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Black Knight · Season 1 · Netflix

Black Knight Season 1

Black Knight Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.8/10. 6 episodes on Netflix from 12 May 2023.

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BollyMeter6.8/10A 69% Tomatometer from 16 critics reflects a show that delivers efficient dystopian action with Kim Woo-bin commanding the screen, while critics noted the world-building outpaces the character depth.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Black Knight arrived on Netflix in May 2023 adapting Lee Yun-kyun's webtoon into a six-episode dystopian sprint. The premise is audacious: set forty years after a comet has rendered most of South Korea uninhabitable, survivors depend on oxygen delivered by armoured couriers called Black Knights. Kim Woo-bin commands the action as the near-mythical 5-8, and the stunt choreography drew consistent admiration. Critics at 69% Tomatometer on 16 reviews found the show accomplished in its genre pleasures while thin on emotional depth - the Guardian compared it to Tom Hardy in Mad Max, and the Daily Telegraph praised its efficient thrills. The IMDb audience score of 6.4 and RT audience score of 76% suggest viewers found more to enjoy than critics did, particularly those who came for the action spectacle and class-allegory overtones. At six tight episodes it never overstays its welcome.

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69%critics positive · n=166.4/10IMDb audience
  • “As dystopian escapism goes, the series delivers thrill, spills and chills with dead-eyed efficiency.”
    Daily Telegraph
  • “Imagine that your Ocado driver is Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road, and you won't be far off.”
    Guardian

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Episode 17.0

    The premiere introduces the oxygen-scarcity dystopia with confident world-building: the visual design is striking, the class stratification between citizens and refugees is immediate, and Kim Woo-bin's 5-8 establishes himself as an action archetype worth following across six tight episodes.

    The moment: 5-8's first delivery run through the wasteland - the show announces its action grammar and its bleak beauty in a single sequence.

  2. E6Episode 66.5

    The finale consolidates the dystopian allegory with a showdown between 5-8 and the corporate villains controlling the oxygen supply. The action delivers; the resolution leans on spectacle over emotional weight, which mirrors the season's strengths and limitations in miniature.

    The moment: The climactic confrontation that frames delivery drivers as the last line of resistance against a privatised survival economy.