Netflix's new 10-episode series "Agent Kim Reactivated" is being highlighted as a must-watch for action fans, blending the family-peril premise of Taken with the brutal fight choreography of John Wick, set against the backdrop of North-South Korean espionage. Based on the popular webtoon "Manager Kim", which has amassed more than 47 million views, the show is praised for combining relentless action with strong characterisation, dark humour and memorable villains, elements the reviewer argues even its Hollywood inspirations don't fully balance.

The series follows Kim Do-hyeon (So Ji-sub), an apparently ordinary bank employee and single father who is secretly North Korea's former top spy turned South Korean double agent. When his teenage daughter Min-ji (Seo Su-min) is presumed dead following a bullying incident linked to the daughter of construction magnate Ju Gang-chan (Joo Sang-wook), Kim's dormant killer instincts resurface as he seeks revenge against the powerful, cover-up-orchestrating crime boss.