Black Knight
In 2071, toxic air pollution has devastated the world, leaving society reliant on drivers known as Knights for necessities. When a revered Knight meets a young refugee determined to join the ranks, he agrees to help him achieve his dream.
RichyE reviewedOctober 18, 2025
Post apocalyptic Korea, toxic air and delivery drivers as lifelines.
Didn’t expect much, ended up impressed.
Kim Woo bin plays ‘5-8’, a Knight with a mission and a moral compass.
The world’s wrecked, the rich live in domes and the rest wear respirators and hustle for oxygen.
It’s Mad Max meets K-drama, with slick visuals and a surprisingly emotional core.
The action’s tight, the pacing’s sharp and the cast sells it.
Kang You-seok as the refugee Sa wol brings heart and Song Seung-heon’s villainy is just the right amount of theatrical.
But it needed more episodes. You could feel there was more story, more world building, more character depth waiting to be unpacked.
It ended too soon for how much potential it had.