Overview

• The series launched on Prime Video with all six episodes available at release.
• Daniel Dae Kim and Reina Hardesty have earned acclaim for their portrayal of a fractured father-daughter dynamic at the series’ core.
• Reviews single out the show’s elaborate fight choreography, scenic South Korea locales and sleek production design.
• Critics note that the espionage elements serve primarily as a backdrop for family drama, with some finding the plot predictable and pacing uneven.
• Adapted loosely from Arash Amel’s 2015 graphic novel by Ken Woodruff and Steph Cha, Butterfly taps into the cross-cultural Korean wave trend in streaming.