Poster for the Thai BL series Into Racha showing the two leads face to face in a warmly lit bar, with the Thai title in white script

Into Racha

TV Series🇹🇭

What happens

Your career collapses overnight, you step into the road without looking, and the car that nearly hits you belongs to your ex. That is how Into Racha (สู่อ้อมกอดของราชา) brings Azhen face to face with King again, one year after he told him to stay out of his sight.

Azhen, played by Sorranan Suksawat, was a rising star until a false rumour linked him to the owner of a major broadcast channel. Jobs vanish, he is told to lie low, and nobody listens when he tells the truth. With bills to pay, he heads to a bar to apply for work. The owner turns out to be King himself.

King, whose real name is Racha Akkarahemsakul, is played by Chatchapon Pranotphong. The two dated for four years. Azhen ended it because King kept missing their dates and leaving him to eat alone, and a year apart has not cooled anything. Now King is the boss, Azhen is the new server, and King follows him around the bar with the excuse that an owner has to watch his business.

The reunion comes with sparks and old wounds. King patches up Azhen's scraped leg, steps in when a customer gets pushy, and makes it very clear that he will not let him slip away a second time. Azhen insists he is done with him. Thanakrit Chiamchunya plays Tang-oh, and Apasra Lertprasert also joins the cast. Every scene between the exes crackles, because neither of them has truly moved on.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
สู่อ้อมกอดของราชา
Original Title
Into Racha
Also Known As
สู่อ้อมกอดของราชา, Into Racha The Series
Adaptation
Novel by Ying Chakan.
Themes
Key Themes
Exes ReunitedSecond ChanceScandalBoss and EmployeeEntertainment Industry
Country
Language
Thai
Seasons
1
Production Co

Before You Watch

  • Studio: Mandee Work, with an official pilot released on 18 June 2026.
  • Leads: Chatchapon Pranotphong as King (Racha) and Sorranan Suksawat as Azhen.
  • Source: a novel by Ying Chakan.
  • Trope: exes reunited, with the ex now as the boss.
  • Release: the channel and the premiere date are not announced yet.

Reviewed by Renkaze

Second chance romance is a delicate recipe. You need a breakup that makes sense, a reunion that hurts a little, and a reason for both people to stay in the same room. Into Racha solves the last part with a job application, and I grinned the moment the bar sign came into view.

The Name Says It All

Racha means king in Thai, so the Thai title reads as "into the embrace of Racha" and also "into the embrace of the king". The nickname King makes the joke land twice. It also tells you everything about the power balance: Azhen walks into a place where his ex is literally in charge.

A Fair Breakup

What I appreciate most in the official pilot is that the breakup has a real reason. King was absent, Azhen felt alone, and he said so clearly. That makes the reunion more interesting than a simple misunderstanding, because King has to prove he changed. He promises he will do better, and the series gives him a whole bar full of chances to show it.

Chatchapon and Sorranan

Chatchapon Pranotphong plays King with a teasing calm that cracks the moment someone else touches Azhen. Sorranan Suksawat gives Azhen a prickly pride that hides how tired he is. Their banter carries the pilot, from a squabble over first aid to a dare about kissing that ends with Azhen shouting at him to stop being ridiculous.

Glamour and Grit

The setting mixes two worlds I enjoy. On one side sits the entertainment industry, with its rumours and its gatekeepers. On the other sits a busy bar with festive uniforms, birthday cakes and customers who cross lines. The contrast gives the romance a steady background hum of danger, which keeps the sweet scenes from feeling weightless.

What I Am Watching For

King is the boss now and Azhen is the new server, and my score gets served after the premiere. I want to see how the scandal gets cleared, and whether King learns to show up before Azhen has to ask.

My tip: listen for the last line of the pilot. Azhen quotes a saying about the best husband being your ex husband, and it works as the thesis of the whole show.

Themes and Messages

Trust and reputation drive the story. Azhen loses his career because people believe a rumour over his own words, and he loses faith in King because promises kept turning into empty seats at dinner. Both wounds come from words that did not match reality.

The series then asks what a second chance should cost. King has money, a bar and every reason to feel confident, yet none of that fixes the past. He has to earn trust through small, reliable acts, and Azhen has to decide whether to believe him.

Did You Know?

  • The bar where Azhen applies for work is called King's Bar.
  • Azhen calls King "Hia", a familiar way to address an older man in Thai Chinese families.
  • The official hashtags are #IntoRachaTheSeries and #สู่อ้อมกอดของราชาTheSeries.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What does the Thai title mean?

สู่อ้อมกอดของราชา means "into the embrace of Racha". Racha is King's real name, and it also means king in Thai.

Who plays King and Azhen?

Chatchapon Pranotphong plays King, whose real name is Racha Akkarahemsakul, and Sorranan Suksawat plays Azhen.

Is Into Racha based on a novel?

Yes. The story comes from a novel by Ying Chakan.

When and where can I watch Into Racha?

Mandee Work has not announced the channel or premiere date yet.

Is there a trailer?

Yes. The official pilot runs about twelve and a half minutes on the Mandee Channel on YouTube.

How long were King and Azhen together?

Four years, before Azhen ended it and told King to stay away for one year.

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