The Netflix series Black Knight has released its first teaser poster. The series follows the journey of refugee Sa-wol, and the legendary deliveryman 5-8 as he takes on the all-powerful Cheonmyeong Group in a dystopian version of Korea. The country is ravaged by extreme air pollution, rendering it uninhabitable without an oxygen mask.
When the first-look still of Kim Woo-bin portraying the legendary deliveryman 5-8 was released in January, it sparked a wave of excitement among fans. In “a world without air,” the deliverymen, also known as the black knights, deliver oxygen and necessities to the one percent of the population who live through the extreme desertification of the world.
The first teaser poster for Black Knight offers a glimpse into the series’ setting, a world completely engulfed in sand. A used oxygen mask lies discarded on a barren landscape, where the ruins of collapsed high-rise buildings loom in the distance with no signs of life. A figure resembling the legendary deliveryman 5-8 walks away from a massive truck, leaving viewers intrigued by the story about to unfold.
Kim Woo-bin plays the legendary deliveryman 5-8. Song Seung-heon is the only heir to the powerful Cheonmyeong Group. Kang You-seok plays a boy who dreams of becoming a deliveryman. Esom is the Defense Intelligence Command major.
Director Cho Ui-Seok, known for his tightly-knit narrative and cathartic action sequences, spearheads the production.
Black Knight is set to premiere in the second quarter of 2023 only on Netflix.