Because of Jack Reacher, a cultural shift has taken place, which now requires us all to ask with every new motion thriller sequence, “is it the subsequent Reacher?” Whereas the most recent motion effort from 
Prime Video doesn’t fairly attain the heights that solely Alan Ritchson’s behemoth avenger can attain (in keeping with the primary critiques and Rotten Tomatoes score), it comes fairly rattling shut, providing style followers one other fascinating motion hero to root for.
Titled Butterfly, this newest motion thriller sequence is offered to stream on Prime Video now, and transforms Misplaced favourite Daniel Dae Kim right into a bona fide motion hero. Kim takes the lead within the sequence as a former US intelligence agent who all of the sudden finds himself being hunted by a darkish determine from his previous. Helmed by Ken Woodruff (The Mentalist, Gotham) and acclaimed novelist Steph Cha, and primarily based on the BOOM! Studios’ graphic novel sequence created by Arash Amel, you may take a look at the official synopsis for Butterfly beneath.
“Butterfly” is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complicated household dynamics inside the treacherous world of world espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, extremely unpredictable former US intelligence operative dwelling in South Korea, whose life is blown to items when the results of an not possible determination from his previous come again to hang-out him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a lethal, sociopathic younger agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy group she works for.”
‘Butterfly’ Debuts With a Strong 71% on Rotten Tomatoes
Butterfly has now debuted with a strong 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics heaping reward on Daniel Dae Kim and creators Steph Cha and Ken Woodruff, whereas some have said that Reina Hardesty steals the present. “Present creators Steph Cha and Ken Woodruff ship constant motion, plot twists and interpersonal drama inside six energetic episodes,” stated Josh Bell of Tom’s Information, with Katie Doll of CBR including, “Butterfly retains viewers locked to the display screen, each in awe of the complicated relationships driving the story and the spy fight in bustling areas of South Korea.”
Whereas rooting for Daniel Dae Kim was anticipated (he’s a splendidly charismatic presence, in spite of everything), it’s Reina Hardesty who emerges because the extra shocking motion hero we will’t assist however root for. “The one who steals the present is Reina Hardesty. I imply, it is a star-making efficiency. And I can’t wait to see extra of her sooner or later,” says Pramit Chatterjee of Digital Mafia Talkies.
Although some have criticized the predictability of Butterfly, many have applauded its shocking quantity of coronary heart because it combines a spy thriller with a household drama. Jonathon Wilson of Prepared Regular Lower stated, “The important thing to Butterfly is that each halves work. It may be a taut spy thriller when it needs to, with strong motion and suspense-building throughout quite a lot of areas and codecs, however the household drama doesn’t really feel tacked on and tokenistic.” Whereas Jasneet Singh of Collider concludes, “Butterfly will not be the mind-blowing spy thriller you anticipate whenever you first flip it on, however it’ll win you over with its coronary heart.”
Butterfly
- Launch Date
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August 13, 2025
- Community
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Prime Video
- Administrators
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Kitao Sakurai