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The Perfect Lie
The Perfect Lie is the shared 2026 English title of two thrillers: Netflix's Dutch De Eetclub, adapted from Saskia Noort's novel, and MBC's Korean Liar remake starring Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin.
The Price of Confession (자백의 대가)
The Price of Confession (자백의 대가) is a 2025 Netflix Korean mystery thriller, 12 episodes, directed by Lee Jung-hyo, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun as women bound by an exchanged confession and murder pact.
The Scarecrow (허수아비) (TV series)
The Scarecrow (허수아비, Heosuabi) is a 2026 ENA/Genie TV Korean crime thriller, 12 episodes, starring Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, and Kwak Sun-young, inspired by the Hwaseong murders, produced by KT Studio Genie.
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (하늘에서 내리는 일억 개의 별) (TV series)
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (하늘에서 내리는 일억 개의 별) is a 2018 tvN Korean mystery melodrama, a remake of Fuji TV's 2002 Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi, starring Seo In Guk, Jung So Min, and Park Sung Woong, with a tragic 16-episode run.
The Trunk (트렁크) (TV series)
The Trunk (트렁크) is a 2024 South Korean Netflix mystery melodrama, 8 TV-MA episodes, directed by Kim Kyu-tae, based on Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel, starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin in a contract marriage; a trunk in a lake exposes secrets.
The Witch (마녀) (TV series)
The Witch (마녀, Manyeo) is a 2025 Channel A Korean mystery romance drama adapted from Kang Full's 2013 webtoon, starring Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui, airing 10 episodes from February 15 to March 16, 2025, with a record 2.4% Channel A premiere rating.
Vigilante (비질란테)
Vigilante (비질란테) is a 2023 Disney+ Korean action thriller, 8 episodes, adapted from CRG and Kim Kyu-sam's Naver webtoon; Nam Joo-hyuk plays police cadet Kim Ji-yong, a night vigilante pursued by Yoo Ji-tae's detective.
Villains (빌런즈)
Villains (빌런즈) is an 8-episode 2025-2026 TVING Korean crime drama, not the KBS sitcom Villains Everywhere, about villains fighting over 500 billion won in counterfeit "Supernotes", starring Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Beom-soo, and Lee Min-jung, delayed three years after a 2022 drunk-driving case.
Wonderful World (원더풀 월드) (South Korean TV series)
Wonderful World (원더풀 월드) is a 2024 MBC Friday-Saturday human mystery drama, 14 episodes, starring Kim Nam-joo, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Kang-woo, and Im Se-mi; a grieving mother's revenge after her son's death, peaking at 11.4% Nielsen.