Shark: The Beginning
6.9
“A boy who never knew how to fight back.”
A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.
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Kim Min-seok
Cha Woo-sol
Known for
Descendants of the Sun
Hi! School - Love On
Wi Ha-jun
Jeong Do-hyeon
Known for
Squid Game
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Jung Won-chang
Bae Seok-chan
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The Uncanny Counter
Her Private Life
Lee Jae-kyoon
An Hyun-min
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See You in My 19th Life
Shopaholic Louis
Bae Myeong-jin
Lee Won-joon
Known for
Black Knight
Welcome to Samdal-ri
Lee Jung-hyun
Han Seong-yong
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Real
Cha Yeob
Jeong Sang-hyub
Known for
Are You Human?
Remarriage & Desires
Shin Min-jae
Min Jong-tae
Known for
High School Return of a Gangster
Revelations
Lee Hyun-wook
Hyeon Woo-yong
Known for
#Alive
Strangers from Hell
Lee Eun-jae
Yoon Ji-hee
Known for
Spooky in Love
Dream
Johnny Chae Director · Un Author Kim Woo-sub Author
First release June 17, 2021 · Produced in South Korea · Production Toyou's Dream, JTBC Studios
Production
Studio Toyou
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Toyou's Dream
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JTBC Studios
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Studio LuLuLaLa
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South Korea
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Original title
샤크: 더 비기닝
Original language
Korean
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Korean
Release dates
South Korea · June 17, 2021
Digital · Tving
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 12, 2025 · Digital
January 9, 2026 · Physical
Russia
November 10, 2022 · Digital
Taiwan
November 26, 2021 · Theatrical
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