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Taxi Driver: Season 3

16 episodes Premiered Nov 21, 2025 Updated Oct 15, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "Taxi Driver" Season 3. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points (in the overview, but the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only. Tone: Neutral, encyclopedic, plai

Previously on Taxi Driver

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The Rainbow Deluxe Taxi is back in business.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "Taxi Driver" Season 3.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points (in the overview, but the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only.
Tone: Neutral, encyclopedic, plain text.
Synopsis: Rainbow Deluxe Taxi is back. A call from Japan brings the team together. A girl goes missing after calling Rainbow Taxi. Leads: her name and the phone number. Team investigates and finds a Japanese loan company is behind the case. Team has new cars and equipment. They aim to help the girl and fight for those wronged in society.
Source 1: Tagline: "For the wronged victims whom no one protects." Former special forces soldier delivers revenge.
Source 3: South Korean series starring Lee Je-hoon, Pyo Ye-jin, Kim Eui-sung, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Esom, and Shin Jae-ha. Based on webtoon "The Deluxe Taxi (Red Cage)" by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin. Inspired by real-life crimes in Korea.
Source 4: Former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
Source 5: Story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. Based on webtoon "Deluxe Taxi" by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin.
Goal: 160-220 words.
Content: Rainbow Deluxe Taxi returns. The season's narrative begins with a call from Japan that reunites the team. The central conflict involves a missing girl who contacted the Rainbow Taxi. The team's investigation is initially limited to her name and the phone number used for the call, but they pursue these leads tenaciously. Their efforts eventually reveal that a Japanese loan company is responsible for the case. Equipped with new cars and new equipment, the team works to assist the girl in need. This international case serves as the starting point for the team as they continue their mission to fight on behalf of individuals who have been wronged in society. The series follows a former special forces soldier who provides revenge for victims of injustice while operating within a secret organization that uses a taxi company as its front.
Word Count Check:
1. Rainbow (1)
2. Deluxe (2)
3. Taxi (3)
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

A Call From Japan

Nov 21, 2025 · 66 min

A call brings the team together again. A girl named I-seo calls for help, but she disappears as soon as Sung-cheol answers. The investigation begins with only a name, but the team

S3·E2 Core

A Man Who Trusts No One

Nov 22, 2025 · 76 min

Do-ki’s plan to meet the boss of the yakuza seems successful. He gains Matsuda’s trust in his own way and gets closer to the crimes they’ve been committing. However, an unexpected

S3·E3 Core

The Faulty Taxi Driver

Nov 28, 2025 · 66 min

A bolt-from-the-blue piece of news strikes Driver Oh, who had been preparing to operate his own private taxi. The Taxi Driver License he had hurriedly obtained ends up holding him

S3·E4 Core

Reap What You Sow

Nov 29, 2025 · 60 min

To catch the used-car dealer gang, Do-ki begins aggressively buying up their used cars. Becoming suspicious, the gang follows him after seeing that he even brings in a car carrier

S3·E5 Core

An Old Friend

Dec 5, 2025 · 64 min

Dong Su was on the verge of giving up his life 15 years ago when he first met Mr. Jang. To right the injustice done to Min Ho, his son, Dong Su tried everything but failed. Mr. Jan

S3·E6 Core

Fragments of Memory

Dec 6, 2025 · 61 min

Do Gi and Chief Choi sneak into the gambling den to see what Im Dong Hyeon is up to. Do Gi even manage to take over Im Dong Hyeon's gym through gambling. Meanwhile, Dong Su passes

S3·E7 Core

The Final Blow

Dec 12, 2025 · 63 min

After learning that the gym was being used to fix volleyball matches, Do Gi returns it to Im Dong Hyeon for a bigger plan. He pretends to be a big-shot agent from Europe to win ove

S3·E8 Core

The Final Boss

Dec 13, 2025 · 67 min

A fire breaks out at Im Dong Hyeon's gym, and he's found dead at the scene. Jo Seong Uk is also found drowned. The van transporting Min Ho's body is hit by a car, and the body is s

S3·E9 Core

The Trap

Dec 19, 2025 · 67 min

While driving the Deluxe Taxi, Do Gi rescues Ro Mi, an idol trainee who jumped into the Han River. Ro Mi is facing a crisis where her debut could be cancelled because of the trap h

S3·E10 Core

The Dirty Truth

Dec 20, 2025 · 71 min

On the day of Elements' debut, Ji An passes out, so Do Gi covers for her during the rehearsal. After seeing Do Gi's good performance, CEO Kang Ju Ri gives him more trust, and she e

S3·E11 Core

Scam or Be Scammed

Dec 26, 2025 · 59 min

Chief Choi tries to help Maria’s sister, Da Som, on his own, but he ends up getting scammed instead. The Rainbow Transport members learn about Yoo Min Jung, who was scammed like ho

S3·E12 Mytharc

The Suspicious Island

Dec 27, 2025 · 60 min

Do Gi finds the mastermind behind the resale app scheme, but the scammer gets killed by a bomb delivered by a guy in a fish truck. Do Gi and Mr. Jang trace the fish truck, which le

S3·E13 Core

Knowing Your Enemy

Jan 2, 2026 · 60 min

Do Gi and his group infiltrate the island and encounter a series of unexpected situations. Jin Eon and Gyeong Gu, who were tailing Writer Go, find themselves in danger, and even Go

S3·E14 Core

Undermining Their Foundation

Jan 3, 2026 · 69 min

Do Gi and his crew find out the entire criminal history of the Samheung Island criminal ring. Do Gi's crew sees how they don't even hesitate to kill people to achieve what they wan

S3·E15 Mytharc

A Bird’s Nest

Jan 9, 2026 · 66 min

Upon hearing the news that Master Sergeant Yoo Sun A, with whom he had served, has died, Do Gi immediately heads to the military unit where Master Sergeant Yoo last served. Before

S3·E16 Mytharc

The Last Operation

Jan 10, 2026 · 76 min

Do Gi finds the bird nest where the late Yoo Sun A left the intel and learns that she sacrificed her life to save her comrades. He also finds out that higher-ranking officers fabri

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