The Wicked Game

Than, an heir cast out as a child, returns to the family company intent on exposing his father's ruthless practices and seizing the corporate throne. He methodically builds a network of allies, exploits rival weaknesses and stages provocations to unbalance the household hierarchy. Trust fractures as ambition collides with desire, and private grievances spill into public conflict. Key figures from his past resurface, with motives that remain opaque, and each alliance brings new peril. The series blends tense boardroom strategy, sudden violence and intimate encounters, keeping the question of who will take control uncertain while maintaining a steady sense of danger. It unfolds with a noir feel, mixing political smoke-and-mirrors with visceral action while keeping the focus on personal cost.

Released in 2025, The Wicked Game is a TV drama directed by Thanawat Panyarin and created by Chawanon Sarapat. The show's ensemble includes Pittaya Saechua as Than, Kantapon Jindataweephol, Natthawut Skidjai, Kitsakorn Kanogtorn and Monchanok Saengchaipiangpen, and several veteran performers.

As of its 2025 release, The Wicked Game has no widely reported major awards or nominations. Coverage remains limited and mostly regional, focused on early viewers and fan communities. With broader exposure and time, it could attract formal awards consideration from larger critics groups and regional juries and international festivals.

Though still new, the show has prompted online discussion for its tense power struggles and morally ambiguous characters, and lead performances have been singled out by viewers. Certain scenes combining action and intimate confrontation are already being shared across social feeds, helping the series gain a modest cult audience already.

Initial viewer ratings are positive, averaging 8.286 out of 10 from seven votes, and early responses praise the acting and suspenseful plotting. Major themes include inheritance and ambition, betrayal and desire, moral ambiguity in leadership, and the corrosive effects of power within a close family network, and industry chatter follows.