Director: Kim Chil-bong
A rookie accountant walks into South Korea's most respected firm and finds that the real ledgers being kept there involve favors, silence, and buried fraud.
What is Numbers about?
A top graduate lands a coveted position at one of the country's most prestigious accounting firms, expecting the job to be a straightforward reward for years of hard work. Instead, the office turns out to run on unspoken rules that have nothing to do with the numbers on a balance sheet. Clients with money and connections expect certain figures to disappear, senior staff look the other way to protect the firm's standing, and newcomers are quietly taught to keep their heads down. Determined not to become part of that system, the young accountant starts pulling at threads that lead into cases far bigger than any single client, putting a career, and possibly more, on the line in the process. The firm's calm, orderly surface starts to crack the closer the truth gets exposed.
Cast & crew
The cast is led by L in the central role of the newly hired accountant, working opposite Choi Jin-hyuk and veteran actor Choi Min-soo as senior figures inside the firm whose motives are never entirely clear. Yeon-woo, Kim Yoo-ri, and Lee Sung-yeol round out an ensemble built around office hierarchy, pressure, and the cost of speaking up.
Context & significance
Numbers premiered in 2023 and sets its drama inside the unglamorous world of corporate accounting, a workplace rarely used as the backdrop for a thriller. That choice lets the show build tension out of spreadsheets, audits, and paper trails rather than action set pieces, grounding its stakes in something closer to everyday office life.
Where & how to watch
Numbers is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, and its full page can be browsed without an account. Streaming the series itself requires logging into a K-Time account, part of a platform built around a Farsi-language viewing experience for Persian-speaking audiences.