Breaking Down the Ending of Netflix K-Drama 'Trigger'

Breaking Down the Ending of Netflix K-Drama 'Trigger'

If Trigger were a U.S. production, the action thriller that follows a police force as they deal with an influx of guns into their city wouldn’t have a very novel premise. In the U.S., where gun violence was declared a public health crisis last year, there are more guns than there are people, with an estimated 120.5 guns per every 100 people. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But in South Korea, where Trigger is set, there are only 0.2 guns per e…

Netflix's 'Trigger' Unleashes Chaos in a Gun-Free Nation

In South Korea, a nation where the civilian populace lives almost entirely without firearms, a new kind of terror arrives in plain cardboard boxes. The new Netflix series Trigger presents this stark scenario not as a crime wave, but as a national disaster. When illegal guns of unknown origin begin appearing on doorsteps across the country, the social contract, built on a foundation of stringent gun control, begins to fray. The series treats the …