7 best K-dramas and movies of Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae

Arpita Sarkar

Squid Game Season 2

Lee Jung-jae starrer Squid Game season 2 is one of the most anticipated series of 2024. It will land on Netflix on December 26.

Assassination (Prime Video)

In this spy action thriller, Lee Jung-jae played the role of Yem Sek-jin. It follows Korean warriors, who resisted the Japanese invasion, were forced into exile in China.

The Thieves (Prime Video)

It follows Popie (Lee Jung-jae) the brain and muscle, Pepsee, an expert safecracker, Yenicall, the wall climber, Zampano, the strategy head, and Chewing Gum, the master of disguise, attempting to rob a 20 million dollar diamond.

The Housemaid (Prime Video)

A Korean woman works as a domestic servant in the lavish home of Hoon Goh (Lee Jung-jae). When Hoon gets the maid pregnant, his wife tries to kill the child. 

Deliver Us From Evil (Netflix)

The plot follows an assassin travelling to Thailand to solve a kidnapping case, where he finds himself being chased by a man whose brother he killed. Lee Jung-jae played the role of Ray. 

Svaha: The Sixth Finger (Netflix)

Lee Jung-jae aced the role of Pastor Park in this film. It follows a mystery involving a Buddhist sect while raising questions about faith in general.

Chief of Staff (Netflix)

In the series, Lee Jung-jae was seen in the role of Jang Tae-jun. As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, he wields power behind the scenes and pursues his own ambitions. 

Hunt (Prime Video)

After the assassination of President Park in 1980, North Korea saw an opportunity and sent one of its spies. In this film, Lee Jung-jae played the role of Park Pyong-ho.