Director: Uhm Young Sik, Kim DaHee
Contestants chase a belt that supposedly grants absolute rule of the world in this fast, animated riff on tournament survival games.
What is Running Man: Revengers about?
The setup is deceptively simple: on the eve of the annual Running Man competition, a fresh crop of players lines up to compete for the Super Belt, an item rumored to hand its wearer command over the entire world. To get there, they have to outlast a gauntlet of increasingly hostile challenges and, more pointedly, outlast each other, since alliances in this kind of game rarely survive contact with the finish line. The film moves through its rounds with the pace of an action program rather than a slow-burn drama, using rapid cutting between competitors to keep multiple threats in play at once. Rather than centering a single hero's arc from the start, it treats the competition itself as the main character, letting shifting rivalries and last-second reversals carry the momentum toward whoever, if anyone, is left standing when the Super Belt is finally claimed.
Cast & crew
The English-language voice cast is led by Brittany Lauda and Carrie Savage, with Daniel J. Edwards, Rachel Slotky, and Szabó Márk contributing to a large ensemble of competitors. Directors Uhm Young Sik and Kim DaHee split the film's many characters across a tight 75-minute runtime, relying on voice performance to distinguish rivals quickly since screen time per contestant is limited.
Context & significance
Running Man: Revengers is a 2023 South Korean animated production that borrows its tournament-of-strangers structure from a genre familiar to fans of survival competition fiction, compressing it into a brisk, action-first format. At just 75 minutes, the film favors momentum over exposition, which makes it an easy watch for viewers who want a self-contained action story rather than a multi-episode commitment.
Where & how to watch
Running Man: Revengers streams on K-Time with a free account login, including a Persian-dubbed version for viewers who want to follow the competition in Farsi. Anyone can browse the film's full K-Time page, cast list, and details before signing in.