Mercy For None cast and character guide: Who plays whom in Netflix's K-Drama

Mercy For None is the latest K-Drama on Netflix and all of it's episodes are streaming now. Mercy For None is directed by Choi Sung-eun of Little Sister fame and follows the character of a former mob enforcer in Seoul who is forced to come out of hibernation and back into the murky underworld to exact revenge for the death of his brother. So Ji-sub plays the protagonist on Mercy For None and is supported by a remarkable cast.

Here's everything that you need to know.

Mercy For None cast details explored

The full cast and character guide of Mercy For None on Netflix is as follows:

So Ji-sub (Alienoid) plays Nam Gi-jun. He is a former skilled enforcer for the mob and was retired for several years before resurfacing to avenge his brother's death.
Huh Joon-ho (Escape From Mogadishu) plays Lee Ju-woon, who is the president of the Juwoon group in Seoul.
Lee Jun-hyuk (Stranger) plays Nam Gi-seok, the brother of Nam Gi-jun and also the senior managing director of the Juwoon Group.
Gong Myoung (Extreme Job) plays Gu Jun-mo, the son of Gu Bong-san and the managing director of the Bongsan group.
An Kil-kang (Watcher) plays Gu Bong-san, who is the supreme leader of the Bongsan group.
Cha Seung-won (Uprising) appears as Cha Yeong-do, who is also known by the moniker Mr. Kim. He is the leader of the police planning and budgeting department and also a manager for the Bongsan group.
Tiger Lee plays Sim Seong-won. He is the CEO of the agency known as NClean, an organization that specializes in cleaning up after murders.
Cho Han-cheul plays Choi Sung-cheol.
Choo Young-woo plays Lee Geum-son, who is a prosecutor working for the central district of Seoul.

What is Mercy For None all about?

The Netflix show presents a gritty look into Seoul's unrelenting underworld and the self-destructive battle between the city's two biggest mob groups i.e. the Juwoon group and the Bongsan group. Caught in the crossfire between these two is the character of Nam Gi-jun. The official Netflix description reads:

"In Seoul, two powerful organizations run the city’s criminal underworld: Bongsan Group and Juwoon Group. Juwoon’s leader, Lee Ju-woon (Huh), has just named his successor: senior managing director Nam Gi-seok (Lee Jun-hyuk). Upon hearing the news, an empowered Gi-seok pays a visit to Bongsan managing director Gu Jun-mo (Gong), the good-for-nothing son of the group’s CEO, Gu Bong-san (An). Jun-mo’s been ruffling too many feathers as of late, and Gi-seok is determined to put him in his place."

The description further continues:

"The dressing-down humiliates the entitled heir, so he vows to kill Gi-seok. When Jun-mo seemingly makes good on his word, Gi-seok is slain in a parking garage. Gi-seok’s brother, Gi-jun (So), who’s been living in exile since he left the underworld over a decade ago, reenters the mob scene to get revenge against anyone and everyone involved in his brother’s murder."

Mercy For None is exclusively available on Netflix.

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Edited by Ayesha Mendonca