Lee Dong-wook as Jeong Jin-man, in Ji-an's flashback from A Shop for Killers

‘A Shop For Killers’ Needs a Second Season

One season of A Shop for Killers isn’t enough. I want a second season, and everybody who just finished watching the last episode wants it too. Given how things concluded, a second season is likely to happen.

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This drama didn’t just make us love Ji-an. We were rooting for her until the very end of the series. She didn’t ask for a tragic backstory and an uncle who practically ran an Amazon for assassins and hired killers. Jin-man wasn’t just a big-arms entrepreneur, and he had scars to show for his dark past.

But there were even bigger twists to the story, which sets up a good premise for a possible second season of A Shop for Killers.

Buckle up for spoilers if you haven’t watched the last episode of season 1.

We need to know what happened

Everybody believed that Jin-man was dead, but this was proven to be a lie. He comes home after one last confrontation with Bale. A second season hasn’t been greenlit by Disney+ for A Shop for Killers, but if it happens, Bale might not be dead yet since we also didn’t see him die on screen.

It’s hard to trust a drama that doesn’t confirm a kill, especially when Jin-man’s death was faked from the start. There were many hints sprinkled throughout the drama that proved Jin-man was still alive, and even the first episode planted that seed of doubt for viewers. Ji-an was skeptical of her uncle’s manner of death, but she didn’t question it further at the time.

But throughout her flashbacks, we’ve come to understand that Jin-man was a highly skilled mercenary. Taking his own life became even more unbelievable as the story progressed, especially when he had Ji-an to care for.

We need Disney+ to continue this story for us ASAP!

(featured image: Disney+)


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Vanessa Esguerra (She/They) has been a Contributing Writer for The Mary Sue since 2023. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, she (happily) rejected law school in 2021 and has been a full-time content writer since. Vanessa is currently taking her Master's degree in Japanese Studies in hopes of deepening her understanding of the country's media culture in relation to pop culture, women, and queer people like herself. She speaks three languages but still manages to get lost in the subways of Tokyo with her clunky Japanese. Fueled by iced coffee brewed from local cafés in Metro Manila, she also regularly covers anime and video games while queuing for her next match in League of Legends.