Best detective dramas of all time
Chaindante 22 days ago
Top 100
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![Flower of Evil]()
Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more -
![Mouse]()
A suspenseful story that asks the key question, “What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?” A crazed serial killer’s ruthless murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear, and chaos ...more -
![Signal]()
Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more -
![Beyond Evil]()
Meet the two fearless men willing to go to extreme lengths in their pursuit of a serial killer that has shaken up their quiet city: Lee Dong Sik, a once capable detective, ...more -
![Blind]()
Ryu Sung Joon, Ryu Sung Hoon, and Jo Eun Ki become involved in a serial murder case targeting jury members. Determined to uncover the truth, detective Ryu Sung Joon, his perfectionist judge ...more -
![Voice]()
Popular detective Moo Jin Hyuk who is filled with guilt for his wife’s death, works with professional voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo, whose father is killed, to solve a different crime, chasing ...more -
![Stranger]()
Hwang Si Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. He becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...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 -
![Black Out]()
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 ...more -
![Through the Darkness]()
In 1990s Seoul, a mysterious killer known as 'Red Cap' terrorizes the city with brutal, random attacks on women, leaving detectives powerless. To catch him, Kook Yeong Su, head of the Criminal ...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 -
![Voice Season 2: Generation of Disgust]()
Voice profiler Kang Kwon Ju returns to the Emergency Call Center, using her exceptional hearing to save lives and catch criminals during critical “golden time.” Meanwhile, Do Kang U, a man with ...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 -
![Partners for Justice Season 2]()
In crime and in life, all contact leaves a trace. There is no perfect crime and our hero and heroine have the ultimate cooperation. This drama continues the tale of a forensic ...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 -
![Mad Dog]()
After losing his wife and son in a plane crash, former cop Choi Kang Wu forms an independent investigation team. He teams up with Kim Min Jun, a brilliant ex-swindler whose brother ...more -
![My Perfect Stranger]()
Yun Hae Jun, the youngest anchor at his broadcasting station, and Baek Yun Yeong, a publishing company employee who once dreamed of being a writer, travel back in time to 1987. In ...more -
![365: Repeat the Year]()
A story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted in the ...more -
![Nine Puzzles]()
Ten years ago, I Na's beloved uncle, who had been like a father, mother, and best friend to her, was brutally murdered. I Na was the sole witness to the crime, but ...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 -
![Reset]()
An unexplainable phenomena finds college-going student, Li Shi Qing, trapped in a never-ending time loop where she is always stuck on a public service bus which is due to explode, bringing death ...more -
![Black]()
Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more -
![Tunnel]()
In 1986, Park Gwang Ho works as an excellent and enthusiastic detective. His life changes when he’s pursuing leads in a serial homicide case and then passes through a time portal, which ...more -
![Life on Mars]()
As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating a serial ...more -
![Voice Season 3: City of Accomplices]()
Emergency 112 call center members deal with an international evil cartel. The group is involved in the internet's dark web. (Source: AsianWiki) -
![Connection]()
Detective Jang Jae Gyeong of Ahnhyeon's narcotics unit is forcibly addicted to a mysterious drug. As his body deteriorates, reporter O Yun Jin, his former high school friend, investigates a drug-related death ...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 -
![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 -
![Voice Season 4: Time of Judgment]()
A serial killer with enhanced hearing ability, identical to Kang Gwon Ju, appears and starts murdering people using it. Because of this, Kang Gwon Ju is driven into a corner, and she ...more -
![The First Responders Season 2]()
The season continues to follow the joint operations of the police force, fire department, and paramedics, showcasing their bravery and teamwork in the face of danger. However, this time, viewers will get ...more -
![Memorist]()
Dong Baek possesses an extraordinary gift - the ability to delve into the memories of those he touches. His remarkable talent, striking appearance, and no-nonsense approach have made him a world-renowned detective. ...more -
![Awaken]()
Nearly thirty years after a small village was shaken by a series of mysterious events, new incidents resurface, bringing forgotten memories back to life. The villagers' cries for help are now impossible ...more -
![Tell Me What You Saw]()
Oh Hyun Jae, a former top criminal profiler, disappeared after a serial killer’s explosion killed his fiancé. Now living in seclusion, he is paired with rookie detective Cha Soo Young, who has ...more -
![Seoul Busters]()
The 2nd Violent Crimes Unit at Songwon Police is known for having the lowest arrest rate, and after a failed undercover mission, they lose their leader and move into a former daycare ...more -
![Flex X Cop]()
Jin I Su has everything in life. Being a third-generation conglomerate heir, he never requires others’ assistance. However, things start changing when he gets entangled in a case. Jin I Su joins ...more -
![Stranger Season 2]()
The prosecutor's office and the police find themselves on opposing sides. The prosecutors, including elite prosecutor Woo Tae Ha, want discretionary power over investigations. Meanwhile, the police, including Choi Bit, try to ...more -
![The Veil]()
In this spy series, top NIS agent Ji Hyuk seeks to uncover a traitor, unveiling a larger threat. His memory loss leads him to a minor task team, where he meets Je ...more -
![One Ordinary Day]()
A drama that explores the criminal justice system from an extremely popular perspective through the fierce story of two men surrounding the murder of a woman. Hyun Soo, an ordinary college student, ...more -
![Children of Nobody]()
Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life ...more -
![Manner of Death]()
Dr. Bunnakit, a provincial hospital medical examiner, suspects homicide in what appears to be a suicide case. His findings draw dangerous attention, and an intruder threatens him to alter his report. When ...more -
![Goddess Bless You from Death]()
Thup, an orphan cursed with extraordinary senses, is drawn into investigating a mysterious murder case stretching across decades alongside the more rational thinker, Singha, who dismisses all things occult. But what they ...more -
![Spare Me Your Mercy]()
Police Major Wasan is troubled by a rising death rate among terminally ill patients, especially after his mother’s suspicious death. As he investigates, he becomes more drawn to Dr. Kantaphat, the doctor ...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 in ...more -
![When the Camellia Blooms]()
Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...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 -
![Back for You]()
In the early years of the Republic of China, A Lai, a police officer in the concession, was hunted down by a vicious gang. When his life was hanging by a thread, ...more -
![Love Me If You Dare]()
Getting inside the head of a violent criminal is not easy. But Simon, Bo Jinyan, a brilliant criminal psychologist, has the ability to get into the minds of even the most mysterious ...more -
![Remember: War of the Son]()
Seo Jin U has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more -
![The Good Detective]()
When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective partners with a young hotshot to hunt down the case's hidden truths. Kang Do Chang is an 18-year veteran detective who, ...more -
![Mine]()
Seo Hee Soo, a former top actress, marries into the Hyo Won Group and strives to adapt as a daughter-in-law while staying true to herself. Jung Seo Hyun, the elegant and rational ...more -
![Under the Skin]()
Five years ago, painter Shen Yi’s sketch of a child led to the exposure and death of undercover detective Lei Yi Fei, Du Cheng’s close friend. Unable to recall the woman who ...more -
![Suspicious Partner]()
Noh Ji Wook, a brilliant prosecutor, and Eun Bong Hee, a rookie intern prone to embarrassing situations, become entangled when Bong Hee is falsely accused of murder, and Ji Wook risks his ...more -
![The Good Detective Season 2]()
Kang Do Chang and O Ji Hyeok are detectives in the South Korean port city of Incheon. But they are polar opposites: While the former is a grizzled veteran of almost two ...more -
![Train]()
Haunted by the thought that his drunkard father killed another man before also dying on the same day and not paying for his crime, Seo Do Won lives his life trying to ...more -
![Chief Detective 1958]()
In 2023, 92-year-old Park Yeong Han, once a revered detective known as the "Columbo of Korea," visits Jongnam Police Station to check on his grandson, Park Jun Seo, a rookie cop. The ...more -
![Hello Monster]()
Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more -
![Petrichor]()
Lieutenant Tul, a rookie officer in the Criminal Investigation Department, faces challenges during her first field deployment when she meets Dr. Cherran, a physician from the Institute of Forensic Sciences. Their differing ...more -
![Bad Guys]()
To tackle rising violent crime, Police Chief assigns Detective O Gu Tak to form a team of criminals. Suspended for excessive force, Oh recruits gangster Park Ung Cheol, young serial killer Lee ...more -
![Mobius]()
In a specific time and space, detective Ding Qi accidentally discovered that he had the ability to reverse time and repeat the cycle five times on the same day from time to ...more -
![Dare You to Death]()
When Puifai dies after a night of partying with friends, new police inspector Kamin and Captain Jade, adversaries, compete to find out the truth behind her passing, even as their attraction grows. ...more -
![Strong Girl Bong Soon]()
Do Bong Sun is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is, in fact, very, very strong. For generations in ...more -
![Voice]()
A childhood accident left Irin with a unique ability for frequency and sound, which most people cannot decipher. Her skills were tested when she took an emergency call at the precinct and ...more -
![My Secret Terrius]()
Ko Ae Rin is a single mother who, after unexpectedly losing her husband, gets involved in a spy war. She lives in the apartment in front of Kim Bon. Kim Bon, whose ...more -
![Beloved]()
At the turn of the century, due to the water storage requirements of water conservancy projects, a small riverside town was about to be submerged. People were in full swing in the ...more -
![Queen Mantis]()
Jung I Sin is a serial killer with the nickname of the Mantis. She brutally murdered 5 men 20 years ago. Her son is Cha Su Yeol. He has loathed his mother ...more -
![The Hunt]()
Ni Xiang Dong agrees to deliver a wooden box to an abandoned cabin, only to uncover a shocking secret that ties him to a missing persons case. As police investigate, they uncover ...more -
![The Fiery Priest]()
Kim Hae Il is a Catholic priest. He makes spiteful remarks, and he can be rude to others. Koo Dae Young is a detective. He talks a lot, and he is also ...more -
![Trigger]()
The purchase, selling, or owning of a gun is banned in South Korea. There are almost zero crime cases involving guns in the country. Things change quickly. Illegal guns, from unknown sources, ...more -
![Law School]()
A grim incident at a prestigious law school challenges the pursuit of justice through law. Yang Jong Hoon, a former elite prosecutor turned tough criminal law professor, pushes his students to excel. ...more -
![Riverside Code at Qingming Festival]()
During the Northern Song Dynasty, a bustling corner of Qu'er Alley in Bianliang City was home to the Zhao family, five individuals with wildly different personalities. Zhao Bu You, a low-ranking clerk, ...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 -
![Sandstorm]()
An old body-burning case is reopened, and Officer Chen Jiang He is urgently called back to his small town. Upon returning, he’s swept into chaos—schemers, a lying killer, and revenge-driven victims, all ...more -
![The Victims' Game]()
After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Autism Spectrum Disorder risks everything to solve the case. (Source: Netflix) -
![Time Renegades]()
1983: Ji Hwan, a high school music teacher, is soon to wed his colleague and girlfriend, Yoon Jeong. Yoon Jeong becomes involved in a case and Ji Hwan attempts to protect her. ...more -
![Parole Examiner Lee]()
Lee Han Sin, a former lawyer turned parole examiner, is dedicated to preventing inmates from exploiting the parole system through money, connections, or deceit—however, he's compassionate to people who are unjustly imprisoned, ...more -
![The Bequeathed]()
A woman inherits a gravesite under mysterious circumstances, just as her family's history begins to unravel. (Source: The Swoon Netflix) -
![A Time Called You]()
Han Jun Hee's boyfriend Koo Yeon Jun died one year ago. She still hasn't gotten over his death and misses him a lot. One day, she somehow travels back in time to ...more -
![The Guest]()
Yun Hwa Pyeong, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Son" (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows them to ...more -
![Confession]()
A case involving the hidden truth behind the law prohibiting double jeopardy. When Choi Do Hyun was a boy, he had a heart disease. He spent most of his childhood in a ...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 -
![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 -
![Guardians of the Dafeng]()
Yang Ling, a modern office worker, is transported to the Da Feng Dynasty, where he becomes Xu Qi An, a "copper gong" night watchman. Using his modern knowledge and reasoning, he solves ...more -
![He Is Psychometric]()
After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn gains the ability of psychometry, which allows him to read a person or object's past through physical contact. Struggling to control his power, ...more -
![The Imperial Coroner]()
Young girl Chu Chu came from a family of coroners. She meets Prince Xiao Jin Yu, a dignified prince in charge of criminal lawsuit who appeared weak and sickly. Prince Xiao lacks ...more -
![Ancient Detective]()
The story follows the amnesiac detective Jian Buzhi who starts on a quest to find the truth and unmask his father's killer. Along the way, he finds a love interest and a ...more -
![Dong Jae, the Good or the Bastard]()
Seo Dong Jae is a prosecutor and works in the Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office. He is ambitious and places a priority on his success as a prosecutor. Nevertheless, he is not completely ...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 -
![Memoir of a Murderer]()
Former serial killer Byung Soo, diagnosed with Alzheimer's due to a traffic accident 17 years ago, begins to fear he may be responsible for recent murders during his memory lapses. When he ...more -
![Strangers from Hell]()
Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more -
![Justice in the Dark]()
The story is now set in a sci-fi-esque Xinyuan Civilization Year 253, where the rising crime rate and its relation to "zero-degree empathy" have become a topic of interest. The murder of ...more -
![Missing Noir M]()
Gil Su Hyeon is extremely intelligent. At the age of 10, he attended Harvard University and after graduating, he went to work at the FBI. 10 years later, he decided to come ...more -
![Not Me]()
Black and White are twins with a powerful connection. After their parents' separation, though, White’s father took him abroad, and their family effectively severed in two. It isn’t until fifteen years have ...more -
![Erased]()
Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more -
![A Killer Paradox]()
The story follows Lee Tang, an ordinary college student, who gets into an argument with a customer during a part-time job at a convenience store at night, unconsciously swings a hammer, and ...more -
![Forgotten]()
After moving into a new house, the eldest son of the family, Yoo Seok, is abducted right in front of his younger brother, Jin Seok. After 19 days, Yoo Seok suddenly comes ...more -
![Sell Your Haunted House]()
Ji Ah, a woman who has inherited exorcism abilities from her mother, is the owner of Daebak Realty, a company that specializes in selling haunted houses. Ji Ah looks perfect and is ...more -
![Coroner's Diary]()
The story follows Shen Wan, the daughter of Shen Yi, a high-ranking official of the Supreme Court, whose entire family is massacred after being implicated in the Prince of Jin case. Shen ...more -
![Si Jin]()
Jiang Si, reborn after being killed by her lover Yu Jin, is determined to change her fate. She breaks off her engagement, outsmarts her cruel aunt, opens a perfumery, and investigates mysterious ...more -
![Endless Protection]()
Focusing on judicial protection of minors, it tells the story of the founding of the juvenile prosecution team, prosecutor Lin Zhi Tao and assistant prosecutor Bai En Yu, who join hands to ...more -
![Sword Rose]()
After an emergency rescue thrusts her into the spotlight, police officer Hua Deng Yan is unexpectedly appointed as the new director of Tianhai City’s Anti-Human Trafficking Office. Facing skepticism from her team, ...more
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