Best South Korean thriller series

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.

Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice. ~~ Adapted from the webcomic "Hellbound" (지옥) written by Yeon Sang Ho (연상호) and illustrated by Choi Kyu Seok (최규석).

During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.

With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.

Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.

Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.


Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.

A rising politician and his mute wife's tense marriage begins to unravel after a call from a kidnapper turns their lives upside down.

Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.

A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.

A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night.

A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.

As illegal firearms flood into a gun-free South Korea, a resolute cop and a mysterious partner join forces to stop the chaos from sweeping the nation.

When mysterious alien spheres start invading the world, high school students are called upon to join the world’s first war against extraterrestrial forces.

It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.

A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.

A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.

When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of secrets and connections behind the case.

Operating under the alias Yong-pal, a surgeon gets enmeshed in a dark conspiracy involving a chaebol heiress forcibly put in a medically induced coma.

Kim Hye-in has to transfer to Cheongdam International High School after witnessing a murder. She crosses paths with Baek Je-na, a bully who happens to be connected to the case.

A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.

Two 19 year old girls were brutally murdered. The bodies were abandoned and could not be found anywhere inside the warehouse scattered with blood. The only suspect, was their friend. He was drunk on the night of the incident. He doesn’t recall a single memory. No memories of committing a murder. No memories of not committing a murder either. The boy had become a young adult by the time he was released from prison in 11 years. He wished to pursue a quiet life… But another murder flips the village. A white bone carcass has been discovered. The real devil is hiding somewhere within the seemingly peaceful village. Who’s the real devil?

Someone causes a narcotics unit detective to become addicted to drugs. What is the connection between them?

Seo Dong-ju, who hacked a political slush fund worth two trillion won, risks it all for revenge.

A criminal profiler begins questioning everything he’s ever believed about seeking justice after learning his daughter is linked to a murder case.

In an era of violence and corruption, Park Yeong-han, a humble detective, joins forces with Sang-sun, Gyeong-hwan and Ho-jeong to uphold justice.

Tae Pyeong is a prophet. When he looks into someone's eye, he can see the moment right before they die. Tae Pyeong is smart, rich and handsome. Despite his special ability, he is a bright person. A mysterious serial murder case draws Tae Pyeong's attention. He partners with Detective Joon Young to solve the string of murders.

A medical mystery thriller that traces the truth of the incident of a famous plastic surgeon, who had a reputation as a righteous man, who fell into the abyss after being caught up in an unexpected incident and underwent reconstructive plastic surgery for crime victims.

Kwon Do-hun is an expert sniper and a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service. To conceal his true identity, he lives a double life as a regular trading company employee, keeping even his wife Kang Yu-ra in the dark. Though he is occupied with his work, Do-hun cherishes his wife deeply. Meanwhile, Yu-ra, a dedicated homemaker, harbors a secret. Their tranquil existence is thrown into turmoil when Jo Tae-gu emerges, posing a threat to their carefully crafted façade.

Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.

Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.

Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor's daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.

Seo Dong-jae, facing a grim future due to his tarnished reputation as a corrupt prosecutor, is assigned a new high profile case. This new assignment pushes him to navigate a perilous balance between his prosecutorial instincts and opportunistic inclinations.

A seemingly happy and perfect family begins to suspect each other more and more as a result of their daughter's murder.

Mild-mannered Tae-jung is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. He soon discovers that a mysterious figure named Yo-han orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Tae-jung sets out to make Yo-han pay.

A 17-year-old case, known as the scam of the century, reemerges as a serial murder case in the present year 2023. It's a nationwide crime case thriller revolving around three people.

A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.

Noh Young-won, a successful psychological counselor and celebrity, and her mother-in-law, Hong Sa-kang, face an incident that threatens their happy family and they try to work together to protect their precious family.

A romance story between Yun Je, a timid part-timer who is afraid of blood and kills people in outrageous ways, and Jin Hyeok, a former superstar baseball player who has been saving Yun Je's targets for some time. (Source: Korean = NamuWiki || Translation = MyDramaList)

A melodramatic chase thriller that tells the story of special reporter Seo Jeong-won and detective Kim Tae-heon tracking down a murder case.

Eun-soo is a housewife, who struggles to pay for her husband's medical expenses. He is terminally ill. Eun-soo becomes entangled in a bag of drugs with a teacher named Yi-kyeong. He is a mysterious figure. Eun-soo and Yi-kyeong are chased by veteran detective Tae-gu.

Jeong In is found dead, grasping a note forewarning her death. In the past, she and Min Tae Chang conspired and killed Baek Seol Ah's father and stole his fortune. After using the money she stole to become the CEO of a production company she found, she meets and falls for Seo Jin Ho, an aspiring actor who looks just like her first love. Jeong In transforms him into Jung Woo Jin, a top star. However, she learns that his former love is Baek Seol Ah and that Park Jin Kyung, the unrevealed writer of "Poker Face," is the same person as Baek Seol Ah. Baek Seol Ah vows to get revenge after learning that her ex-boyfriend, Seo Jin Ho, is involved with Jeong In, who had murdered her father. She resolves to write a drama to complete her revenge. Could Baek Seol Ah be Moon Jeong In's murderer? The culprit was someone in the banquet hall, but everyone wished for Jeong In's death. Who was it, and for what reason did they kill her?

The war of jealousy and desire of four friends, one of them became a murderer due to lies of the others 10 years ago and appeared in front of the three successful friends.

A thriller drama about Yoo I-hwa, a stay-at-home mom living her comfortable and contented life without desires, but to her husband's indifference. While working as a bank contract employee, she unexpectedly touches money from VIP clients and gradually falls into an irreversible collapse.

Jung Gyul Wool loses her vision and ability to walk because of her materialistic husband and his mistress. Despite her shortcomings, she hatches a plot to seek revenge.

When two women plot to end an abusive marriage through murder, an unexpected visitor arrives — threatening to shatter everything they've carefully planned.

A girl with no home takes a seemingly perfect opportunity to move in with a Professor and his housemaid in a beautiful and secluded mansion. However, the mysteries pile up when the housemaid calls the shots, prevents Young Hee from meeting the Professor, and forces her to follow her strange rules. Fellow housemates Byung Tae and Soo Jung seem to have good intentions when secretly interacting with Young Hee, but just who are they really and why are they there? Leaving may not be as easy as coming into this mysterious house.

Baek Ah-jin is an actress who prioritizes her beauty and popularity to rise her career by manipulating other people. She harbors a lot of grudges behind her somewhat good-natured demeanor.

A drama about an investigation of a drug case by policeman, Do Shin Woo, who bring him meet his twin brother Do Eun Chang. It will tell the story about the tense brain play between two twin brothers whose fates changed in a day and the love and hatred between them which they have kept in their hearts so long.