Man to Man is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix and Kocowa, and in the US on Netflix and Rakuten Viki, and it earns its set pieces rather than just delivering them. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Park Hae-jin's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

Man to Man arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives Man to Man its staying power. From Kim Won Seok, the writer of Descendants of the Sun, a drama about a special bodyguard with a background in special investigations and the Hallyu star he is supposed to protect. Park Hae-jin and Park Sung-woong lead a cast that earns every set piece rather than just filling it. It first aired in 2017. Man to Man earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The genre has a long history of front-loading its best moments — Man to Man is not one of those. The tonal similarities to City Hunter are real, though Man to Man carves out its own identity quickly. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Park Hae-jin brings a physicality to the role that elevates every set piece. Action that earns its sequences rather than just delivering them.

Man to Man wrapped up in 2017, created by Kim Won-Seok and Lee Chang-min — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.