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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Family Matters (가족 계획) (South Korean TV series)
Family Matters (가족계획, Family Plan) is a 2024 Coupang Play six-episode South Korean black-comedy thriller starring Bae Doona as a memory-editing mother protecting her family from criminals; directed by Kim Gok and Kim Sun, created by Kim Jung-min.
Good Boy (굿보이) (TV series)
Good Boy (굿보이) is a 2025 JTBC Saturday-Sunday comic action K-drama, 16 episodes, directed by Shim Na-yeon, written by Lee Dae-il, starring Park Bo-gum as boxer-turned-cop Yoon Dong-ju; aired 31 May to 20 July 2025.
Han River Police (한강)
Han River Police (한강, Hangang) is a 2023 Disney+ Korean action-comedy series, six episodes, September 13–27, 2023, starring Kwon Sang-woo as Han River police sergeant Han Du-jin, directed by Kim Sang-chul.
Healer (힐러) (TV series)
Healer (힐러) is a 2014–2015 KBS2 South Korean action-romance thriller, 20 episodes, written by Song Ji-na, starring Ji Chang-wook as night courier "Healer", Park Min-young, and Yoo Ji-tae, uncovering a 1980s conspiracy; modest domestic ratings but major international streaming success.
Kill It (킬잇)
Kill It (킬잇) is a 2019 OCN South Korean action-thriller drama, 12 episodes aired March 23 to April 28, 2019, starring Jang Ki-yong as assassin-veterinarian Kim Soo-Hyun and Nana as detective Do Hyun-Jin, directed by Nam Sung-woo.
Man to Man (맨투맨) (TV series)
Man to Man (맨투맨) is a 2017 JTBC Friday-Saturday spy-romance drama, 16 episodes, directed by Lee Chang-min, written by Kim Won-seok, starring Park Hae-jin as an NIS agent posing as a Hallyu star's bodyguard, simulcast on Netflix in about 190 countries.
Mercy for None (자들을 위하여)
Mercy for None (광장) is a 2025 Netflix Korean limited series, 7 episodes, adapted from the Naver webtoon Plaza Wars, starring So Ji-sub as an exiled enforcer avenging his brother's murder; No. 2 worldwide with 4.9 million early views.
Ms. Incognito
Ms. Incognito (착한 여자 부세미) is a 2025 South Korean romance crime drama. It stars Jeon Yeo Been as a bodyguard who enters a contract marriage.
My Name (마이 네임) (TV series)
My Name (마이 네임) is a 2021 South Korean Netflix action noir series, eight episodes, directed by Kim Jin-min and written by Kim Ba-da, starring Han So-hee as Yoon Ji-woo, who joins the Dongcheon drug gang and infiltrates the police to avenge her father's murder.
My Secret Terrius (내 뒤의 테리우스)
My Secret Terrius (내 뒤에 테리우스, Terius Behind Me) is a 2018 MBC Korean spy comedy-drama, 32 episodes, starring So Ji-sub as NIS agent Kim Bon and Jung In-sun; known for its 2018 coronavirus storyline and MBC Daesang win.
ONE: High School Heroes (ONE : 하이스쿨 히어로즈)
ONE: High School Heroes (ONE : 하이스쿨 히어로즈) is a 2025 Wavve original Korean action drama, 8 episodes from May 30, 2025, adapted from Lee Eun-jae's Kakao webtoon ONE, starring Lee Jung-ha and Kim Do-wan as masked vigilante students.
Player (TV series)
Player (플레이어) is a 2018 OCN Korean crime action drama, 14 episodes, starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal, Lee Si-eon, and Tae Won-suk as a money-stealing crew, record OCN premiere 4.474%.
Red Swan (TV series)
Red Swan (화인가 스캔들, Hwain Family Scandal) is a 2024 Disney+ Korean action-romance series, 10 episodes, July 3–31, 2024, starring Kim Ha-neul and Rain, directed by Park Hong-kyun, about a golfer and her bodyguard uncovering chaebol secrets.
Shark: The Storm
Shark: The Storm (샤크: 더 스톰) is a 2025 South Korean action crime thriller series directed by Kim Gun for TVING, adapted from the webcomic Shark and starring Kim Min-seok.
Siren's Kiss (세이렌의 키스)
Siren's Kiss (세이렌, Seiren) is a 2026 tvN Korean romantic thriller, 12 episodes, March 2 to April 7, 2026, starring Park Min-young and Wi Ha-jun; a remake of Fuji TV's 1999 Koori no Sekai, streaming on TVING and Prime Video.
Taxi Driver (모범택시) (South Korean TV series)
Taxi Driver (모범택시, Model Taxi) is an SBS Korean vigilante crime drama adapted from the webtoon The Deluxe Taxi (Red Cage), airing 2021–2025 in three seasons; Rainbow Taxi's Kim Do-gi (Lee Je-hoon) takes revenge for victims failed by the law, using real Korean crime cases as motifs.
Tempest (폭풍) (TV series)
Tempest (북극성, Polar Star) is a 2025 Disney+/Hulu Korean spy romance series, 9 episodes, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Gang Dong-won, written by Chung Seo-kyung, directed by Kim Hee-won and Heo Myeong-haeng, premiering September 10, 2025.
The Defects (TV series)
The Defects (아이쇼핑, Child Shopping) is a 2025 ENA/TVING Korean action thriller, 8 episodes, adapted from a Kakao webtoon, starring Yum Jung-ah and Won Jin-a as adversaries in an illegal adoption-trafficking revenge story.
The Fiery Priest (열혈사제)
The Fiery Priest (열혈사제, Hot Blooded Priest) is a South Korean SBS crime-comedy drama by writer Park Jae-beom and director Lee Myung-woo, starring Kim Nam-gil as ex-agent-turned-priest Kim Hae-il; season 1 aired 2019, season 2 in 2024.
The K2
The K2 (더 케이투) is a 2016 tvN Korean political action thriller, 16 episodes, directed by Kwak Jung-hwan, starring Ji Chang-wook as bodyguard Kim Je-ha with Song Yoon-ah and Im Yoon-ah.
The Manipulated
The Manipulated (조각도시) is a 2025 Disney+ South Korean revenge thriller, 12 episodes, starring Ji Chang-wook as framed prisoner Tae-jung and Doh Kyung-soo as mastermind Yo-han, expanding the 2017 film Fabricated City.
The Veil (검은 태양) (South Korean TV series)
The Veil (검은 태양, Geomeun Taeyang) is a 2021 MBC Korean spy-action thriller, 12 episodes, starring Namgoong Min as NIS agent Han Ji-hyuk; Grand Prize winner with a Moebius spin-off.
Trigger (South Korean TV series)
Trigger (트리거) is a 2025 South Korean Netflix action-thriller limited series, 10 episodes, written and directed by Kwon Oh-seung, starring Kim Nam-gil as detective Lee Do and Kim Young-kwang as Moon Baek amid illegal guns flooding gun-free Korea; premiered July 25, 2025.