Action K-Dramas

These are the 73 best Korean action dramas on DramaHog, from weak hero: class 1, alchemy of souls and alchemy of souls. Each page has the story, the cast and where to watch.

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Weak Hero: Class 1

2022 · Netflix · 16 episodes

An action-driven coming-of-age drama centered on Yun Shi Eun, a top student who consistently ranks in the top 1% of his…

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Alchemy of Souls

2022 · tvN · 30 episodes

Set in the fictional country of Daeho, the story follows young mages whose lives are twisted by a forbidden spell…

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Alchemy of Souls

2022 · tvN · 30 episodes

Set in the fictional country of Daeho, the story follows young mages whose lives are twisted by a forbidden spell…

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The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

2025 · Netflix · 8 episodes

Baek Gang-hyeok is a brilliant trauma surgeon who has worked in war zones, and he arrives at a university hospital with…

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Moving

2023 · Disney+ · 20 episodes

Three high schoolers, Bong-seok, Hui-su and Gang-hoon, each have unusual powers they have to hide, inherited from…

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The Uncanny Counter

2020 · tvN · 16 episodes

Behind the counter of a small noodle restaurant, a group of demon hunters called Counters works in secret to catch evil…

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Healer

2014 · KBS2 · 20 episodes

Seo Jeong-hu works as a night courier known only as Healer, and for the right price he can get his clients almost…

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D.P.

2021 · Netflix · 6 episodes

Private An Jun-ho has served his time in the army without much fuss when he is suddenly assigned to the military's…

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The First Responders

2022 · SBS · 12 episodes

A police station and a fire department share the same neighborhood, and when a case needs both, they have to work side…

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Bloodhounds

2023 · Netflix · 8 episodes

Two young boxers meet in the ring and become friends: quiet rookie Kim Geon-u and talkative southpaw Hong U-jin.

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Sweet Home

2020 · Netflix · 10 episodes

After losing his family, withdrawn teenager Cha Hyun-su moves into a run-down apartment building, hoping to be left…

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Strong Girl Bong Soon

2017 · 16 episodes

Do Bong Sun is a petite, unemployed woman who is kind, honest, and gentle by nature.

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Teach You a Lesson

2026 · Netflix · 10 episodes

The series follows the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB), a special organization created to restore order…

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Happiness

2021 · tvN · 12 episodes

In a near future where housing is out of reach, Sae Bom, a sharp police officer, wins a place in a long-awaited…

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Tomorrow

2022 · MBC · 16 episodes

Jun Ung cannot get hired anywhere and is about to give up when he saves a stranger on the edge of a bridge.

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My Name

2021 · Netflix · 8 episodes

When her father is killed, Ji Woo decides to get close to the drug lord who gave the order.

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The Worst of Evil

2023 · Disney+ · 12 episodes

In 1990s Seoul, a young police officer goes undercover to break a gang that is pushing a new drug across the city.

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All of Us Are Dead

2022 · Netflix · 12 episodes

A science experiment gone wrong turns a high school into the first place a zombie virus spreads.

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Life on Mars

2018 · OCN · 16 episodes

Han Tae Joo is a modern, by-the-numbers detective who trusts data over instinct.

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Six Flying Dragons

2015 · SBS · 50 episodes

As the Goryeo dynasty crumbles, a group of ambitious men and one bold young woman set out to build a new kingdom.

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The Fiery Priest

2019 · SBS · 40 episodes

Father Kim is a hot-tempered priest with a hidden past who becomes obsessed with a murder in his own church.

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Vigilante

2023 · Disney+ · 8 episodes

By day Ji Yong is a model police-university student, and by night he hunts criminals the courts let off lightly, driven…

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Vagabond

2019 · SBS · 16 episodes

When his nephew dies in a mysterious plane crash, Dal Geon, a former stuntman, sets out to find out who is responsible.

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Pyramid Game

2024 · TVING · 10 episodes

At a girls' high school, students vote once a month in a ranking that decides everyone's place in the social order.

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Bad and Crazy

2021 · tvN · 12 episodes

Soo Yeol is a skilled but morally flexible officer who has made his career by keeping his bosses happy.

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Bridal Mask

2012 · KBS2 · 28 episodes

In colonial Korea, Kang To is an ambitious man who works for the Japanese police to lift his family out of poverty.

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Revenge of Others

2022 · Disney+ · 12 episodes

After her twin brother dies in what is called a suicide at school, Chan Mi refuses to believe it and transfers to his…

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Cruel City

2013 · jTBC · 20 episodes

Shi Hyun is the newly promoted number two in a drug cartel and lives in the shadows, going by a name few people know.

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The Rebel

2017 · MBC · 30 episodes

Born a slave in the days of a cruel king, Hong Gil Dong grows into a folk hero who steals from the powerful and shares…

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The Manipulated

2025 · Disney+ · 12 episodes

Tae Jung is a gentle man who is sent to prison for a terrible crime he did not commit.

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Boyhood

2023 · Coupang Play · 10 episodes

In the late 1980s, a small, bullied boy transfers to a rough agricultural high school where fists decide everything.

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Save Me

2017 · OCN · 16 episodes

Sang Mi's family moves to a small town after her father's business fails, and a charismatic religious leader offers…

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Connection

2024 · SBS · 14 episodes

A narcotics detective in a small city is secretly forced to take a mysterious drug, and as his health slips he must…

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Little Women

2022 · tvN · 12 episodes

Three sisters raised in poverty are pulled into a huge incident that puts them against the richest family in the…

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Two Weeks

2013 · MBC · 16 episodes

Tae San is a small-time hustler who learns that he has a young daughter who needs a bone marrow donation to survive.

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Kairos

2020 · MBC · 16 episodes

Ae Ri is a young woman working odd jobs to support her sick mother, whose life is upended when her mother suddenly…

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The Princess's Man

2011 · KBS2 · 24 episodes

Se Ryung is the strong-willed daughter of Grand Prince Su Yang, who is set on seizing the throne.

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Gyeongseong Creature

2023 · Netflix · 10 episodes

In 1945 Gyeongseong, a charming pawnbroker crosses paths with a skilled woman who finds missing people.

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The Player

2018 · tvN · 14 episodes

A special team made up of a con man, a fighter, an elite hacker and a talented driver is asked to take back stolen…

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Salon De Holmes

2025 · ENA · 10 episodes

Four housewives, worn down by housework and overlooked by everyone, form a secret detective salon.

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Parasyte: The Grey

2024 · Netflix · 6 episodes

Parasites fall from space and take over human bodies by controlling their brains.

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My Country: The New Age

2019 · jTBC · 16 episodes

During the change from Goryeo to Joseon, two friends become enemies because they disagree on what "my country" means.

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The Veil

2021 · MBC · 12 episodes

Ji Hyuk is a top agent of the National Intelligence Service who is set on finding a traitor within the agency.

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Military Prosecutor Doberman

2022 · tvN · 16 episodes

Do Bae Man became a military prosecutor only to earn money and climb higher.

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Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation

2020 · OCN · 12 episodes

Jin Gang Ho is an enthusiastic detective who will stop at nothing to catch the criminals he's after.

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Memorist

2020 · tvN · 16 episodes

Dong Baek can look into the memories of anyone he touches, and that gift, combined with his striking looks and hot…

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The Good Detective

2020 · jTBC · 16 episodes

When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective teams up with a young hotshot to look…

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Kangchi, the Beginning

2013 · MBC · 24 episodes

Kang Chi is half human, half mythical beast, the son of a mountain guardian spirit and a human woman, raised at an inn…

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Iljimae

2008 · SBS · 20 episodes

By day, Yong is a low-level troublemaker in the marketplace.

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The Tale of Nokdu

2019 · KBS2 · 32 episodes

Nok Du grows up isolated on an island, forbidden by his father from studying or leaving for the mainland, though he's…

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My Secret Terrius

2018 · MBC · 32 episodes

Ae Rin is a single mother who unexpectedly gets swept up in a spy conspiracy after her husband's death.

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D-Day

2015 · jTBC · 20 episodes

A massive earthquake tears through Seoul, cutting off emergency aid and plunging the city into chaos.

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Lawless Lawyer

2018 · tvN · 16 episodes

Sang Pil is a former gangster turned lawyer who uses both his fists and his knowledge of legal loopholes to go after…

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Song of the Bandits

2023 · Netflix · 9 episodes

In the 1920s, under Japanese colonial rule, people stripped of their homes and livelihoods band together as bandits…

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The K2

2016 · tvN · 16 episodes

Je Ha is a former mercenary known by the codename K2, wrongly accused of killing his girlfriend overseas and forced to…

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Duty After School

2023 · TVING · 10 episodes

Unidentified alien objects suddenly appear in the skies worldwide, and rather than evacuate them, the government drafts…

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My Demon

2023 · SBS · 16 episodes

Do Do Hee, the heir of the powerful Future Group, is cynical about love and trusts no one.

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No Way Out: The Roulette

2024 · U+ Mobile TV · 8 episodes

A group of people with nothing left to lose are pulled into a deadly game run by a mysterious operator, where the…

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Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

2017 · jTBC · 16 episodes

Do Bong-soon was born with freakish physical strength that runs in the women of her family, a secret she's spent her…

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Undercover High School

2025 · MBC · 12 episodes

Jung Hae Seong is a top agent from the National Intelligence Service who is on the verge of being demoted.

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Study Group

2025 · TVING · 10 episodes

Yun Ga Min is a determined student at the struggling Yusung Technical High School, dreaming of going to college despite…

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Agent Kim Reactivated

2026 · SBS · 10 episodes

Former spy Kim lives a quiet life as an employee at a small savings bank and a devoted single father to his daughter…

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Cashero

2025 · Netflix · 8 episodes

Kang Sang Woong is an ordinary public servant who secretly has superhuman strength.

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100 Days of Deception

2026 · tvN · 16 episodes

It's 1932 in Gyeongseong, the colonial-era name for Seoul, and Lee Ga-kyung is the city's most gifted pickpocket.

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Made in Korea

2026 · Disney+ · 6 episodes

A man driven by ambition for wealth and power, and the prosecutor who risks everything to stop him.

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Flex x Cop Season 2

2026 · SBS · 14 episodes

After officially completing his police academy training, chaebol heir-turned-detective Jin I Su returns to Violent…

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A Bona Fide Killer

2026 · MBC · 14 episodes

Yoo Bo Na looks like an ordinary working mother in her thirties, busy with her husband and daughter.

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A Shop for Killers Season 2

2026 · Disney+ · 8 episodes

Jung Ji An is the new CEO of the shopping mall Murthehelp.

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The WONDERfools

2026 · Netflix · 8 episodes

Set in 1999 during the peak of nationwide doomsday fears, this mystery fantasy drama follows a group of ordinary people…

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Made in Korea

2025 · 6 episodes

Set in 1970s Korea, Made in Korea Season 1 follows Baek Ki Tae, an ambitious KCIA agent living a dangerous double life.

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Taxi Driver Season 3

2025 · SBS · 16 episodes

Former special forces operative Kim Do Gi carries deep scars after losing his mother to a brutal crime.

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Heroes Next Door

2025 · ENA · 10 episodes

This series follows a quirky reserve special forces team that reunites not for national duty or global peace, but to…

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Good Boy

2025 · jTBC · 16 episodes

Former international medalists enter the police force through a special Olympic recruitment program, trading podiums…

Questions about Action K-Dramas

What are the best Action K-Dramas?

Our top picks are Weak Hero: Class 1, Alchemy of Souls, Alchemy of Souls, followed by The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. Open any drama for its story, cast and where to watch.

How often is this list updated?

Automatically. The list changes as new dramas air, episodes come out and streaming links change.

Can I watch these dramas in my country?

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