Prime Video’s new spy-thriller series Butterfly premieres tomorrow, August 13, 2025, with all six episodes. Daniel Dae Kim (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Lost, Hawaii Five-0) stars in and executive produces the series, adapted from the BOOM! Studio’s graphic novel of the same name by Arash Amel.
According to the official synopsis, “Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for.”
The full cast also features Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight), Piper Perabo (Yellowstone, Billions, The Big Leap), and Louis Landau (Rivals), Kim Ji-hoon, Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, Charles Parnell, Sean Dulake, and Nayoon Kim as series regulars. Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa are also confirmed to make guest appearances.
“Butterfly is the realization of a longtime dream to bring together American and Korean storytellers and create a show that bridges two cultures that I love deeply,” commented Kim. “I couldn’t be happier with the creative team we’ve assembled, both in front of and behind the camera, and I’m grateful to Ken Woodruff, BOOM! Studios, 3AD, Amazon, and everyone else who helped bring it to life.”
Currently working on the Street Fighter film adaptation, Kitao Sakurai (Twisted Metal) has directed the first two episodes of Butterfly. Ken Woodruff (The Mentalist, Gotham) serves as showrunner and co-creator, with executive producers including Woodruff and Steph Cha; Daniel Dae Kim and John Cheng for 3AD; Stephen Christy and Ross Richie for BOOM! Studios, and Arash Amel for The Amel Company.
Source: Amazon MGM Studios
