Two Desperate Souls and One Desperate Choice: ‘As You Stood By’ Streams November 7

Invited to the 30th Busan International Film Festival's On Screen section, As You Stood By is a new Netflix series about two women who, trapped in a reality so suffocating that only death seems to offer an escape, make the fateful choice to kill - setting off a chain of unexpected events.

Based on Hideo Okuda's novel "Naomi & Kanako," Director Lee Jeong-lim ( VIP , The Revenant ) presents a striking story of two women who come together in the face of violence and trauma to save each other. Eun-su (Jeogn So-nee) is a competent VIP luxury handler working at a department store. Yet, she harbors trauma from her childhood, having helplessly witnessed her father's violence towards her mother. Meanwhile, Hui-su (Lee You-mi) is Eun-su's best friend. Once a promising writer of children's books, she finds herself trapped by her husband's violent grip on her freedom and life. When Eun-su learns of Hui-su's dire situation, the two friends resort to a drastic measure out of desperation: to kill Hui-su's husband once and for all.

In the newly released teaser, the fragile balance of plotting a fatal act as a last-ditch effort for peace and happiness heightens the suspense of this gripping drama. Hui-su's husband Jin-pyo (Jang Seung-jo) continues to threaten the two friends, while the mysterious market CEO Jin So-baek (Lee Mu-saeng) keeps a watchful presence nearby.

What will lie at the end of this desperate decision to kill? Find out in As You Stood By , premiering at BIFF and streaming on Netflix this November 7.

Title Info Title: As You Stood By Directed by: Lee Jeong-lim Written by: Kim Hyo-jeong Based on the book: Hideo Okuda's "Naomi & Kanako" (Published by: Gentosha) Starring: Jeon So-nee, Lee You-mi, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Mu-saeng Produced by: StudioS, Ghost Studio, Mizi Film Distributed by: Netflix Release date: November 7, 2025