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The Good Detective (모범형사)
The Good Detective (모범형사) is a JTBC Korean crime drama (2 seasons, 32 episodes, 2020–2022) starring Son Hyun-joo and Jang Seung-jo as Incheon detectives pursuing an old murder case against cover-ups, streamed on Netflix.
The Husband (결혼의 완성) (TV series)
The Husband (결혼의 완성, Gyeolhonui Wanseong) is a 2026 KBS2 South Korean crime thriller miniseries, 12 episodes July 4–August 9, 2026, starring Namkoong Min and Lee Seol, streamed on Disney+, about a neurosurgeon suspected of kidnapping his wife.
The Impossible Heir
The Impossible Heir (로얄로더, Royal Loader) is a 2024 South Korean Disney+ crime-thriller drama, 12 episodes airing February 28 to April 3, 2024, starring Lee Jae-wook, Lee Jun-young, and Hong Su-zu in a chaebol succession power struggle.
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 King of Pigs (돼지의 왕)
The King of Pigs (돼지의 왕) is a 2022 TVING original Korean crime-thriller drama, 12 episodes, remaking Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film; directed by Kim Dae-jin, written by Tak Jae-young, starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-An.
The Last Empress (황후의 품격) (TV series)
The Last Empress (황후의 품격) is a 2018–2019 SBS Korean drama by Kim Soon-ok and Joo Dong-min, starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Jin-hyuk, and Shin Sung-rok, set in an alternate constitutional-monarchy Korea; 52 episodes, peak 17.9% rating.
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 Nice Guy (착한 사나이)
The Nice Guy (착한 사나이) is a 2025 JTBC Korean drama, 14 episodes aired July 18 to August 29, 2025, starring Lee Dong-wook and Lee Sung-kyung, directed by Song Hae-sung and Park Hong-soo, about a gangster family's grandson and his first love.
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 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.
The Whirlwind (돌풍) (TV series)
The Whirlwind (돌풍, Dolpung) is a 2024 Netflix Korean political thriller series, 12 episodes, written by Park Kyung-su, directed by Kim Yong-wan, starring Sol Kyung-gu as a prime minister who plots to assassinate a corrupt president and Kim Hee-ae as the deputy prime minister opposing him.
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.
Times (타임즈)
Times (타임즈) is a 2021 OCN Saturday-Sunday Korean drama about 2020 reporter Seo Jung-in phoning 2015 reporter Lee Jin-woo to prevent her father President Seo Ki-tae's death. Directed by Yoon Jong-ho, it ended at 3.0% ratings and streams on wavve and TVING.
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.
Two Cops (투컵스) (TV series)
Two Cops (투깝스) is a 2017 MBC fantasy crime-comedy drama, 32 episodes, November 2017 to January 2018, starring Cho Jung-seok, Hyeri, and Kim Seon-ho, in which a con artist's soul possesses a detective's body; distinct from the 1993 Kang Woo-suk film Two Cops.
Two Weeks (TV series)
Two Weeks (투윅스) is a 2013 MBC Korean action thriller, 16 episodes, starring Lee Joon-gi as a gangster framed for murder who has two weeks to save his leukemia-stricken daughter; remade by Fuji TV in 2019.
Undercover High School (언더커버 하이스쿨)
Undercover High School (언더커버 하이스쿨) is a 2025 MBC action-comedy spy drama, 12 episodes, starring Seo Kang-jun as an NIS agent undercover as a high schooler hunting Emperor Gojong's missing gold bars; it aired February 21 to March 29, 2025.
Unmasked (트리거) (TV series)
Unmasked (트리거, Trigger) is a 2025 South Korean Disney+ comedy-thriller series, 12 episodes aired January 15 to February 19, 2025, starring Kim Hye-soo, Jung Sung-il, and Joo Jong-hyuk as an investigative journalism team solving a 20-year cold case.
Vagabond (배가본드) (TV series)
Vagabond (배가본드) is a 2019 SBS-Netflix Korean spy action drama, 16 episodes, starring Lee Seung-gi and Suzy as a stuntman and NIS agent investigating a plane crash; 25 billion won budget, finale peaked at 13.61%.
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.
Vincenzo (빈센조) (TV series)
Vincenzo (빈센조) is a 2021 tvN dark-comedy crime drama, 20 episodes, starring Song Joong-ki as a Korean-Italian Mafia consigliere fighting a corrupt conglomerate; streamed on Netflix, a top-ten Korean cable ratings hit.
Voice (보이스) (TV series)
Voice (보이스) is a South Korean OCN crime-thriller series (2017) about a 112 emergency call center's Golden Time Team, starring Jang Hyuk and Lee Ha-na, spanning four seasons, 56-country sales, and Japanese and Thai remakes.
Walking on Thin Ice (TV series)
Walking on Thin Ice (은수 좋은 날, Eun-Soo's Good Day) is a 2025 KBS2 Korean crime thriller, 12 episodes, starring Lee Young-ae, Kim Young-kwang, and Park Yong-woo, about a housewife selling found drugs.
Weak Hero Class 1 (약한영웅 Class 1)
Weak Hero Class 1 (약한영웅 Class 1) is a 2022 Wavve Korean action drama, 8 episodes, loosely adapted from the Naver webtoon Weak Hero, starring Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, and Hong Kyung; it won an Asia Contents Awards 2023 OTT Original award and reached Netflix's global Top 10 after its March 2025 re-release.
Weak Hero Class 2 (약한영웅 Class 2)
Weak Hero Class 2 (약한영웅 Class 2) is a 2025 Netflix Korean action school drama, sequel to Weak Hero Class 1, directed by You Su-min from Seopass and Razen's webtoon; Park Ji-hoon's Yeon Si-eun transfers to Eunjang High and faces the Union, premiering April 25, 2025.