The Heart Killers (Thai: เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า; RTGS: Khao Jang Hai Phoom Jeeb Nakkha) is a 2024 Thai action, comedy, and romantic television series starring Kanaphan Puitrakul (First), Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan (Khaotung), Archen Aydin (Joong), and Natachai Boonprasert (Dunk).
| The Heart Killers | |
|---|---|
 Official Series Poster | |
| Thai | เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า |
| Genre | |
| Inspired by | The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare 10 Things I Hate About You |
| Screenplay by | Tichakorn Phukhaotung Kanokphan Ornrattanakahul Issaraporn Kuntisuk Fleur Irene Insot |
| Directed by | Tichakorn Phukhaotung |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Destroy Love" by Khaotung Thanawat |
| Ending theme | "Destroy Love" by Khaotung Thanawat |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| Original language | Thai |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sataporn Panichraksapong Darapa Choeysanguan |
| Producer | Noppharnach Chaiyahwimhon |
| Production location | Thailand |
| Running time | 44 - 66 minutes |
| Production companies | GMMTV GMO Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMM 25 iQIYI GagaOOLala Youtube |
| Release | November 20, 2024 – present |
The series, which is directed by Tichakorn Phukhaotung (Jojo) and produced by GMMTV and GMO Films, was announced at the GMMTV 2024 "UP&ABOVE" PART 2 event on April 23, 2024. [1][2]
The series premiered on GMM 25 on November 20, 2024, airing on Wednesdays at 20:30 ICT. The series is also available for the UNCUT version on iQIYI (Canada, USA & Thailand), GagaOOLala (Australia, Germany & UK), and on GMMTV Official Youtube Channel (Worldwide, except Canada & Thailand).
Synopsis
editTattooist Kant works as a spy for the police. When he's tasked to investigate a pair of gunman brothers, he finds that one of them is a one-night stand he hasn't been able to forget—Bison. The two assassins own a hamburger shop. Kant goes there and focuses his efforts on charming Bison into giving up information. When his attempts are thwarted by Bison's scary, protective older brother Fadel, he hires someone who can take him on. He enlists the help of his handsome best friend Style, who's a pain in the neck and not afraid of anything. Mechanic Style once rearended Fadel, and they fought. Kant promises Style the car he'd had his eyes on if he can win Fadel's heart. If his mission is successful, Kant's been promised a clean criminal record so he can start a new life. [3]
Cast
editMain
edit- Kanaphan Puitrakul (First) as Kant
- Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan (Khaotung) as Bison
- Archen Aydin (Joong) as Fadel
- Natachai Boonprasert (Dunk) as Style
Supporting
edit- Thanaporn Wagprayoan (Parn) as Lily
- Peter Tuinstra as Captain/Christ
- Phanuroj Chalermkijporntavee (Pepper) as Keen
- Chayakorn Jutama (JJ) as Thanon
- Kanthee Limpitikranon (Ken) as Babe (Kant's brother)
- Tanan Lohawatanakul (Paul) as Knot
- Jeeratch Wongpian (Fluke) as Fluke
- Jatuporn Dangurai (Jay) as James
- Chaiwat Singha (Jeab) as Jay (Style's father)
- Nashisha Nunchanok (Muay) as Penpak
Original Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Destroy Love" | Khaotung Thanawat [4] | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 3:33 | ||
Production
editAfter the release of the pilot trailer on April 23, the director Tichakorn Phukhaotung (P'Jojo) posted on X that the series will be a loose adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare and the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. [5] He also stated that he is very excited to finally be able to apply his literature major into a series.
On June 21, the series' official account shared a photo of the cast gathered for a reading session before the fittings photoshoot the next day. [6] [7] On July 3, the cast and production crew arranged a worship ceremony for a safe and smooth filming process. [8]
On July 18, the series started to open camera for filming. The news was announced through both official accounts on X and Instagram. Even though Dunk was missing as he was still wrapping up his previous series, Summer Night, before joining the rest of the cast on July 28. The filming wrapped up on October 30.
On October 7, the GMMTV Shop announced that the series would be turned into a novel, which would be released on October 17 as part of the Book Expo Thailand 2024 event, which was held from October 10 to 20, 2024, at Queen Sirikit Convention Center, Bangkok.
The novel's author, Nottakorn, stated that the writing process was different for this novel. Typically, a novel is adapted into a series; however, this time it was the opposite. She received the series' script and wrote a novel based upon it. The cast of the series convinced her to accept the job as the novel's author, as she was already preoccupied with other projects when she received the proposal.
They announced via several GMMTV official accounts that the official trailer for THK would be released later that day, on November 1. At the same time, the series' main cast attended iQIYI iJOY TH 2025 event as one of the streaming platforms for the uncut version of the series. The official trailer was released during the event. [9]
On November 14, GagaOOLala announced that the series will be available on their platform starting on November 20 in Australia, Germany, and the UK, while starting on December 21 in the US. [10]
Reception
editReferences
edit- ^ เปิดตัวซีรีส์ใหม่สุดปังในงาน "GMMTV 2024 UP & ABOVE PART 2" ซุปตาร์เพียบ (in Thai), retrieved 2024-04-24
- ^ [PILOT TRAILLER] THE HEART KILLERS เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า (Video) (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-04-24 – via YouTube.
- ^ [OFFICIAL TRAILLER] THE HEART KILLERS เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า (Video) (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-11-02 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Destroy Love Ost.THE HEART KILLERS เขาจ้างให้ผมจีบนักฆ่า - Khaotung Thanawat". www.gmm-tv.com (in Thai).
- ^ THK Inspiration, retrieved 2024-04-24
- ^ THK Reading Session, retrieved 2024-06-21
- ^ THK Fittings, retrieved 2024-06-22
- ^ THK Worship Ceremony, retrieved 2024-06-21
- ^ iQIYI The Heart Killers Series
- ^ THK On GagaOOLala