K-Dramas Like Black Out

Loved Black Out (2024), MBC, and want more with the same feel? It is known for adapted from a novel, ex-convict male lead and village setting. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Adapted From A NovelEx-Convict Male LeadVillage SettingCold CaseDetective FictionInvestigation
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    Two Weeks

    투윅스

    2013 · MBC · 16 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

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

    Same feel: Detective Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

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    Connection

    커넥션

    2024 · SBS · 14 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    A narcotics detective in a small city is secretly forced to take a mysterious drug, and as his health slips he must find out who did it.

    Same feel: Cold Case, Thriller, Mystery

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    Awaken

    낮과 밤

    2020 · tvN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Crime

    Thirty years after a string of unexplained events shook a small village, new incidents surface and drag old, forgotten memories back into the light.

    Same feel: Cold Case, Thriller, Mystery

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  4. 4

    Salon De Holmes

    살롱 드 홈즈

    2025 · ENA · 10 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

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

    Same feel: Detective Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

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  5. 5

    The Good Bad Mother

    나쁜엄마

    2023 · jTBC · 14 episodes · Comedy, Life, Drama

    Young Soon is a pig farmer who raised her son alone through sheer stubbornness, and her strictness has left him cold and distant.

    Same feel: Village Setting, Drama

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    Sold Out on You

    오늘도 매진했습니다

    2026 · SBS · 12 episodes · Comedy, Romance

    A healing romantic comedy about two people who look successful on the outside — but quietly carry emptiness in their hearts. Matthew Lee is the CEO and lead researcher behind a…

    Same feel: Village Setting

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  7. 7

    Dead-End Job

    꿀알바

    2026 · Netflix · 8 episodes · Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi

    Hyeok Jun is drowning in debt when a mysterious agency offers him a "sweet gig" that pays fifty times the normal hourly wage.

    Same feel: Detective Fiction, Mystery

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    Summer Vacation

    여름방학

    2026 · wavve · 10 episodes · Fantasy, Romance, Mystery

    An ordinary 18-year-old high school girl spends a summer vacation in which strange, unexplained things begin to happen to her.

    Same feel: Village Setting, Mystery

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    Vigilante

    비질란테

    2023 · Disney+ · 8 episodes · Action, Thriller, Psychological

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

    Same feel: Investigation, Psychological, Thriller

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  10. 10

    Beyond Evil

    괴물

    2021 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    Twenty years ago a girl vanished from a quiet town, and her disappearance has never been solved. Now a series of new murders has shaken the same place.

    Same feel: Investigation, Psychological, Thriller, Mystery

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About Black Out

Years ago, two young women were brutally murdered and their friend, drunk that night and with no memory, was the only suspect. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Black Out

What are the best dramas like Black Out?

Our top picks are Two Weeks, Connection, Awaken, followed by Salon De Holmes. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as adapted from a novel, ex-convict male lead and village setting, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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