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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%.
Made in Korea (TV series)
Made in Korea (메이드 인 코리아) is a Disney+ Korean crime thriller directed by Woo Min-ho, starring Hyun Bin as 1970s KCIA agent-drug smuggler Baek Ki-tae and Jung Woo-sung as prosecutor Jang Geon-young; two six-episode seasons ran December 2025 to September 2026.
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.
May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다)
May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean legal mystery drama, 12 episodes, starring Jung Ryeo-won and Lee Kyu-hyung as public defenders in a serial murder case.
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.
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.
Military Prosecutor Doberman (군검사 도베르만)
Military Prosecutor Doberman (군검사 도베르만) is a 2022 tvN military legal drama, 16 episodes, starring Ahn Bo-hyun and Jo Bo-ah as prosecutors fighting army corruption, written by Yoon Hyun-ho, directed by Jin Chang-kyu, finale at 10.081% ratings.
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.
Misty (미스티) (TV series)
Misty (미스티, Miseuti) is a 2018 JTBC Friday-Saturday mystery thriller, 16 episodes, starring Kim Nam-joo as murder-suspect anchor Go Hye-ran and Ji Jin-hee as her lawyer husband; finale rated 8.452% and Kim Nam-joo won the 2018 Baeksang Best Actress award.
Mousetrap (TV series)
Mousetrap (들쥐, Deuljwi) is a 2026 South Korean Netflix mystery thriller limited series, formerly titled The Rat, adapted from the webtoon Field Mouse. Directed by Kim Hong-sun, it stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Sul Kyung-gu, and Lee Kyu-hyung in a stolen-identity chase and topped Netflix's non-English chart.
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 Hotel (마이 시크릿 호텔)
My Secret Hotel (마이 시크릿 호텔, Mai Sikeurit Hotel) is a 2014 tvN Korean mystery romantic comedy, 16 episodes, starring Yoo In-na, Jin Yi-han, Namkoong Min, and Lee Young-eun; a divorced wedding planner meets her ex-husband as a groom while murders hit the hotel.
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.
Nine Puzzles
Nine Puzzles (나인 퍼즐) is a 2025 Disney+ Korean crime thriller, 11 episodes, directed by Yoon Jong-bin, starring Kim Da-mi as profiler Yoon E-na and Son Suk-ku as detective Han-saem hunting puzzle-piece serial murders.
No Mercy (단죄)
No Mercy (단죄, Danjoe) is a 2025 South Korean crime thriller drama, 8 episodes on Wavve and Dramax, in which actress Ha So-min uses deepfake technology to infiltrate and destroy the voice-phishing syndicate that killed her parents; it later reversed from 0% ratings into Netflix's top 10.
No Way Out: The Roulette
No Way Out: The Roulette (노 웨이 아웃: 더 룰렛) is a 2024 South Korean Disney+/U+ Mobile TV thriller, 8 episodes, July 31–August 21, 2024, in which a 20 billion won public bounty on released murderer Kim Guk-ho sparks a murder game.
Notes from the Last Row
Notes from the Last Row (맨 끝줄 소년), also known as The Boy in the Last Row, is a 2026 six-episode Netflix Korean suspense drama starring Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook, adapted from Juan Mayorga's Spanish play El chico de la última fila, premiering June 26, 2026.
Nothing Uncovered (조회는 진실을)
Nothing Uncovered (멱살 한번 잡힙시다, Let Me Grab You by the Collar) is a 2024 KBS2 romance thriller, 16 episodes from March 18 to May 7, 2024, starring Kim Ha-neul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Jang Seung-jo, adapted from Nyureoki's web novel, averaging 3.0 percent Nielsen.
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.
Perfect Family (완벽한 가족)
Perfect Family (완벽한 가족) is a Korean family mystery thriller webtoon by writer Nyangppa and artist Joo Eun, serialized on Naver Webtoon 2020–2021, about an adopted daughter's murder confession, adapted into a 2024 KBS2 drama directed by Yukisada Isao.
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%.
Private Lives (사생활) (TV series)
Private Lives (사생활) is a 2020 JTBC South Korean crime drama, 16 episodes, starring Seohyun, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Hyo-jin, and Kim Young-min as con artists battling the conglomerate GK; streamed on Netflix, averaged 1.9% Nielsen ratings.
Pyramid Game (피라미드 게임) (TV series)
Pyramid Game (피라미드 게임) is a 2024 TVING South Korean thriller series adapted from Dalgonyak's Naver webtoon, in which a girls' high school class votes monthly to grade members A to F, with F-grade students bullied; starring Kim Ji-yeon (Bona) and Jang Da-ah, directed by Park So-yeon.
Queen Mantis
Queen Mantis (사마귀: 살인자의 외출) is a 2025 SBS Korean crime-thriller drama, a remake of France's La Mante (2017), starring Go Hyun-jung as imprisoned serial killer Jung Yi-shin and Jang Dong-yoon as her detective son Cha Soo-yeol; 8 episodes, September 5 to 27, 2025, finale rating 7.4%.
Queenmaker (퀸메이커)
Queenmaker (퀸메이커) is a 2023 Netflix Korean political thriller, 11 episodes, directed by Oh Jin-seok and written by Moon Ji-young, starring Kim Hee-ae as corporate fixer Hwang Do-hee and Moon So-ri as lawyer Oh Kyung-sook in a Seoul mayoral race against the Eunsung Group.
Reborn Rich
Reborn Rich (재벌집 막내아들) is a 2022 JTBC drama adapted from a Munpia web novel, starring Song Joong-ki as a murdered secretary reborn as a chaebol grandson; it hit 26.9% finale ratings, diverged from the novel's ending, and has a Thai remake and a Season 2 in development.
Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들)
Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들, Reborn Rich) is a 2022 JTBC fantasy drama starring Song Joong-ki and Lee Sung-min, adapted from a 2017 web novel, in which a chaebol family's secretary is reborn as the family's youngest son; it peaked at 30.1% ratings and a season 2 was announced in 2025.
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.
Remember (TV series)
Remember: War of the Son (리멤버 - 아들의 전쟁), also titled Remember, is a 2015-2016 SBS Korean legal melodrama in which lawyer Seo Jin-woo, played by Yoo Seung-ho, uses hyperthymesia to prove his father's innocence while losing his memory to Alzheimer's.