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Flower of Evil

2020 · tvN · 16 episodes

Baek Hui Seong appears to live a perfect life, with a successful career, a loving marriage, and a deep bond with his…

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The Glory

2022 · Netflix · 16 episodes

Moon Dong-eun was tormented so badly by her high school classmates that she had to drop out.

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Squid Game

2021 · Netflix · 9 episodes

Hundreds of players deep in debt accept a mysterious invitation to compete in children’s games for an enormous cash…

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Signal

2016 · tvN · 16 episodes

A criminal profiler in 2015 finds an old walkie-talkie and, to his shock, hears the voice of a detective in 1989.

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Death's Game

2023 · TVING · 8 episodes

After seven years of failed job searches, Choi I-jae has run out of hope and decides to end his life.

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Kingdom

2019 · Netflix · 6 episodes

When rumors spread that the Joseon king has died of smallpox, a powerful clan seizes control and declares the crown…

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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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Stranger

2017 · tvN · 16 episodes

As a child, Hwang Si-mok had brain surgery that left him almost unable to feel emotion, and he has grown into a…

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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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Beyond Evil

2021 · jTBC · 16 episodes

Twenty years ago a girl vanished from a quiet town, and her disappearance has never been solved.

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Mother

2018 · tvN · 16 episodes

Soo Jin is a quiet science teacher who notices that one of her young pupils is being hurt at home and that nobody…

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Mouse

2021 · tvN · 20 episodes

What if a person's capacity for cruelty could be spotted before the first crime? A young police officer named Ba Reum…

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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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Partners for Justice

2018 · MBC · 32 episodes

Baek Beom is a brilliant but prickly forensic doctor who has spent ten years reading what the dead have left behind.

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Missing: The Other Side

2020 · tvN · 12 episodes

There is a village where the spirits of people who vanished are said to gather, and a small-time fraudster named Kim Uk…

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The Guest

2018 · OCN · 16 episodes

A young man from a shaman family, a devout priest-in-training and a detective's daughter find themselves linked by a…

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The Penthouse: War in Life

2020 · SBS · 21 episodes

Hera Palace is a hundred-floor luxury apartment tower where the residents are rich, ambitious and hiding plenty.

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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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Through the Darkness

2022 · SBS · 12 episodes

Seoul in the 1990s is being shaken by a series of brutal, apparently random attacks, and the police have nothing.

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The Judge from Hell

2024 · SBS · 14 episodes

Kang Bit Na is a polished, upright judge who is secretly a demon sent to punish the worst of humankind and send them…

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Strangers from Hell

2019 · OCN · 10 episodes

Jong U leaves his hometown for a Seoul job and, unable to afford much, moves into a cheap, run-down boarding house…

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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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Defendant

2017 · SBS · 18 episodes

Jeong U is a proud prosecutor who wakes up one day as a prisoner on death row, accused of killing his wife and…

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Tunnel

2017 · OCN · 16 episodes

In 1986 a determined detective is hunting a serial killer when he slips through a tunnel and comes out in present-day…

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Children of Nobody

2018 · MBC · 32 episodes

Woo Kyung is a child counsellor who believes she has the perfect life until one tragic event upends it.

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The Tale of Lady Ok

2024 · jTBC · 16 episodes

In Joseon, Ok Tae Yeong is a resourceful woman who is loved by everyone around her, but she carries a huge secret: her…

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Big Mouth

2022 · MBC · 16 episodes

Chang Ho is a failing lawyer known for big talk and small results who suddenly lands the case of a lifetime, one that…

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Blind

2022 · tvN · 16 episodes

A killer starts targeting the members of a jury, and the case pulls in a detective, his perfectionist judge brother and…

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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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The King of Pigs

2022 · TVING · 12 episodes

Two men who were friends in school are reunited by a message from someone they have not heard from in twenty years, and…

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Revenant

2023 · SBS · 12 episodes

San Young is a struggling job seeker who is quietly taken over by a vengeful spirit after receiving a set of her late…

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The Kidnapping Day

2023 · ENA · 12 episodes

Myung Joon is a kind but desperate man who needs money for his sick daughter's surgery and agrees to kidnap a rich…

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Light Shop

2024 · Disney+ · 8 episodes

At the end of a strange alley stands a light shop that every visitor seems to be pulled towards, and each of them is…

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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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Chief Detective 1958

2024 · MBC · 10 episodes

A retired detective once famous as the Columbo of Korea remembers his early years in the 1950s, when he first arrived…

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Voice

2017 · OCN · 16 episodes

Jin Hyuk is a hard-charging detective haunted by the death of his wife, and Gwon Ju is a gifted voice profiler at an…

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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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Designated Survivor: 60 Days

2019 · tvN · 16 episodes

A quiet environment minister with no political ambitions is suddenly forced into leadership when a terror attack wipes…

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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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Black Out

2024 · MBC · 14 episodes

Years ago, two young women were brutally murdered and their friend, drunk that night and with no memory, was the only…

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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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Beautiful World

2019 · jTBC · 16 episodes

After their teenage son is left brain-dead following an incident at his new school, his parents and little sister start…

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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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365: Repeat the Year

2020 · MBC · 24 episodes

Every year, a mysterious rule allows ten people to go back in time and relive the past twelve months.

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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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Nobody Knows

2020 · SBS · 16 episodes

Young Jin is a detective still haunted by the unsolved killing of her friend nineteen years ago.

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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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Nine Puzzles

2025 · Disney+ · 11 episodes

Ten years ago, I Na saw her beloved uncle murdered, and instead of being treated as a victim she was suspected of the…

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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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One Ordinary Day

2021 · Coupang Play · 8 episodes

A quiet college student named Hyun Soo wakes up beside a murdered woman and becomes the prime suspect.

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Tale of the Nine-Tailed

2020 · tvN · 16 episodes

Lee Yeon is a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who has lived among humans for centuries.

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Duel

2017 · OCN · 16 episodes

Deuk Cheon is a hardened detective whose daughter is kidnapped.

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A Time Called You

2023 · Netflix · 12 episodes

A year after her boyfriend's death, Jun Hee is still grieving.

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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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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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Circle

2017 · tvN · 12 episodes

The story unfolds in two timelines: 2017, when alien visitors have arrived and humans have learned from them, and 2037…

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Hello Monster

2015 · KBS2 · 16 episodes

Lee Hyun is a genius profiler who returns to Korea after a case triggers a memory he thought he'd lost forever.

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When the Camellia Blooms

2019 · KBS2 · 40 episodes

Dong Baek is a single mother who runs a bar in the small town of Ongsan.

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Train

2020 · OCN · 12 episodes

Seo Do Won carries the guilt of his father's crimes and tries to secretly make things right with the family that…

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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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He Is Psychometric

2019 · tvN · 16 episodes

After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn gains the strange ability to read a person's or object's past through…

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Confession

2019 · tvN · 16 episodes

As a boy, Do Hyun spent most of his childhood in hospital with a heart condition, and right after he finally receives a…

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Class of Lies

2019 · OCN · 16 episodes

A once-successful lawyer loses everything after a single case goes wrong, and to try to reclaim his reputation, he…

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Suspicious Partner

2017 · SBS · 40 episodes

Ji Wook is a brilliant, hot-tempered prosecutor, and Bong Hee is a clumsy rookie intern who gets falsely accused of…

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Oh My Ghost

2015 · tvN · 16 episodes

Bong Sun is a shy, self-conscious kitchen assistant who can see ghosts thanks to her shamanic family, though she's…

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Awaken

2020 · tvN · 16 episodes

Thirty years after a string of unexplained events shook a small village, new incidents surface and drag old, forgotten…

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Bulgasal: Immortal Souls

2021 · tvN · 16 episodes

A man cursed with immortality has spent six hundred years chasing revenge against the woman he blames for his endless…

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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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Graceful Family

2019 · MBN · 16 episodes

Seok Hee is the heiress to a business empire, still haunted years later by the mystery of her mother's death.

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The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

2018 · tvN · 16 episodes

Moo Young works at a beer brewery and has a reputation as an unpredictable, dangerous man some call a monster.

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Watcher

2019 · OCN · 16 episodes

An inspector chooses to spend his life quietly watching for corruption after being betrayed by someone he trusted.

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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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Missing Noir M

2015 · OCN · 10 episodes

Su Hyeon is a genius who attended Harvard at ten years old and went on to work for the FBI, before returning to Korea…

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Ghost

2012 · SBS · 20 episodes

Woo Hyun graduated top of his class at the police academy and joins the cyber investigation unit, where he uncovers a…

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Jirisan

2021 · tvN · 16 episodes

Mount Jiri is one of Korea's most revered peaks, watched over by a dedicated team of park rangers.

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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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Wonderful World

2024 · MBC · 14 episodes

Child psychiatrist Eun Soo-hyun's world falls apart when her young son is murdered, and when the killer is released…

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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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When the Phone Rings

2024 · MBC · 12 episodes

Baek Sa Eon, Korea’s youngest presidential spokesman, hails from a prestigious political family and boasts a career…

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Blood Free

2024 · Disney+ · 10 episodes

A biotech CEO develops lab-grown meat technology that could end the slaughter industry entirely, making her both a hero…

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The Escape of the Seven

2023 · SBS · 17 episodes

Seven employees at the same company each have their own reason to want a powerful executive gone, and when he turns up…

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The World of the Married

2020 · jTBC · 16 episodes

Ji Sun-woo is a respected doctor with what looks like a perfect marriage and family, until she discovers her husband…

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Hellbound

2021 · Netflix · 6 episodes

Terrifying supernatural beings begin appearing without warning to publicly execute ordinary people who are told they've…

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Punch

2014 · SBS · 19 episodes

Park Jung-hwan is an ambitious, morally flexible prosecutor who's spent his career playing along with a corrupt system…

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Misty

2018 · jTBC · 16 episodes

Go Hye-ran is a fiercely ambitious star news anchor whose ex-lover turns up dead, making her both the reporter covering…

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Come and Hug Me

2018 · MBC · 32 episodes

Chae Do-jin and Gil Nak-won were childhood sweethearts torn apart when his father was revealed to be a serial killer…

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Argon

2017 · tvN · 8 episodes

Kim Baek-jin is a veteran investigative reporter known for chasing stories other outlets won't touch, and Lee Yun-hwa…

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Dear X

2025 · TVING · 12 episodes

Baek A Jin grows up under the shadow of domestic violence, forcing her to suppress her emotions and survive by reading…

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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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The Price of Confession

2025 · Netflix · 12 episodes

An Yun Su is an art teacher living a quiet and ordinary life until everything is suddenly turned upside down.

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The Perfect Lie

2026 · MBC · 12 episodes

Kang Ji Seon teaches modern dance at an arts middle school.

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Love in Disguise

2026 · tvN · 12 episodes

Yun I-jun is a sheltered, slightly eccentric third-generation chaebol heir, and he has just become the prime suspect in…

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Doctor X

2026 · SBS · 12 episodes

Gye Su-jeong is a surgeon with extraordinary talent and no patience for the way things are usually done.

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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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Mousetrap

2026 · Netflix · 10 episodes

Je Mun Jae is a reclusive writer whose calm life falls apart when his phone's fingerprint lock stops working and the…

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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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The Affair Was Just the Beginning

2026 · Coupang Play · 8 episodes

Gyeong Hui is a popular influencer and business owner admired for her picture-perfect family.

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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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If Wishes Could Kill

2026 · Netflix · 8 episodes

A chilling mystery thriller set inside a high school where one simple wish can cost you your life.

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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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W

2016 · MBC · 16 episodes

After surviving the devastating zombie outbreak at Hyosan High, Nam On Jo is now a university student living in Seoul…

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My Love from the Star

2013 · SBS · 21 episodes

Do Min Jun is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty.