Most Satisfying Revenge Drama
Which K-drama or C-drama served up revenge best to the villain(s)? Add yours...
Asianatica Nov 10, 2025
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![The Glory]()
A high school student dreams of becoming an architect. However, she had to drop out of school after suffering from brutal school violence. Years later, the perpetrator gets married and has a ...more -
![Vincenzo]()
At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. ...more -
![Marry My Husband]()
Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family's sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. ...more -
![The Glory Part 2]()
Moon Dong Eun's silent fury against those students that horrifically abused her during her high school years continues to burn inside of her. She meticulously executes her plan to inflict ultimate pain ...more -
![Taxi Driver]()
Do Gi, a former Special Forces officer, is consumed by grief after his mother is murdered by a serial killer. He joins Rainbow Taxi, a secret organization that delivers revenge to victims ...more -
![Weak Hero Class 1]()
Yeon Shi Eun is a model student who ranks at the top of his high school. Physically, Yeon Shi Eun appears weak, but by using his wits and psychology, he fights against ...more -
![My Name]()
After her father's murder, Yoon Ji Woo seeks revenge by infiltrating the police under the direction of Choi Moo Jin, the head of a powerful drug ring. As she goes undercover, she ...more -
![Itaewon Class]()
Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more -
![The Double]()
Xue Fang Fei, the daughter of a wealthy magistrate, loses everything after a major upheaval. She’s saved by Jiang Li, the daughter of the Secretariat Director, and takes on Jiang Li’s identity ...more -
![Perfect Marriage Revenge]()
Han I Ju, a painter adopted by Han Jin Ung and Lee Jeong Hye, has always been neglected by her family, including her younger sister, Han Yu Ra. Married to Yoo Se ...more -
![Taxi Driver Season 2]()
After disbanding, Do Gi and the Rainbow Deluxe Taxi crew reunite, unable to ignore their drive for justice. Joined by newcomer On Ha Jun, they take on more cases than ever, but ...more -
![The Manipulated]()
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 ...more -
![Eve]()
Lee Ra El was a girl who idolized her loving parents – a highly intelligent father and a strikingly beautiful mother. But when cruel forces beyond their control cause her father’s death, ...more -
![Weak Hero Class 2]()
The weak must break their limits or be broken. After transferring to Eunjang High School, Yeon Si Eun still carries the scars of his past - a brutal lesson in what it ...more -
![Lawless Lawyer]()
Bong Sang Pil, a former gangster turned lawyer, seeks vengeance for his mother's death by targeting corrupt individuals who believe they're above the law. With his past skills, he combines legal loopholes ...more -
![Revenge of Others]()
A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan Mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won Seok, committed suicide. She then transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan ...more -
![Celebrity]()
Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul. (Source: Netflix) -
![Blossom]()
After a tragic life filled with betrayal and injustice, noblewoman Dou Zhao unexpectedly wakes up years in the past, armed with the memories and regrets of her previous life—and a mysterious prophetic ...more -
![Dear X]()
Baek A Jin grew up enduring domestic violence, forcing her to hide her emotions and survive by reading and manipulating others. Outwardly, she appears generous and kind, but when her ambitions are ...more -
![The King of Pigs]()
Two friends, Kyung Min and Detective Jong Suk, reconnect after receiving a message from a friend they haven't heard from in 20 years. The message triggers painful memories of their school bullying, ...more -
![Legend of Zang Hai]()
Zang Hai was originally the son of the Imperial Astronomer. However, when he was young, he witnessed the murder of his entire family. Deciding on the path of revenge, Zang Hai withdrew ...more -
![Mercy for None]()
Nam Gi Jun was once a key member of the Bongsan Gang, led by Koo Bong San. He fought through bloody turf wars, helping the gang rise to power. But everything changed ...more -
![The Glory]()
Abandoned as a child, Zhuang Han Yan grows up in the southern countryside before returning to her family in the capital. She catches the eye of Fu Yun Xi, a deputy minister ...more -
![Remarriage and Desires]()
Through an exclusive matchmaking agency, women strive to marry a desirable bachelor and into the highest echelon of society. (Source: Netflix) -
![The World of the Married]()
Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially ...more -
![Nirvana in Fire]()
In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more -
![Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1]()
Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more -
![Ms. Incognito]()
Initially coming from a poor family background, Kim Yeong Ran overcame tremendous struggles to become the bodyguard for the wealthy owner of Gasung Group, Ga Sung Ho. Sung Ho, who's terminally ill, ...more -
![Reborn Rich]()
Yoon Hyun Woo is a devoted, hard-working, and loyal secretary to the Soonyang chaebol family, which runs the lucrative Soonyang Group business empire, founded by Jin Yang Cheol. During a power struggle ...more -
![Story of Yanxi Palace]()
In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more -
![The Uncanny Counter]()
A group of demon hunters called Counters work undercover at a noodle restaurant to capture evil spirits seeking eternal life. So Mun, the youngest Counter, becomes a central figure after a mysterious ...more -
![Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2]()
After a series of twists and turns, Cheng Shao Shang and Ling Bu Yi are engaged to be married by Imperial consent and decree. However, they still have many hurdles to overcome. ...more -
![Story of Kunning Palace]()
Jiang Xue Ning’s obsession with becoming empress strains her friendship with Yan Lin and leads to the arrest of Official Zhang Zhe. After a brief reign, guilt takes hold as rebels, led ...more -
![Buried Hearts]()
A man hacks into a 2 trillion won political slush fund to survive, but is killed by a powerful figure who doesn't realize he's been hacked, losing everything in the process. Seo ...more -
![Mask Girl]()
Kim Mo Mi is an ordinary office woman with a severe sense of inferiority in appearance and is caught up in various incidents while she is an internet broadcast jockey with her ...more -
![Bad and Crazy]()
Soo Yeol, a skilled but morally compromised officer in the Anti-Corruption Unit, faces a turning point after meeting K, a righteous but eccentric man. Despite his high school diploma, Soo Yeol has ...more -
![Healer]()
Seo Jeong Hu is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more -
![The Penthouse: War in Life]()
The residents of Hera Palace, a luxury penthouse apartment with 100 floors, have many secrets and hidden ambitions. Sim Su Ryeon, who was born into wealth, is the queen of the penthouse ...more -
![Money Flower]()
Managing director Kang Pil Ju secretly plans to bring down the Chungah Group, using his position to manipulate the founding family. Initially plotting to make Mo Hyeon fall in love with Jang ...more -
![The Innocent Man]()
The drama is a melodrama which depicts the story of a man, Kang Ma Roo who has been betrayed by the love of his life, Han Jae Hee. Years after the incident, ...more -
![Back from the Brink]()
Betrayed and dismembered by his lover, the ancient dragon Tian Yao is reborn, seeking to reclaim his sealed body parts. He meets Yan Hui, who unknowingly holds his heart protection scale, the ...more -
![Love in the Clouds]()
At the annual Qingyun Conference in the Hexu Six Realms, Ji Bo Zai, a warrior from the Jixing Abyss with a past as a convict, defeated Ming Yi, the cold warrior goddess ...more -
![The Killing Vote]()
When heinous criminals evade justice, citizens over 18 receive a text polling them on whether the criminal should be sentenced to death. If over 50% vote in favor, the person is killed ...more -
![Again My Life]()
Kim Hui U rises from a low-ranking high schooler to a public prosecutor, only to be killed during an investigation into political corruption. Miraculously, he is revived and must relive his university ...more -
![Defendant]()
Park Jeong U is a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jeong U ...more -
![Doctor Prisoner]()
An ace emergency care doctor loses his license after being scapegoated in a malpractice case caused by the hospital director. Determined to get revenge, he becomes a prison internist, aiming to befriend ...more -
![Graceful Family]()
Mo Seok Hee, the heiress to the MC Group empire, is haunted by her mother's mysterious death. After years abroad, she returns to South Korea, where her life and the fate of ...more -
![Gangnam B-Side]()
A series of disappearances take place in Gangnam, Seoul. Jae Hui works for a famous bar in Gangnam and she knows a secret involving the series of disappearances, but she also disappears. ...more -
![Marry My Husband: Japan]()
The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a "supporting character" because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and ...more -
![Gemini]()
After being betrayed and killed, sect leader Xiao Jin Yu is reborn in the body of the blind Princess Consort Lu Zhao. With the help of her supposed twin brother Xiao Ren, ...more -
![My Country: The New Age]()
Set during the transition from the Goryeo to the Joseon period, two friends become enemies due to differing views on "my country." Seo Hwi, a skilled warrior and son of a renowned ...more -
![In Blossom]()
In the sinful city of Heyang, very well-liked Pan Yue married Yang Caiwei, who was despised by everyone. However, Yang Caiwei was murdered on their wedding day. The suspected culprit was none ...more -
![When Destiny Brings the Demon]()
Modern-day office drone Zou Yan accidentally stumbles into the world of cultivation and wakes up as Liao Ting Yan, a disciple of the Qinggutian Sect. She's soon selected to serve the reclusive ...more -
![A Journey to Love]()
Female assassin Ren Ru Yi, the former left envoy of the Scarlet Guards, becomes a member of the Wu's State's escort delegation to save the King of Wu who has been taken ...more -
![Bread, Love and Dreams]()
Kim Tak Goo is the eldest son of Goo In Jong, the president of Geosung Enterprise, a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined ...more -
![The Whirlwind]()
Park Dong Ho is the prime minister of South Korea. He wants to punish the corrupt president, who colludes with powerful family-owned corporations called chaebols, and change the world of politics. Jung ...more -
![Jun Jiu Ling]()
Chu Jiu Ling, the daughter of the late emperor, discovers her uncle, the current emperor, is responsible for her father’s death. Seeking revenge, she attempts to assassinate him on her wedding day ...more -
![Queen: Love and War]()
Kang Eun Bo is determined to avenge her twin sister’s murder in the ultra-conservative Joseon Dynasty. The only way to do so is to earn the royal title of Queen, which requires ...more -
![The Penthouse Season 2: War in Life]()
After successfully framing Oh Yoon Hee, Cheon Seo Jin and Joo Dan Tae decide to get married. Their engagement party is interrupted by Oh Yoon Hee and Ha Yoon Cheol, who has ...more -
![The Last Empress]()
Set in an alternate universe, in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy in 2018, Oh Sunny is a bright and vivacious musical actress who marries the emperor. She becomes involved in the ...more -
![Revenge]()
Actress Shen Wan Yi is killed by her fiancé Lu Ming Yu and friend Ji Yao, after she discovers they are having an affair. When Shen Wan Yi wakes up, she finds ...more -
![The Defects]()
Kim Se Hui is the chief director of a large hospital and the operator of a charity foundation. She is a highly respected doctor, but, unknown to the public, she is also ...more -
![Wonderful World]()
Psychology professor and famous author Eun Soo Hyun's life unravels when her son falls victim to an injustice that goes unpunished by the legal system. Having lost faith in the world, she ...more -
![A League of Nobleman]()
Zhang Ping, an impoverished orphan from a rural area, moves to Beijing to take the civil service exam but ends up selling noodles on the street. Despite his unsophisticated manners, he is ...more -
![The Ingenious One]()
Yun Xiang, a disciple of Yuntai, entered the world to exact revenge for his massacred family after fifteen years of cultivation. Though lacking any martial arts skills, but having an incredible intelligence ...more -
![Payback: Money and Power]()
“Payback” follows the revenge story of a group of people—including Eun Yong, a money trader—who refuses to remain silent in the face of unjust authorities and fight against a cartel conspiring with ...more -
![Sword Snow Stride]()
Xu Xiao is the King of China’s Northern Liang in an era of great upheaval. Steppe kingdoms have materialized with deadly intent, as rebellious uprisings threatened to destabilize the Southern realm. Against ...more -
![Blade of Vengeance]()
During the Yongle reign, several officials in Yingtian Prefecture died in bizarre circumstances, causing an uproar at court. The Imperial Guard is on full alert, determined to apprehend the culprits, the Revenge ...more -
![Rugal]()
Kang Ki Beom is an elite police officer whose attempt to bring down Argos, a nationwide criminal organization, results in a group of masked assailants from Argos killing his beloved wife and ...more -
![The Rebel]()
In the Joseon Dynasty, Hong Gil Dong, a hero to the people and enemy to the elite, faces King Yeonsangun, who is despised by his subjects despite his royal lineage. Born a ...more -
![Empresses in the Palace]()
A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress ...more -
![The Penthouse: Hidden Room - Hidden Story]()
72. The Penthouse: Hidden Room - Hidden Story
Korean TV Show - 2021, 1 episode198 points by 2 votersThe cast members of 'The Penthouse' wrap up the first season of the riveting drama while Shin Dong Yeop and Jang Do Yeon moderate with questions and popular theories from viewers. Each ...more -
![The Long Ballad]()
In the year 626 C.E., the Tang Dynasty faces upheaval following the successful Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge's family is slaughtered, ...more -
![Faithful]()
Seven years after the tragic death of Ru Lan, who sacrificed her reputation to seek justice for herself, nine people connected to her case come together for revenge. Ru Lan had sued ...more -
![Heart of Stone]()
Xiao Lang, the newly appointed director, makes a bold entrance—but he's hiding a secret past. Once the rightful heir, he lost everything to his stepmother's scheming. The only light in his dark ...more -
![Birth of a Beauty]()
Han Tae Hee is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from broken heart syndrome due to psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an ...more -
![Lady Revenger Returns from the Fire]()
Luo Ai Lian, the gentle eldest daughter of the Luo family, loses everything in a sudden disaster and is thrust from wealth into ruin. After overcoming many hardships, she becomes the capable ...more -
![Qingchuan's Veil of Vengeance]()
In the tenth year of the Zhanghe era, rebellious crown prince Xia Qi Guang is sent to study under the scholar Mo Wang, unaware that his teacher is the legendary general Mo ...more -
![Song of the Dynasty]()
In the eyes of outsiders, Empress Dowager Su Zhao Ge is seen as a licentious and pleasure-seeking empress, indulging in frivolity day in and day out. However, in reality, Su Zhao Ge ...more -
![Maid's Revenge]()
In a single night, Dong Ting Yao's family is massacred. Before her father's death, he urges her to seek refuge at her unseen fiancé Fang Yu Ze's home. Believing Fang Tian Yi, ...more -
![Gunman in Joseon]()
In the time of enlightenment of 19th-century Joseon. It stars a hero who is the son of Joseon’s greatest swordsman. He loses his father, and his younger sister gets sold as a ...more -
![The Vendetta of An]()
During the Wude reign, the Huben Dark Guards ruled Chang'an, but when feudal lord Xiao Wu Yang seized power, they vanished along with the dethroned emperor, Rumors claimed their leader, Yan Feng ...more -
![Queen of Ambition]()
When you grow up in extreme poverty, the experience can instill a steely resolve to succeed at all costs. Joo Da Hae is determined to leave her life of poverty behind and ...more -
![The Story of Ming Lan]()
Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more -
![Rise from the Ashes]()
After unexpectedly being reborn, the young girl Cheng Xi Nian learned the truth about her past life being manipulated and killed. She becomes allies with Su Jing Yuan, who was infiltrating the ...more -
![Revenged Love]()
Born into a humble family with little financial success, Wu Suo Wei finds himself constantly insulted by his much wealthier (now-ex) girlfriend. He decides to reinvent himself and start his own business, ...more -
![Kill My Sins]()
The wandering physician Ye Ping An, entangled in an old and secretive case, arrives in Chang'an. Accused of mystical medical interventions, she manipulates minds and evokes fear, while the low-born magistrate Yuan ...more -
![The Longest Day in Chang'an]()
744 A.D., Chang’an, the cosmopolitan heart of the Tang Empire. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. ...more -
![The Glamorous Revenge]()
Lin Mu Xuan disguises Xu Zhao Zhao to attract a hidden enemy for revenge. During their time running a beauty shop together, he falls for her lively personality while their secrets and ...more -
![Ripe Town]()
In the 37th year of the Wan Li Period of the Ming Dynasty, a series of bizarre murders occur in Jiangnan County, with unrelated victims posed strangely and a cryptic sentence left ...more -
![My Man's Woman]()
A woman is having an affair with a married man. She is Lee Hwa Young, a woman who doesn't feel guilty even after stealing her friend's husband. -
![Goodbye My Princess: Director's Cut]()
The director’s cut features never-before-aired scenes and episodes, adding to the suspense of the original series. (Source: DramaCool) -
![Hua Jai Sila]()
Tor is the love child of a mistress and a wealthy hi-so man. After his mother dies from neglect, Tor is forced to live with his father’s family. Abused by his stepmother ...more -
![Dong Lan Xue]()
The maid in charge, Shen Yan, has assisted the Seventh Prince Chu Ning Yuan in seizing the heir since she was a child. The two, who also had tragic experiences, became cold-hearted ...more -
![My Lady General]()
To avenge the late Crown Prince Wei Lin, the rough, illiterate General Wei of Zhangluan Army marries Gu Ming Zhu, the sickly son of Gu Cheng Yuan. However, Ming Zhu is revealed ...more -
![Threads of Destiny]()
Both of the Jiang family’s daughters are reborn. Jiang Xue Ying, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, swaps her marriage with her younger sister Jiang Yu Er. As the prince’s wife, ...more -
![Flame Bride]()
Wealthy Zhong Wan Ruo infiltrates the Xia army to avenge her fiancé but is forced into marriage with its young general, Mu Shao Li. As the two scheme against each other, love ...more -
![Her Revenge]()
Jin Yu Hong is a well known actress who marries into a wealthy businessman's family, only to painfully realize she fell into an insidious trap that had been set for her long ...more -
![Hidden Revenge]()
Shen Qian Chu, a disgraced daughter of a prestigious family, seeks revenge. She meets Xu Xing Bei, the unruly second young master of the Xu family, and despite their initial animosity, they ...more -
![Revenge of Royal Princess]()
Royal Princess Li Yanchu rescued Han Shu from the execution ground and trained him in order to cultivate him as the lackey of the imperial court for the emperor, also her younger ...more
