Director: Song Hyun-wook
Cast: Lee Young-ae, Kim Young-kwang, Park Yong-woo, Lee Soo-bin, Jo Yeon-hee
Walking on Thin Ice is a 2025 South Korean crime-thriller series directed by Song Hyun-wook, starring Lee Young-ae in the lead role. The series centers on a desperate woman pushed to the edge by impossible circumstances, unraveling a tense and morally layered story of survival, choice, and consequence.
What is Walking on Thin Ice about?
Kang Eun Su is a mild-mannered homemaker whose life is consumed by mounting debt and the crushing financial burden of her husband's terminal illness. When she stumbles upon a stash of narcotics worth hundreds of billions of won, she is faced with a choice no ordinary person should have to make. Rather than walking away, she moves deeper into the dangerous underworld of drug trafficking — a decision that sets her on a collision course with law enforcement, criminal networks, and her own conscience. The series builds tension steadily, showing how a single act of desperation can fracture an entire life, as Kang Eun Su struggles to protect what little remains of her family while navigating an increasingly perilous double existence.
Cast & crew
Lee Young-ae, one of South Korea's most respected dramatic actresses, carries the series with a restrained and nuanced performance as Kang Eun Su. Kim Young-kwang and Park Yong-woo anchor the supporting cast, bringing both menace and moral ambiguity to their respective roles. Director Song Hyun-wook, known for building psychological tension across episode arcs, shapes the pacing to keep viewers invested.
Context & significance
Korean crime dramas have found a deeply loyal audience among Persian-speaking diaspora viewers — the emotional realism, family-centered stakes, and morally complex protagonists translate powerfully across cultural divides. Walking on Thin Ice fits firmly within this tradition: it presents a woman under systemic pressure, where the line between victim and perpetrator blurs. For Iranian diaspora audiences familiar with the weight of financial hardship, caregiving burden, and societal expectation, this story resonates without needing translation. The series is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible for the whole family regardless of preferred viewing style.
Where & how to watch
Walking on Thin Ice is available now on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on your TV, phone, or web browser — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching today and cancel anytime.