Best South Korean Crime TV Shows

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Best South Korean Crime TV Shows
Best South Korean Crime TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Mouse (2021), My Name (2021), Signal (2016), Strangers From Hell (2019), Vincenzo (2021), Voice (2017), Bad and Crazy (2021), Healer (2014), Defendant (2017), Big Mouth (2022), Flower of Evil (2020), The Devil Judge (2021), One Ordinary Day (2021), Suits (2018), Black (2017), Tunnel (2017), Taxi Driver (2021), Snowdrop (2021), D.P. (2021), Live (2018).

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 8.7
 10K
Mouse (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: A psychopath’s ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear and chaos. A honest and justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with tragic past, face against the killer. After the encounter with the ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, detective, psychological thriller
Plot: investigation, serial killer, murder, serial murder, murder mystery, psycho killer, psychopath, murder investigation, police officer, homicide detective, killings, homicidal maniac ...
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 7.8
 31K
My Name (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Yoon Ji-woo's father dies suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. Yoon Ji-woo works for drug crime group Dongcheonpa. Choi Moo-jin is the boss of the drug gang. With the help of ...
Style: dorama, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: revenge, drug, bandit, murder, organized crime, secret, investigation, target, mole, gang, criminal's revenge, criminal underworld ...
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 8.5
 9K
Signal (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: 
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.
Style: captivating, detective, touching, suspenseful, dorama ...
Plot: murder, investigation, police, serial killer, profiler, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, false accusation, race against time, flashback, butterfly effect, criminal ...
Time: 80s
Place: south korea, thailand
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Strangers From Hell (2019)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Yoon Jong-Woo is a man in his 20's. He has lived in a small town for all of his life, but he gets a job at a small office in Seoul. Yoon Jong-Woo moves out to Seoul and stays at a cheap apartment which shares its kitchen and bathroom with other ...
Style: scary, dorama, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic ...
Plot: murderer, psychopath, murder, victim, murder investigation, graphic violence, sociopath, investigation, society, uncover truth, who done it, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seoul
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 8.4
 27K
Vincenzo (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Vincenzo Cassano is an Italian lawyer and Mafia consigliere who moves back to Korea due to a conflict within his organization. He ends up crossing paths with a sharp-tongued lawyer named Cha-young, and the two join forces in using villainous methods ...
Style: romantic, anime, dorama, captivating, black comedy ...
Plot: italian mafia, mafia, lawyer, mafioso, gang, gang war, love and romance, criminal gang, criminal, homecoming, romantic relationship, humour ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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 7.6
 3K
Voice (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.
Style: suspense, detective, psychological, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: murder, death, investigation, masked killer, police, serial killer, murder investigation, secret identity, teamwork, psycho killer, psychopath, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
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Bad and Crazy (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A superhero drama about Soo Yeol who has lived his whole life as a materialistic police detective, but changes into a champion for justice and fights against police corruption when a hidden persona called “K” awakens inside him.
Style: dorama, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: crime investigation, investigation, crime solving, forensics, corruption, injustice, uncover truth, private detective, multiple personality disorder, bromance, police, anti hero ...
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 8.5
 11K
Healer (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Moon Ho is a successful reporter at a mainstream news station, but when he stumbles upon a 10-year-old mystery, he's forced to dive into a subversive underground news agency. On his journey to break open the case, Moon Ho teams up with Chae ...
Style: exciting, dorama, romantic, touching, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: reporter, hidden identity, investigation, hacker, false accusation, masked hero, rescue, dating, lost child, tragic event, journalist, self sacrifice ...
Place: thailand, seoul
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 8.1
 2K
Defendant (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He ...
Style: suspenseful, bleak, tense, disturbing, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prosecutor, murder, prison, memory, prisoner, amnesiac, memory loss, twins, corruption, dishonesty, district attorney, adaptation ...
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 7.8
 6K
Big Mouth (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A lawyer, caught up in a murder case, becomes a notorious and genius con artist overnight, in order to fight against a huge conspiracy and survive.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: lawyer, investigation, greed, conspiracy, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, threat to kill, problem, threat, attorney, unsolved crime ...
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 8.6
 13K
Flower of Evil (2020)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Baik Hee Sung, an ordinary family man, is actually a psychopath whose past is dotted with crime and violence. His hopeless life changes completely after he meets his wife. He had to falsify everything about himself to marry her. His wife, Cha Ji ...
Style: dorama, psychological, detective, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot: hidden identity, female detective, investigation, murder, father daughter relationship, serial murder, dark secret, psychopath, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, family conflict, dual identity ...
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The Devil Judge (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: The court system is corrupted and old-fashioned. People desire a new system that can satisfy the crowds. However, are the crowds always correct? The drama shows how judges discover the truth about people in court. It centers around a chief judge who ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: judge, court, corruption, fighting crime, vigilantism, dual role, investigation, courtroom, lynching, male female relationship, criminal, unrequited love ...
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One Ordinary Day (2021)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A drama that explores the criminal justice system from an extremely popular perspective through the fierce story of two men surrounding the murder of a woman. Hyun Soo, an ordinary college student, suddenly becomes the primary suspect in a murder ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, sad
Plot: murder mystery, crime investigation, forensics, criminal, investigation, felony, murder investigation, murder, murderer, justice
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 7.4
 778
Suits (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Choi Kyung Seo is a legendary lawyer at the top law firm in South Korea. He has charisma and an attractive appearance. He hires Go Yeon Woo as a rookie lawyer for the law firm. Go Yeon Woo has excellent memory.
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dorama
Plot: lawyer, escapades, adaptation, corruption, rivalry, youth, disorder, greed, life is a bitch, society, justice, dishonesty ...
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 7.8
 5K
Black (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a grim reaper who gets erased from the memories of the world for breaking the rules of heaven and falling in love with a mortal woman after inhabiting a human body.
Style: gothic, dorama, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural power, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, danger, paranormal phenomena, save the world, good versus evil, heroes, investigation, supernatural, salvation, supernatural ability ...
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 8.3
 3K
Tunnel (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A police detective from 1986 travels in time to the present to save his daughter.
Style: exciting, detective, semi serious, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot: time travel, serial killer, murder, police, father daughter reunion, intergenerational friendship, cold case, love and romance, psychopath, faith, killer, fantasy life ...
Time: future
Place: thailand
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 8.0
 6K
Taxi Driver (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: taxi, revenge, investigation, taxi driver, fight for justice, ex military, secret identity, martial arts, driver, vigilante, injustice, disguise ...
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 8.1
 12K
Snowdrop (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: In 1987, when tear gas exploded like firecrackers, a bloody man jumped into a female college dormitory and a female student treats him thinking he's an activist student fighting for the generation. Based on the handwritten notes of a man who ...
Style: romantic, touching, emotional, psychological, talky
Plot: true love, dormitory, activist, student, university, love at first sight, presidential election, spy, love and romance, couple relations, university student, love ...
Time: 80s
Place: seoul
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 8.2
 9K
D.P. (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A young private’s assignment to capture army deserters reveals the painful reality endured by each enlistee during his compulsory call of duty.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, dark
Plot: korean army, military police, soldier, escape, deserter, army, military, team, military service, desertion, officer, public service ...
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 8.3
 2K
Live (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The police officers at South Korea's busiest patrol division toil day and night as keepers of law and peace -- but the reality is far from orderly.
Style: detective, dorama, sincere, captivating, tense ...
Plot: police, friendship, social justice, police officer, betrayal, partners against crime, danger, investigation, forensics, workplace situations, evidence, crime scene ...
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 7.8
 2K
Bad Guys (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. He is currently suspended from the police force for using excessive force. He then gathers team members: Park Woong Chul who is a ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot: redemption, violence, revenge, investigation, murder, psychopath, fighting crime, cop, bad guy, psychiatric patient, kidnapping, mob boss ...
Place: south korea
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 8.4
 10K
Stranger (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Hwang Shi-Mok had brain surgery when he was a child, which caused him to lack emotion. Now, Hwang Shi-Mok works as a prosecutor. He is rational, but cold and lonely. He is also one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. One day, a dead ...
Style: detective, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: prosecutor, female detective, corruption, murder mystery, murder investigation, police, serial killer, investigation, emotionless, buddy cop, crime investigation, police corruption ...
Place: korea, thailand, seoul
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The Penthouse: War in Life (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Style: dorama, captivating, uplifting, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot: high society, bullying, husband wife relationship, greed, rivalry, adoptive mother, family relations, motherhood, penthouse, betrayal, revenge, strong female lead ...
Place: seoul
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 8.0
 3K
Law School (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Following the case of the murder of a professor at South Korea's top prestigious law school, professors and students become suspects in the murder.
Style: dorama, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: law school, murder mystery, murder investigation, murder, lawyer, uncover truth, murderer, private investigation, justice, law and order, crime investigation, investigation ...
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 7.1
 4K
Abyss (2019)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.
Style: dorama, touching, sentimental, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: true love, love at first sight, domestic violence, father son relationship, supernatural power, supernatural, young love, love, parent child relationship, family relations, resurrection, love and romance ...
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 7.9
 832
2 Weeks (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Jang Tae San is a man who has been living a meaningless life and never thinks toward his future. He is on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Furthermore, he discovers that he has a daughter who is now suffering from leukemia. The ...
Style: dorama, serious, intense, tense, exciting ...
Plot: race against time, father daughter relationship, police investigation, crime boss, runaway, frame up, mother daughter relationship, unlikely friendships, love and romance, leukemia, love
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 6.8
 114
Dr. Frost (2014)
Genre: Crime
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Baek Nam Bong (Song Chang Ui) is known as Dr. Frost. He became a professor in psychology at early age. He is extremely bright, but he has difficulties sympathizing with others due to an injury to his frontal lobe as a child. During the day, he now ...
Style: clever, captivating, witty, psychological, intellectual ...
Plot: twists and turns, resourceful, genius, eccentricity, antisocial behavior, investigation, sociopath, prodigy, against the rules, verbal byplay, crime scene, mysterious character ...
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 7.6
 997
Mad Dog (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Choi Kang-Woo is a former detective, but he now works as a veteran insurance investigator. He leads a team that attempts to reveal insurance fraud cases.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective
Plot: insurance investigator, investigation, private investigation, rivalry, crime investigation, teamwork, sleuth, crime solving, forensics, uncover truth
Place: korea
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Come and Hug Me (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: A man and a woman who are emotionally scarred due to a murder case that took place in their past has their fates intertwined. Together, they try to overcome the inevitable challenges that life throws at them.
Style: dorama, psychological, tense, suspense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, investigation, first love, youth, love, love and romance, couples, violence, danger, asian, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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 6.6
 28K
Hellbound (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
Style: apocalyptic, mysterious, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: cult leader, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, hell, death, crisis of faith, lynching, religious cult, creature, entity, angel, monster ...
Place: seoul
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