‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ Trailer Unleashes Korean Action Fantasy Apocalypse Ahead of Release Tomorrow

A new trailer has arrived for action fantasy blockbuster Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, the number one movie at the Korean box office, ahead of its North American theatrical release.

The film will open in theaters nationwide tomorrow, August 1, 2025, one week after it premiered in Korea.

In the fantasy apocalypse feature, “Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-seop), an ordinary man in his 20s, is the only reader of an obscure web novel titled ‘Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse.’ After having read the last chapter, the novel suddenly becomes reality, and its omnipotent hero, Yu Junghyeok (Lee Min-ho), appears before Kim. As the only person who knows how to survive in this world, Kim and his companions strive to save the world by writing their own new ending.”

The blockbuster stars AHN Hyo-seop (Business Proposal, Dr. Romantic), LEE Min-ho (Panchinko, The King: Eternal Monarch), CHAE Soo-bin (The Rebel, I’m Not a Robot),  SHIN Seung-ho (A-Teen, Alchemy of Souls), NANA (K-pop groups After School, Orange Caramel), and the most-followed Korean actress on Instagram, JISOO from the global sensation K-pop group BLACKPINK, in her first leading role in a film. 

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is directed by KIM Byung-woo (The Terror Live, Take Point), who also cowrote the screenplay with LEE Jung-min.

It’s based on the popular WEBTOON Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, alternatively translated as “Omniscient Reader” (Korean: 전지적 독자 시점; RR: Jeonjijeok Dokja Sijeom), written by the duo singNsong.The web novel has a catchy premise: a fictional world becoming reality. It’s described as an “epic narrative, spanning 551 chapters, masterfully blends metafictional elements, a game-like worldview, and profound character development, offering a philosophical exploration of what it means to be a ‘reader,’ ‘protagonist,‘ and ‘story.”

The original web novel concluded its main serialization in February 2020 and has continued to expand its universe with an ongoing epilogue series since February 2023.

Check out the trailer below, which introduces a variety of monsters in an apocalyptic scenario, ahead of the film’s release tomorrow.

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