Well-written NON-ROMANCE dramas
This list includes non-romance dramas with great stories and characters.
Romantic dramas will be removed.
TheRedBiscuits Feb 26, 2023
Top 100
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![Anna]()
Yoo Mi is the woman who tells a small lie and ends up living someone else’s life. Hyun Joo is a woman who lives her life holding herself above everyone, treating them ...more -
![Missing: The Other Side Season 2]()
3 Gongdan is a village where missing deceased people, including Kang Eun Sil and Oh Il Yong, stay. Meanwhile, Kim Wook, Jang Pan Seok, Lee Jong A, and Detective Shin Joon Ho ...more -
![MIU 404]()
The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Shima Kazumi is selected as a new member of MIU. He ...more -
![Winter Begonia]()
A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, ...more -
![Nobody Knows]()
Detective Young Jin, haunted by the unsolved murder of her friend by the 'Stigmata' serial killer 19 years ago, is determined to find the killer. Living a solitary life, her only connection ...more -
![When the Devil Calls Your Name]()
To become a top songwriter, Ha Rip sacrificed his soul to the Devil, gaining fame and success in exchange for Kim I Gyeong’s talent and life. Ten years later, as the Devil ...more -
![On the Verge of Insanity]()
Veteran Engineer Choi Ban Seok is a developer with the consumer electronics division of Hanmyung Electronics. He is a calm, warm-hearted man with a good sense of humor who is now facing ...more -
![At a Distance, Spring Is Green]()
A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo Hyun and Yeo Joon, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends ...more -
![The Long Night]()
It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself. And yet when the ...more -
![Joy of Life]()
Fan Xian, born in the Southern Qing empire with memories of the 21st century, is the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance. Raised by his grandmother after his mother, inventor Ye ...more -
![The Gifted]()
Ritdha Wittayakom High School has a "Gifted Program." The program offers special classes to a handful of "special" students chosen by the school administration. Incredibly, Pang, a tenth-year student from the lowest ...more -
![Under the Microscope]()
When Shuai Jia Mo, who is obsessed with mathematics, stumbles upon a historical problem in Jinhua County, he's met with multiple obstacles in his attempts to correct the mistake, triggering a tension ...more -
![Big Mouth]()
Park Chang Ho has been known since his school days as "Big Mouth" because he talks big and promises big things but can not follow through. He is also an infamous lawyer ...more -
![Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty]()
When the dark evil immortal descends from the heaven, and the mysterious underground ghost palace was revealed, a strange herb named the Black Tea suddenly took Chang'an City by storm. However, no ...more -
![A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower]()
A beautiful coffee shop owner, Zhong Mei Bao, is found dead in her condominium at Horizon Tower, with doll-like makeup on her face. Dubbed the "Doll Murder Case," her death shocks the ...more -
![Designated Survivor: 60 Days]()
Park Moo Jin is a former professor of chemistry and now holds the Minister of Environment position. He doesn't have ambition, personal beliefs or political sense. One day, the cabinet is gathered ...more -
![Pied Piper]()
Every day on the job is tense, dangerous and possibly lethal! But the dangerous situations are diffused without using force by the expert negotiator Joo Sung Chan, who leads the police department’s ...more -
![Beautiful World]()
A family searches for the truth after their son, Sun Ho, becomes brain dead from an accident at his new school. His father, Mu Jin, and mother, In Ha, consumed by guilt ...more -
![Young Blood]()
A story that takes place during turbulent times when the Northern Song and Western Xia were at war. Six young individuals undergo training to become spies in order to defend their country. ...more -
![dele]()
Freelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralysed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and uses a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele. LIFE in partnership ...more -
![Unnatural]()
At the “Unnatural Death Institute” (UDI), medical coroner Mikoto investigates the sudden death of a young man initially ruled as heart disease. With her team, lab technician Yuko Shoji and rookie recorder ...more -
![My Roommate Is a Detective]()
Set in the mid-1920s, police officer Qiao Chu Sheng forms a special detective team to catch a cunning killer. He recruits Lu Yao, a sharp-minded returnee from Britain, and Bai You Ning, ...more -
![Bad Genius]()
Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, ...more -
![Little Forest]()
Hye Won gets tired of her difficult life in the city and moves back to her hometown in the countryside. There, she heals her emotional wounds with the help of her long-time ...more -
![The Bond]()
Thirty years ago, Qiao Zu Wang's wife passed away after the birth of their fifth child, leaving him to raise their children alone. Selfish and unfeeling, Zu Wang neglected his parental duties, ...more -
![Iari: Mienai Kao]()
After the death of university professor Hirokawa Seiji's wife, an unknown woman visits their house, asking if his wife is at home, only to disappear when he opens the door. Shortly after, ...more -
![Narco-Saints]()
The life-saving journey of a Korean drug king in Suriname in South America and a businessman who was engaged in a secret operation by the NIS. (Source: Netflix) -
![Tree with Deep Roots]()
Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more -
![Class of Lies]()
The drama is about a highly successful lawyer who falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed term teacher at a high school that is tied to that case ...more -
![Happiness]()
Yun Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in ...more -
![Prison Playbook]()
Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more -
![Racket Boys]()
Yoon Hyun Jong, a former top badminton player, now struggles to support his family. He seizes the opportunity to coach a middle school team on the brink of disbandment, consisting of just ...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 -
![Partners for Justice]()
Baek Beom has worked as a forensic doctor for 10 years. He is excellent at his work but does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor ...more -
![Decoy: Part 1]()
Eight years ago, Noh Sang Cheon, the mastermind behind a massive financial fraud that swindled thousands of South Koreans, was believed to have died after fleeing to China. Now, detective Goo Do ...more -
![Be Reborn]()
While investigating an ancient painting that has been stolen, Luo Jian, who heads the criminal investigation team, crosses paths with genius university student Zhuang Wen Jie who is from a family of ...more -
![Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?]()
Park Seok is the owner of the successful Café 2Dae coffee shop, a small but much-loved establishment with a group of loyal customers. He works alone in the coffee shop, and has ...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 -
![Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom]()
With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathers all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them as his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed ...more -
![Don't Call it Mystery]()
Totono Kuno is a university student. He has curly hair, which he has a complex about. He doesn't have any friends or a girlfriend. His memory and observation skills are very good, ...more -
![Hanzawa Naoki]()
An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his large corporate bank. While forging ties with some unlikely allies, he must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and ...more -
![The First Responders]()
Follow the joint operations of a police force and a fire department, who together will tell a thrilling story. Fierce detective Jin Ho Gae is all about catching low-lifes. He solves cases ...more -
![Project S: Skate Our Souls]()
Boo, a student whose grades aren't promising, knows well that he falls short of his father's standards. Quietly, Boo has been suffering from depression for a long time. He doesn't eat or ...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 -
![Kazoku Game]()
The story revolves around an eccentric home tutor named Yoshimoto, who is hired to teach the second son of the Numata family. While being tossed around by the weird and unconventional home ...more -
![Inference Notes]()
This is a mystery-solving adventure story about an idol girl, Xiao Zao An (with a hidden personality named Ai Di Sheng), and genius detective, Mi Ka Ka, who experience a series of ...more -
![Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1]()
147. Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes87 points by 1 votersThieves overtake the mint of a unified Korea. With hostages trapped inside, the police must stop them — as well as the shadowy mastermind behind it all. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Remake of ...more -
![The Emperor's Cook]()
Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married and has a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet, which inspires him to ...more -
![Little Women]()
Three sisters, bound by a close relationship and raised in poverty, get caught up in a major incident that pits them against the wealthiest family in the nation. The eldest, Oh In ...more -
![Avengers Social Club]()
It features three women from different walks of life coming together for revenge: a middle-aged fish store owner who envisioned a better life for herself, a housewife, and an heiress who was ...more -
![Evil Minds]()
Fang Mu is known as a genius in criminal psychology in the city. When he collaborated with police officer Tai Wei Lian to crack a series of bizarre campus murder cases, those ...more
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