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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dear X (친애하는) (TV series)
Dear X (친애하는 X, Chinaehaneun X) is a 2025 TVING Korean melodrama thriller, 12 episodes aired Nov 6 to Dec 4, 2025, adapted from Vanziun's webtoon, starring Kim You-jung as manipulative actress Baek Ah-jin, directed by Lee Eung-bok, TVING's first global project.
Doctor Prisoner
Doctor Prisoner (닥터 프리즈너) is a 2019 KBS2 Korean medical suspense drama starring Namgoong Min as surgeon Na Yi-je, who becomes a prison medical chief for revenge; 32 episodes, aired March 20 to May 15, 2019.
Doubt (South Korean TV series)
Doubt is a 2024 South Korean psychological thriller series. It follows a veteran profiler who discovers his teenage daughter may be involved in a murder case.
Eve (이브) (South Korean TV series)
Eve (이브), also known as Eve's Scandal, is a 2022 tvN South Korean revenge melodrama, 16 episodes, starring Seo Ye-ji, Park Byung-eun, Yoo Sun, and Lee Sang-yeob; directed by Park Bong-seop, written by Yoon Young-mi; about a 13-year revenge plan centered on a 2-trillion-won chaebol divorce.
Flower of Evil (악의 꽃) (South Korean TV series)
Flower of Evil (악의 꽃) is a 2020 tvN South Korean thriller-romance drama, 16 episodes, directed by Kim Cheol-kyu, starring Lee Joon-gi and Moon Chae-won; a detective wife suspects her husband is a serial killer. First K-drama remade in India (Duranga, 2022).
Friendly Rivalry
Friendly Rivalry (선의의 경쟁, Seonuiui Gyeongjaeng), also called Friendly Competition, is a 2025 South Korean mystery thriller adapted from Song Chae-yoon's webtoon, starring Lee Hye-ri and Chung Su-bin at elite Chaehwa Girls' High School; 16 episodes aired on U+ Mobile TV, February 10 to March 6, 2025.
Gap-dong (갑동이)
Gap-dong (갑동이, Gapdongi) is a 2014 tvN Korean thriller drama, 20 episodes, directed by Jo Soo-won, starring Yoon Sang-hyun and Sung Dong-il, inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders and the statute of limitations.
Graceful Family (우아한 가족)
Graceful Family (우아한 가, Wooahan Ga; Japanese 優雅な一族) is a 2019 MBN Korean legal-mystery drama, 16 episodes, starring Im Soo-hyang and Lee Jang-woo as an heiress and lawyer uncovering a chaebol family's 15-year-old murder cover-up.
Hello Monster (너를 기억해)
Hello Monster (너를 기억해), also released as I Remember You, is a 2015 KBS2 Monday-Tuesday Korean drama, 16 episodes, starring Seo In-guk and Jang Na-ra as a genius profiler and detective, written by Kwon Ki-Young, hit by a premiere-day plagiarism dispute, with Park Bo-gum winning two 2015 KBS Drama Awards.
Hunter with a Scalpel (메스를 든 사냥꾼)
Hunter with a Scalpel (메스를 든 사냥꾼), also Dark Legacy, is a 2025 Korean crime thriller: a forensic pathologist finds her serial-killer father's traces in an autopsy. 16 U+ Mobile TV episodes, STUDIO X+U, from Choi Yi Do's 2023 novel.
Karma (카르마) (South Korean TV series)
Karma (카르마, 악연) is a 2025 six-episode South Korean Netflix crime thriller written and directed by Lee Il-hyung, starring Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a, adapted from Choi See-hun's webtoon; released April 4, 2025, and ranked first on Thailand's Netflix TV Top 10.
Light Shop (조명가게)
Light Shop (조명가게, Jomyeonggage) is a 2024 Disney+ Korean supernatural mystery drama, 8 episodes, directed by Kim Hee-won and written by Kang Full from his 2011 webtoon, starring Ju Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young as the living and dead cross paths at a lamp shop.
Little Women (작은 아씨들) (2022 TV series)
Little Women (작은 아씨들, Jageun Assideul) is a 2022 tvN-Netflix Korean mystery thriller loosely adapting Alcott's novel; three poor Oh sisters battle the Jeongran Society, peaking at 10.2% ratings.
Mad Dog (매드독) (TV series)
Mad Dog (매드독) is a 2017 KBS2 Korean crime thriller, 16 episodes, starring Yoo Ji-tae and Woo Do-hwan as an insurance-fraud investigation team; ratings rose from 5.5% to 9.7%.
Memorist (미니멀리스트가 아닌 메모리스트)
Memorist (메모리스트) is a 2020 tvN South Korean thriller drama, 16 episodes, adapted from Jae Hoo's webtoon; Yoo Seung-ho plays memory-reading detective Dong Baek with profiler Lee Se-young hunting the Eraser.
Missing 9
Missing 9 (미씽나인, Missing Nine) is a 2017 MBC Korean mystery thriller: nine entertainment-agency survivors of a plane crash on an uninhabited island, with amnesiac sole survivor Ra Bong-hee unraveling the fate of the other eight.