Blood, dead bodies, psychopaths, and more. K-dramas are famous for their realistic representation of gory crimes. These dramas are so intense that viewers feel they are the ones attacked. If you have a strong heart and don’t get scared easily, here are a few crime thrillers to watch.
1. Beyond Evil
Ten fingertips of a woman are found in front of her house, but she is never found. The prime suspect of this case is her twin brother. The brother is acquitted due to lack of evidence and now works as a police officer. Twenty years later, a young cop comes to Manyang to find the truth about this case. Incidentally, a fingerless skeleton is discovered. Does this belong to the old victim, or have the killings continued?
Starring: Shin Ha Kyun, Yeo Jin Goo, Heo Sung Tae, Choi Sung Eun, Kim Shin Rok
Episodes: 16
2. Children Of Nobody
A child counselor’s life turns upside down when she meets with an accident. She is also termed as a suspect in a murder in the city. But these are not the only things she has to be worried about, as dead bodies continue to be found and she is somehow connected to every case. The deaths are only a part of the story and the drama focuses mostly on child abuse.
Starring: Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yi Kyung, N, Nam Gyu Ri
Episodes: 16
3. Taxi Driver
A group of intelligent people who feel wronged by the system come together under the name of Rainbow Taxi. This taxi service does not drop individuals to their destinations but helps people that the law couldn’t protect. When a prosecutor starts investigating this taxi service, she is torn between the group’s meaning of justice and the law she follows.
Starring: Lee Je Hoon, Esom, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Ye Jin
Episodes: 16
4. Memorist
Young women go missing in the city and there are no traces left. A detective and a criminal profiler try to solve this case in their ways. But the detective has a superpower. He can read the memories of anyone he touches. However, unexpected deaths startle everyone. Were these people really innocent or did they have a secret?
Starring: Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Se Young, Yoon Ji On, Ko Chang Seok
Episodes: 16
5. Mouse
A genius doctor finds a way to determine whether a fetus could turn into a psychopath or not but this test is not approved by the government. Years later, two police officers start investigating a series of murders with no link between the victims. Would these people be alive if the test was approved, or is this a part of someone’s revenge?
Starring : Lee Seung Gi, Lee Hee Joon, Park Ju Hyun, Kyung Soo Jin
Episodes: 20
6. Nobody Knows
A high school student falls off a building and gets into a coma. His homeroom teacher and a detective try to find out if this was an accident. But the detective also has to find something else the ‘Stigmata’ serial killer who killed her friend 19 years ago. Is there a connection between both the cases or are they different?
Starring: Kim Seo Hyung, Ryu Deok Hwan, Park Hoon, Ahn Ji Ho
Episodes: 16
7. Extracurricular
A high school student has impressive academic scores and a clean record, but he doesn’t participate in extracurricular activities. To ensure that he gets into the best university, his teachers ask him to join the after-school club. But he has an extracurricular activity that no one can imagine, and if it goes wrong, he might end up behind bars.
Starring: Kim Dong Hee, Park Ju Hyun, Nam Yoon Su, Jung Da Bin
Episodes: 10
8. Flower Of Evil
A perfect family man’s life changes after his detective wife starts investigating a cold case. Due to the fear of his past being discovered, he tries to find old witnesses and bury all his secrets. But people from the past keep entering his life, and more deaths follow. Will his identity ever be revealed?
Starring: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Jang Hee Jin, Seo Hyun Woo
Episodes: 16
9. Signal
A criminal profiler doesn’t trust the police due to the unsolved case of his dead friend. Years later, he meets a veteran detective, and they team up to solve cold cases. But there is someone else who is helping them, an ace detective stuck in the past, who communicates with them through a walkie-talkie.
Starring: Lee Je Hoon, Kim Hye Soo, Choi Jin Woong
Episodes: 16
10. Awaken
Mysterious incidents occur in a village called the ‘White Night.’ These seem to be related to the events that happened 28 years ago. The leader of a special task force, a police officer, and an FBI agent start working together to solve this case, but all of them seem to have different motives.
Starring: Namgoong Min, Kim Ji Eun, Lee Chung Ah, Yoon Sun Woo
Episodes: 16
