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A Killer Paradox (살인자ㅇ난감)
A Killer Paradox (살인자ㅇ난감) is a 2024 Netflix Korean crime thriller, 8 episodes, adapted from Kkomabi's Naver webtoon, directed by Lee Chang-hee, starring Choi Woo-shik, Son Suk-ku, and Lee Hee-joon.
A Model Family (모범가족)
A Model Family (모범가족, Mobeomgajok) is a 2022 South Korean Netflix crime thriller, 10 episodes directed by Kim Jin-woo, starring Jung Woo as a professor turned drug courier after stealing cartel money.
A Shop for Killers
A Shop for Killers (킬러들의 쇼핑몰, The Killer's Shopping Mall) is a 2024 Disney+ Korean action-mystery series based on Kang Ji-young's novel, starring Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun; season 2 aired July 2026.
A Trap Called Desire
A Trap Called Desire (욕망의 덫, Yokmangui Deot; also Trap of Desire) is a 2026 KBS2 Korean daily revenge drama, 100 planned episodes, airing weekdays 19:50 since August 10, 2026, starring Jang Seo-hee and Jeon Hye-won in a false murder accusation plot.
Again My Life (어게인 마이 라이프)
Again My Life (어게인 마이 라이프) is a 2022 SBS Korean fantasy-legal revenge drama, 16 episodes, April 8–May 28, adapted from Lee Hae-Nal's web novel, starring Lee Joon-gi as prosecutor Kim Hee-woo revived to his college days, peaking at 12.0% Nielsen ratings.
Agent Kim Reactivated
Agent Kim Reactivated (김부장, Manager Kim) is a 2026 SBS action-thriller K-drama adapted from a Naver webtoon, starring So Ji-sub as a hidden former North Korean agent rescuing his kidnapped daughter; it peaked at 23.1% and topped Netflix's non-English chart.
Angry Mom (앵그리 맘)
Angry Mom (앵그리맘) is a 2015 MBC Korean drama, 16 episodes, starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Yoo-jung, and Ji Hyun-woo; a former gang-member mother goes undercover at high school to fight bullying and private-foundation corruption.
Anna (안나)
Anna (안나) is a 2022 Coupang Play Korean psychological thriller series by director Lee Joo-young, starring Bae Suzy, based on Chung Han-ah's novel Intimate Stranger; released in 6- and 8-episode versions amid an editing dispute and lawsuits.
As You Stood By
As You Stood By (당신이 죽였다, You Killed) is a 2025 Netflix Korean limited thriller series, 8 episodes, directed by Lee Jeong-lim, adapted from Hideo Okuda's novel Naomi & Kanako, starring Jeon So-nee, Lee You-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Mu-saeng as two women plotting to kill an abusive husband.
Athena: Goddess of War (아테나: 전쟁의 여신)
Athena: Goddess of War (아테나: 전쟁의 여신) is a 2010-2011 SBS South Korean espionage action drama, a spin-off of Iris, starring Jung Woo-sung, Soo Ae, Cha Seung-won, and Lee Ji-ah; NTS agents fight the Athena terrorist organization over TWR reactor technology, with a 20 billion won budget and 25.9% premiere rating.
Awaken (TV series)
Awaken (낮과 밤, Day and Night) is a 2020-2021 South Korean tvN murder mystery series, 16 episodes, starring Namkoong Min, Seolhyun, Lee Chung-ah, and Yoon Sun-woo, linking forewarned murders to the White Night Village experiments 28 years earlier.
Bad and Crazy (배드 앤 크레이지)
Bad and Crazy (배드 앤 크레이지) is a 2021 tvN/iQiyi 12-episode Korean crime hero drama; corrupt inspector Ryu Soo-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) meets his justice-obsessed hidden persona K (Wi Ha-jun), aired Dec 17, 2021 to Jan 28, 2022, in 191 territories.
Bargain (몸값)
Bargain (몸값, Momgap) is a 2022 TVING South Korean disaster thriller series, a six-episode one-take expansion of Lee Chung-hyun's 2015 short film, starring Jin Sun-kyu and Jeon Jong-seo; it won Best Screenplay at Canneseries 2023.
Beyond Evil (TV series)
Beyond Evil (괴물, Goemul) is a 2021 JTBC South Korean crime thriller, 16 episodes, directed by Shim Na-yeon, written by Kim Su-jin, starring Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo as policemen hunting a cold-case serial killer; it won three Baeksang Awards. Distinct from the 2026 Tubi documentary of the same name.
Big Bet (카지노)
Big Bet (카지노, Casino; also King of Savvy) is a 2022-2023 Disney+ Korean crime drama by Kang Yoon-sung starring Choi Min-sik as casino mogul Cha Moo-sik in the Philippines, with Son Suk-ku; two 8-episode seasons, Blue Dragon Best Drama winner.
Big Mouth (빅마우스) (South Korean TV series)
Big Mouth (빅마우스) is a 2022 16-episode MBC noir legal-thriller K-drama on Disney+, starring Lee Jong-suk and Im Yoon-ah. A 10%-win-rate lawyer, Park Chang-ho, is framed as con man Big Mouse in Gucheon Prison; it won the 2022 MBC Drama Awards Daesang and reached 13.7% ratings.
Black Out (TV series)
Black Out (백설공주에게 죽음을, Snow White Must Die) is a 2024 MBC Korean crime thriller starring Byun Yo-han and Go Joon, adapting Nele Neuhaus's German novel; 14 episodes aired August 16 to October 4, 2024, rising from 2.8% to 6.4% Nielsen ratings.
Blood Free (지배종)
Blood Free (지배종, Jibaejong, Dominant Species) is a 2024 Disney+ South Korean sci-fi thriller, 10 episodes, written by Lee Soo-yeon, starring Han Hyo-joo as cultured-meat CEO Yun Ja-yoo and Ju Ji-hoon as bodyguard Woo Chae-woon.
Bloodhounds (사냥개들) (South Korean TV series)
Bloodhounds (사냥개들) is a 2023 South Korean Netflix action series by Kim Joo-hwan, adapted from Jeong Chan's Naver webtoon, starring Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi as boxers fighting loan sharks; a second season premiered April 3, 2026.
Bloodhounds Season 2 (사냥개들 시즌2)
Bloodhounds Season 2 (사냥개들 시즌2) is the 2026 second season of Netflix's Korean action series Bloodhounds: 7 episodes, directed by Kim Joo-hwan, with Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, and Rain as villain Baek-jeong in an underground boxing league.
Blue Road (푸른길) (TV series)
The Blue Road (푸른길), formerly titled Road, is a 2026 Netflix Korean-Japanese crime thriller, 8 episodes, directed by Han Jun-hee, adapted from Keishi Edogawa and Kwon Ka-ya's 2002 comic, starring Son Suk-ku, Eita Nagayama, Kim Shin-rok, Choi Sung-eun, and Jung Jae-young; released November 20, 2026.
Buried Hearts (보물섬)
Buried Hearts (보물섬, Treasure Island) is a 2025 SBS political-revenge thriller, 16 episodes, starring Park Hyung-sik and Heo Joon-ho, about a hacked two-trillion-won slush fund and amnesia.
Café Minamdang (미남당)
Café Minamdang (미남당) is a 2022 KBS2 comedy-mystery series, 18 episodes, starring Seo In-guk as a profiler-turned-shaman, adapted from Jung Jae-han's novel, later charting on Netflix in 10 countries.
Catch the Ghost (유령을 잡아라)
Catch the Ghost (유령을 잡아라, Yooryungeul Jabara; also Catch Yoo Ryung) is a 2019 tvN Korean comedy-mystery-romance drama, 16 episodes, starring Moon Geun-young and Kim Seon-ho as subway police hunting the serial killer Subway Ghost.
Chief Detective 1958 (수사반장 1958)
Chief Detective 1958 (수사반장 1958) is MBC's 2024 ten-episode Friday-Saturday prequel to the classic series Chief Detective (1971–1989), starring Lee Je-hoon as young detective Park Young-han at Jongnam Police Station in 1958; it premiered at 10.1% nationwide, a record MBC Fri-Sat debut, and ended at 10.6%.
Chimera (키마이라)
Chimera (키마이라, Kimaira) is a 2021 OCN South Korean mystery thriller, 16 episodes, directed by Kim Do-hoon, starring Park Hae-soo, Claudia Kim, and Lee Hee-joon, about the 1984 Chimera serial murder-bombing case recurring in 2019.
City Hunter (TV series)
City Hunter (시티헌터) is a 20-episode 2011 SBS Korean drama adapted from Tsukasa Hojo's manga, starring Lee Min-ho and Park Min-young; it earned 18% in its finale and won Lee Min-ho a Korea Drama Awards best-actor prize.
Class of Lies (미스터 기간제)
Class of Lies (미스터 기간제, Mr. Temporary) is a 2019 OCN Korean crime thriller, 16 episodes, in which lawyer Ki Moo-hyeok (Yoon Kyun-sang) goes undercover as a teacher at an elite school to solve a student's murder.
Climax (클라이맥스) (TV series)
Climax (클라이맥스) is a 2026 ENA Monday-Tuesday thriller, 10 episodes, directed by Lee Ji-won, starring Ju Ji-hoon, Ha Ji-won, Nana, Cha Joo-young, and Oh Jung-se; it ended April 14, 2026 at a series-high 3.920% Nielsen rating.
Concrete Market
Concrete Market (콘크리트 마켓) is a 2025 South Korean post-apocalyptic thriller by director Hong Ki-won and writer Kwak Jae-min, starring Lee Jae-in, Hong Kyung, and Jung Man-sik. Released as a 122-minute film on December 3, 2025 and as a seven-episode Wavve series December 23–30, it is set in the Concrete Utopia universe, where canned food becomes currency in the last surviving apartment complex.