Key Points

The South Korean psychological thriller 'Doubt' stole the spotlight at the Italian Global Series Festival 2025, winning Best International Drama. Han Suk-kyu's riveting performance earned him the Best Actor award for his role as a conflicted profiler. The festival also celebrated winners from the UK, Spain, and other countries across multiple categories. Held in Riccione and Rimini, IGSF marked a successful debut for global series recognition.

Key Points: South Korean Thriller 'Doubt' Wins Best Drama at Italian Global Series Fest

  • 'Doubt' wins Best International Drama at inaugural IGSF
  • Han Suk-kyu bags Best Actor for gripping performance
  • UK's 'The Assassin' and Spain's 'Celeste' among other winners
  • Festival showcased global series across drama, comedy, and limited series
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Italian Global Series Festival 2025: South Korean drama 'Doubt' bags Best International Drama award

Han Suk-kyu-starrer 'Doubt' triumphs at IGSF 2025, winning Best International Drama and Best Actor awards.

"A renowned profiler torn between love and suspicion – Variety on Han Suk-kyu's role in 'Doubt'"

Riccione, June 29

South Korean psychological thriller 'Doubt' has won the Best International Drama Series award at the inaugural edition of the Italian Global Series Festival (IGSF)on Saturday, reported Variety.

The film was written by Han Ah-young and directed by Song Yeon-hwa. It stars Han Suk-kyu and Chae Won-bin in the lead roles.

For his performance in the series, Han Suk-Kyu won the Best Actor in a Drama Series, reported Variety.

He played the role of a renowned profiler torn between love and suspicion as he investigates a murder linked to his psychopathic daughter.

According to Variety, Lisa Mulcahy won best director of a drama series for the U.K. show 'The Assassin,' while the best actress in a drama series prize went to Phyllis Logan for 'The Puzzle Lady.'

The drama jury was led by director Cristina Comencini.

Spain's 'Celeste,' written by Diego San Jose, took the best international comedy series award, while best actress in a comedy series was handed to the show's Carmen Marchi, reported Variety.

Other prizes in the comedy category included best director, which went to Christopher Smith for Ireland's 'Video Nasty,' and best actor, picked up by Ahmet Kural for the Turkish show 'Gassal,' reported Variety.

A special jury award was given to Steven Moffat's U.K. series 'Douglas Is Cancelled.'

According to Variety, the jury of the limited series competition, headed by director/screenwriter Bille August, voted for Ukrainian war drama 'The Train' as best limited series.

While the best director award for International Limited Series went to Lucy Gaffy for 'Mix Tape,' a co-production between Australia, Canada and Ireland.

In the same category, the acting awards went to Laure Calamy for France's 'The Confidante' and Matthew Gurney for the U.K.'s 'Reunion.'

The special jury prize was handed to 'Kabul' written by Olivier Demangel, Thomas Finkelkraut and Joey Lavy.

The Italian Global Series Festival took place from June 23 to June 28 in Riccione and Rimini, Italy.

- ANI

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Priya S
Congratulations to the entire team! Though I wish Indian web series like 'Sacred Games' or 'Delhi Crime' were also nominated. Our content is world-class too yaar! Hope to see more diversity in nominations next year.
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Rohit P
The Ukrainian war drama winning best limited series is well deserved. With so much happening globally, it's important for art to reflect reality. More power to such meaningful storytelling! 🇺🇦
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Sarah B
Interesting to see so many international collaborations winning awards. The Australia-Canada-Ireland co-production 'Mix Tape' sounds particularly intriguing. Global storytelling is the future of entertainment!
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Kavya N
While I appreciate international content, I feel the festival could have included more Asian representation beyond Korea. Indian, Japanese and Chinese cinema have equally brilliant content that deserves recognition on such platforms.
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Vikram M
Han Suk-kyu is a legend! Saw him in 'Dr. Romantic' and his acting is just 🤯. Well-deserved win for Best Actor. Hope this inspires more Indian actors to take up challenging roles beyond commercial masala films.

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