South Korean culture, especially Korean dramas, idols, and Korean beauty tips, has gained popularity. Many people are hooked on binge-watching K-dramas and movies, but if you are new, there is no better option than to start watching dramas that will keep you on edge with their intense plot schemes, plot twists, and amazing acting. So, here are the top 10 Korean psychological thriller dramas that you can watch on Netflix.
1. Squid Game
Squid Game is a South Korean thriller drama starring Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, Lee Yoo-mi, and Anupam Tripathi. It has one season. It was released in 2021. It has nine episodes. It is a story that follows hundreds of cash-strapped contestants. They accept what they think will be a simple children’s game that will end up having a winner and a deadly and attractive price, but what they don’t know is that the stakes are deadly and it may as much cost their own lives.
2. Sweet Home
Sweet Home is a South Korean thriller drama starring Song Kang, Go Min-si, Lee Do-hyun, Lee Jin-wook, and Lee Si-young. It has two seasons. It was released in 2020. It has eight episodes in season two and ten episodes in season one. It is a story about a man. He recently moved into a worn-out neighborhood. But it was not long before he started seeing some disturbing sights near his neighborhood. As the humans turn into monsters he and his neighbors fight to survive and hold onto their humanity.
3. Hellbound
Hellbound is a South Korean dark fantasy thriller drama starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Sung-cheol, and Won Jin-ah. It has one season. It was released in 2021. It has six episodes. It is a story that follows people who are haunted by prophecies that they will be dragged to hell for their sins. It gives rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
4. The Uncanny Counter
The Uncanny Counter is a South Korean thriller and adventurous drama starring Jo Byeong-kyu, Kim Sejeong, Yoo Jun-sang, Yoo In-soo, and Kang Ki-young. It has two seasons. It was released in 2023. Season one has 16 episodes and season two has 12 episodes. It is a story about a high school student. He somehow got enlisted into a group of hunters, and mind you they are not normal hunters they are a group of paranormal hunters who search for and fight against evil spirits that escape from the afterlife to prey on humans.
5. Kingdom
Kingdom is a South Korean political thriller TV series starring Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-Yong, Bae Doo-na, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu, and Kim Sang-ho. It has two seasons. It was released in 2020. Both seasons have six episodes each. The drama is set in the Joseon period. It is a story that follows when a king falls ill due to some mysterious plague and it starts spreading all around the kingdom. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince is labeled a traitor by his subjects. He must face a new breed of enemies to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
6. Extracurricular
Extracurricular is a South Korean dark mysterious drama starring Kim Dong-hee, Nam Yoon-su, Park Ju-hyun, and Jung Da-bin. It has one season. It was released in 2020. It has ten episodes. It is a story about a teenage boy. He is in dire need of money to pay his tuition fees and get a normal living out of that money and tries everything in his power to earn some money no matter what he has to do. This urge and need to be made him step into a world of serious crimes. But what changed his world and his life was when certain classmates found his dark secret.
7. The Glory
The Glory is a South Korean revenge-tragedy television series starring Song Hye-kyo, Lim Ji-yron, Lee Do-Hyon, Cha Joo-young, Kim Hieora, Jung Sung-li, and Park Sung-hoonPark Sung-hoon. It was released in 2022. It has one season. It is a story about a girl who got bullied to the point where she was forced to drop out of school and start doing part-time jobs to have an everyday life finish her studies and become a school teacher. After achieving everything, she decided to take revenge on her school bullies several years later who made her life a living hell on earth.
8. My Name
My Name is a South Korean television crime series starring Han So-hee, Bo Hyun-ahn, and Park Hee-soon. It was released in 2021. It has one season. It is about a daughter who is intelligent, talented, and revenge-driven and wants to take revenge for her father’s murder. This revenge-driven woman sought help from a robust, witty, and competent crime boss who could help her fulfill her wish.
9. It’s OK To Not Be OK
It’s OK to Not Be OK is a mysterious thriller drama starring Seo Yea-ji, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Gyu-young, and Oh Jung-se. It has one season. It was released in 2020. It has 16 episodes. It is a story about a children’s book author. She is dealing with her past mental trauma and with God's grace came face to face with her guiding angel who helped her heal her scarred soul and also her trauma.
10. Call
Call is a South Korean psychological horror mystery drama starring Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo, and Lee El. It has one season. It was released in 2020. A serial killer jeopardizes the past and future of another woman, all in an effort to alter her own destiny. The two are connected by phone, despite being two decades apart and living in the same home.
