K-drama Decoy: Jang Keun-suk, Squid Game’s Heo Sung-tae star in sombre but unconvincing mash-up of con artist and murder thrillers

The emotional devastation of scams and the rush of the serial killer thriller combine in K-drama Decoy – formerly known as The Bait .

Jang Keun-suk, last seen in 2018’s Switch: Change the World , returns to the screen for the first time in five years, performing alongside Heo Sung-tae ( Squid Game ) and Lee Elijah ( Chief of Staff ) in this brooding tale of police and con artists.

Like many Korean thrillers, Decoy – available to stream on Viu – begins with a stylised nighttime sequence as a voice-over gives us the lay of the land.