Lee Jae-wook as lead character Jang Uk in a still from Alchemy of Souls on Netflix, the latest Korean drama series from writers Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ra.New fantasy period drama Alchemy of Souls from Korean broadcaster tvN, streaming worldwide on Netflix, is set in a world filled with mages and "soul shifters". A kaleidoscopic array of spells is rendered on screen through visual effects.
Alchemy of Souls is far from their first brush with fantasy, but it represents their boldest mash of genres yet, with the tone constantly switching between period drama, action, romance and comedy.While this is a romantic comedy at heart, with so many characters and so much exposition to get through as they set up their fantasy world it takes a while before they remind us of that.
Jang is the chief mage to the ailing king and has developed a spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies. Nak-su slips into a tavern and begins the alchemy of souls spell on a woman there, but mistakenly transfers her soul into that of the blind Mu-deok instead. A younger generation of Four Seasons are developing their powers at a training centre, including Jin Cho-yeon , Park Dang-gu and Seo Yool .
Another Korean drama series, Joseon Exorcist, had zombies in it but was still cancelled in its first week when it fell foul of cultural gatekeepers. Snowdrop almost suffered the same fate late last year.
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