Watch this explosive sci-fi thriller before it leaves Netflix

Disney Plus and Hulu aren’t the only streaming services doing this Content will be deleted next week. Illang: The Wolf Brigade is expected to leave Netflix on Wednesday, May 23. That’s unfortunate, not only because the sci-fi political action thriller is one of the best movies on Netflix, but also because there’s no other way to purchase it as of this writing. Rent or stream the film in the US.

Released in South Korea in 2018, Illang: The Wolf Brigade Is i saw the devil

Director Kim Jee-woon’s adaptation of the 1999 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and Mamoru Oshii Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, and it was quickly acquired by Netflix shortly after its premiere. Plays in 2029, Lost follows Im Joong-kyung (Gang Dong-won), a member of a militarized police force tasked with putting down an uprising caused by the impending reunification of North and South Korea after a catastrophic economic crisis.

Devastated after witnessing the death of a suicide bomber, Joong-kyung tries to get close to the assassin’s sister (Han Hyo-joo) to find out whether or not she also works for her sister’s compatriots and for his own conscience to calm down. Joon-kyung quickly finds himself caught up in Byzantine political power struggles and must decide whether to continue fighting as a member of the Wolf Brigade or run off with the wife in hopes of a better life.

Gang Dong-won as Im Joong-kyung in his armor with a pistol in Illang: The Wolf Brigade.

Unlike other live-action adaptations of popular anime like 2017 ghost in the shell or 2009 Dragonball development, Illang: The Wolf Brigade is one of the few adaptations that manages to live up to the standard set by its predecessors. Though not nearly as wistful and melancholic as Jin spirit

, Lost This is more than made up for by incredibly intense firefights, fast-paced close-up action scenes, and exquisite practical effects and costume designs, particularly in Brigade’s haunting armor suits adorned with gas masks. It’s less of a film replacing Okiura’s original and more of a companion piece that demonstrates the creative elasticity and enduring resonance of its source material.

Illang: The Wolf Brigade will join the 80+ Netflix Originals that have come along since then left the platform. Some are now available on other streaming services or available to rent or buy digitally. Others are not legal to view anywhere in the United States.

Regard Illang: The Wolf Brigade on Netflix while you can, and while you’re at it, check this out Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigadeis currently streaming with ads on Crunchyroll and Tubi.