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Netflix Pauses 'Trigger' Livestream After Incheon Shooting

Canceled after a rare homemade shotgun homicide, the livestream decision underscores the series’ moral caution.

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Moon-baek, portrayed by Kim Young-gwang, is featured in this still from "Trigger," provided by Netflix. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Netflix withdrew the livestream component of its “Trigger Talk & Shot” fan event and will proceed with the in-person gathering as planned.
  • The decision came after a July 20 incident in Songdo, Incheon, where a 62-year-old man allegedly killed his son with a homemade shotgun.
  • Police arrested the suspect in Seoul’s Seocho District and seized 11 steel pipes and 86 rounds of ammunition.
  • Director Kwon Oh-seung and star Kim Nam-gil have emphasized the show’s cautionary stance on gun use and urged viewers to separate its fictional narrative from real-world violence.
  • The 10-episode thriller is still set to premiere on Netflix on July 25 as national awareness of gun violence intensifies.