The Roundup: Punishment Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

During the investigations of a drug trafficking app, the Monster Cop Ma Seok-do (Don Lee) and his team discover a connection between the wanted app developer, who was killed in the Philippines, and a massive illegal online gambling organization. Meanwhile in the Philippines, Baek Chang-gi, a former elite soldier, has been controlling the Korean online illegal gambling market, terrorizing it with kidnap, assault and murder. His partner, the IT genius CEO, Chang Dong-chul plans an even larger scheme in Korea. To put an end to the escalating threat, Detective Ma expands the operation by proposing an unexpected alliance to Jang, and unfolds the biggest roundup mission to hunt down the criminals, collaborating with the cyber unit and Metro Investigations.

Cited as official plot version

Action Comedy Crime

• D
  Don Lee

  Holy Night: Demon Hunters, Hell Divers

• K
  Kim Moo-yul

• P
  Park Ji-Hwan

  Spiritwalker

• L
  Lee Dong-hwi

  Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman, Extreme Job

Who is making The Roundup: Punishment – Crew List

A look at The Roundup: Punishment behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Heo Myeong Haeng last helmed Badland Hunters.

Director

Heo Myeong Haeng

Screenwriter

Sang-ho Oh

Producers

Billy Acumen
Kim Hong-baek
Don Lee

Production – What we know about the The Roundup: Punishment

Copy link to Production – What we know about the The Roundup: Punishment

Key Facts

• The Roundup: Punishment was directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, a stunt choreographer who worked on Lee’s breakout hit Train To Busan. It recently had its world premiere at The Berlin International Film Festival, to rave reviews, following in the same footsteps as the first three critically-acclaimed films in the franchise (with Rotten-Tomatoes critic scores of 91%, 96% and 100% respectively.)
• The fourth installment of the smash hit Korean action franchise (4/14/2024).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2024

Completed

Changed The Roundup: Punishment movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Have updates about The Roundup: Punishment? We'd love to hear from you!

Submit update

Additional Information

Q&A: Asked about The Roundup: Punishment

Looking for more information on The Roundup: Punishment?

When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

Watch on Apple TV Buy on Movie Unlimited Stream on Amazon More Info on IMDb