Cover: Dark Colors
Help each other out and add titles where they have dark colors on the cover. Use of lighter colors on the cover is allowed but about 80% of the cover should be from the dark part of the color chart, bottom often having hex codes starting with numbers below 5 such as black, burgundy and dark blue... If it looks dark in your eyes, you may use it for this Essential. Feel free to send us a link of your own list with titles that fit the description to this Essential
Note: Covers sometimes change, it is enough to know that there is a cover to the title that has dark shades on it at one point, but if you want to be on the safe side, you can add a picture.
MDL Watch Challenge 2026 Dec 12, 2022
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![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 -
![Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow]()
2. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes299 points by 3 votersJang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her ...more -
![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 -
![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 -
![Why Her?]()
The youngest partner at one of the nation’s most prestigious law offices, Oh Soo Jae, has already proven she has what it takes to be one of the country’s best lawyers. Driven ...more -
![The Man from Nowhere]()
Cha Tae Shik leads a quiet life running a pawnshop. His only friend is a little girl, So Mi, who lives next door. So Mi's mother, Hyo Jeong, is a heroin addict. ...more -
![The Handmaiden]()
During 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, Sook Hee is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with ...more -
![Old Boy]()
Oh Dae Soo was imprisoned in a cell which resembled a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae Soo finds himself still trapped ...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 -
![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 -
![The Sealer]()
A beheaded man’s corpse is discovered in Tokyo, cut with an impossibly sharp blade but mysteriously bloodless. Young reporter Sanjo Mio, investigating the case, witnesses a plume of black dust erupting from ...more -
![One Spring Night]()
Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jeong In stumbles into Yoo Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more -
![Island]()
Won Mi Ho is the only daughter of her father who runs Daehan Group. Her arrogant and selfish attitude causes her to make a big mistake that eventually angers her father into ...more -
![Hidden Blade]()
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on ...more -
![Strangers Again]()
Divorce lawyer Oh Ha Ra, known as the “goddess of litigation,” unexpectedly reunites with her ex-husband and fellow lawyer, Goo Eun Beom, in court. Forced to work together, old conflicts resurface, creating ...more -
![Alice in Borderland Season 2]()
Arisu Ryohei and Usagi Yuzuha have been pursuing the mystery of “borderland”, risking their lives in games in order to survive and return to their world. The two of them encounter friends, ...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 -
![Midnight]()
A life-threatening hide-and-seek between a psychopathic killer and a deaf woman Kyeong Mi, a girl with hearing impairment lives with her mother. Working at the customer call center, one day she storms ...more -
![Cheers to Me]()
An ordinary single woman who enjoys cooking and dining alone in the evenings, Ra Yeo Joo is an editor at a publishing house where she’s worked for the past ten years, while ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![The Universe’s Star]()
Byul is a female Grim Reaper whose job is to guide dead souls to the afterworld. When she meets her favorite singer Woo Joo, who is expected to die soon, she decides ...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 Season 2]()
Voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo returns to the Emergency Call Center, using her exceptional hearing to save lives and catch criminals during critical “golden time.” Meanwhile, Do Kang Woo, a man with ...more -
![Where Stars Land]()
Where Stars Land follows the lives of workers at Incheon Airport, and in particular, the interactions between a clumsy, yet bubbly, woman named Han Yeo Reum and a prickly and mysterious man ...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 -
![Bad Girlfriend]()
Ji Soo, an advertising planner who is faithful to her desire to date someone she likes, is proud of her working abilities at her company. She is dating Tae Oh who is ...more -
![Connect]()
A work that depicts the mysterious story of a man who has been deprived of a part of his body by organ hunters and becomes 'connected' with a person who has received ...more -
![The Silent Sea]()
Set in the future, when the planet suffers from a lack of water and food caused by desertification. Yoon Jae is a soldier for the space agency. He is selected for a ...more -
![Double Mints]()
"We can't live without each other. You're my other half." "I've killed a woman." The domineering voice on the phone was that of a high school classmate, Ichikawa Mitsuo. Buried memories from ...more -
![Bargain]()
No Hyeong Su visits a motel room to see Park Ju Yeong. He is pleased with her appearance and happy to pay for her services, but a surprise is waiting for No ...more -
![Because I Don't Want to Go Home]()
What's wrong with going on a trip alone with a friend of the opposite sex? Yoon Seul who doesn't want to go home and Han Bit who doesn't want to go to ...more -
![The Gifted Graduation]()
Two years have passed, and the new school year begins again. With it comes the resurrection of the Gifted program and a hidden threat from the Ministry led by Darin, a new ...more -
![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 -
![Original Sin]()
A lawyer who has been sentenced to jail becomes successful in business after serving time. A cop with a flourishing career solves case after case. The two people who are on opposite ...more -
![Fashion King]()
Great fashion has to start somewhere. And for aspiring designer Kang Yeong Geol, that somewhere is in a humble stall at the Dongdaemun Market, a crowded fashion district in Seoul known for ...more -
![Chaos]()
As "Chaos" begins, businessman Takayuki Komiyama is enjoying lunch with his wife. He soon returns to his office. Immediately, he receives a phone call informing him that she has been kidnapped. With ...more -
![Something in the Rain]()
Yun Jin A, a woman in her mid-30s, has never experienced a successful relationship. After being dumped countless times for her clumsy and reckless behavior, she is heartbroken when a man breaks ...more -
![The Elephant Joke]()
Ex-lovers Yeo Bin and Hae Kwang head to the promised place to send their cat for adoption. However, the place they arrive at is a sparsely populated reservoir. The promised adoptees are ...more -
![Crime Crackdown]()
Li Cheng Yang, a frontline police officer, is framed by evil forces and his own boss to prevent his investigation. Imprisoned, he regains his freedom with the help of the Chinese political ...more -
![The Lost Tomb]()
50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead rendered almost the whole group dead. ...more -
![The Legends]()
After being ambushed by the ten immortal sects while trying to steal the Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao dies, believing her ally, Li Chen Lan, the demon king’s son, is responsible. Five ...more -
![Last Samurai Standing]()
The story begins in Kyoto, Japan in 1878, 10 years after the glory days of the samurai. Stripped of their identity and status and no longer permitted even to carry swords, the ...more -
![Tempted]()
Rich and privileged twenty-somethings uncover their true motives and reveal their depravity while playing a dark and dangerous game. Set on revenge, popular player Kwon Shi Hyun makes a bet with friends ...more -
![Big Bet]()
Cha Mu Sik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business and strategizes winning over ...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 -
![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 -
![Bridal Mask]()
Lee Gang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Gang ...more -
![A Love to Kill]()
Kang Bok Gu, a tough K-1 fighter with a tragic past, falls in love with Cha Eun Seok, a TV talent and actress. His love is forbidden because of a misunderstanding that ...more -
![You Are My Glory]()
Qiao Jing Jing, a well-known celebrity, finds herself in hot water when a leaked video of her terrible gaming skills threatens her endorsement deal. To save her reputation, she jumps into a ...more -
![Joy of Life Season 2]()
Fan Xian, the illegitimate son of the finance minister found love with Lin Wan Er, the daughter of the Princess Royal. They wanted to live peaceful lives, but a scheming prince plotted ...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) -
![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 -
![Phone]()
After writing a series of articles about a pedophilia scandal, journalist Ji Won receives threatening calls on her cellular and subsequently changes her number. Her close friend Ho Jung, who is infertile, ...more -
![My Beautiful Man]()
Seventeen-year-old Hira, who is at the bottom of the class, tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to open his mouth and expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views ...more -
![Love Scenery]()
Liang Chen is devoted to bringing good music works to the listeners, expressing the idea of being kind, real, and perfect. Lu Jing loves computers and big data research. He is highly ...more -
![Reign of Assassins]()
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to their rightful ...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 -
![Harbin]()
In 1905, Japan forced Korea to sign the Eulsa Treaty, stripping the nation of its diplomatic rights and reducing the entire peninsula to a Japanese colony. By 1909, when Harbin begins, Korea’s ...more -
![Yukiguni]()
On a train bound for the snowy mountains of northwestern Japan, a writer named Shimamura notices two fellow-passengers: an ill man named Yukio and the young woman who attends him, Yoko. Gazing ...more -
![Original Sin]()
Yoo Han, a devout Christian, feels a desire against the Christian doctrine towards Joo Won, a newcomer at the church. He prays eagerly to try to deny the desire but cannot stop ...more -
![Nightmare Teacher]()
When a new teacher arrives, students' dreams begin to come true. Ye Rim, the class president, has to solve the bizarre and scary mystery before it's too late. -
![One Liter of Tears]()
15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. ...more -
![High School Frenemy]()
When Siamwit School faces financial struggles, administrator Paphada decides to merge the Udon Phithak campus with the main campus, Thep Burapha, despite their long-standing rivalry. Saint, the apathetic leader of class M.5/2, ...more -
![V.I.P.]()
Inspector Chae I Do investigates a brutal serial murder case and suspects Kim Gwang Il, a wealthy North Korean defector. However, his government protects Gwang Il, and CIA-backed agent Jae Hyeok interferes ...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 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 -
![Night Has Come]()
A class of second-year high school students at Yooil High School is forced to play a deadly mafia game during a field trip. As psychological warfare intensifies, Lee Yoon Seo, with her ...more -
![The End of the World with You]()
The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days’ time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific ...more -
![Giant]()
This drama tells the story of three siblings who grew up in the 1970s. Lee Gang Mo, his older brother Seong Mo and younger sister Mi Ju were separated at a young ...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 -
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After getting released from prison, Sun is filled with anger and sets up an underground gang, the Bangkok Boys. While he expands his power searching for the truth behind the tragic deaths ...more -
![Revenant]()
When a portal to another world opens, demons are unleashed. Ku San Young becomes possessed by one of them, and Yeom Hae Sang, who can see the demons, joins her in uncovering ...more -
![Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge]()
Blessed with good looks, Takano Kyohei, a college student, is always suffering from the unreasonable behavior of customers who want him and the sexual harassment of his store manager. Because of his ...more -
![The K2]()
Kim Je Ha, a former mercenary known as “K2,” becomes a fugitive after being wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend in Iraq. He returns to Korea and works as a bodyguard for ...more -
![We Are Gamily]()
Wu Gang and Yang Duo get fake married so that he can live with his boyfriend Sam and she can be with her girlfriend without their families getting suspicious, but after the ...more -
![Risky]()
Kuroda Mika, engaged to Sakurai Toru, enjoys a privileged life at work, leaving tasks to others while boasting about her upcoming marriage, earning her the disdain of colleagues. Among them, Asai Mitsutoshi, ...more -
![Watashi wo Hanasanaide]()
Hoshina Kyoko, Doi Tomohiko and Sakai Miwa have been leading ordinary lives working as adults. Raised at Yoko Gakuen which was isolated from the world and located on the mountain, the three ...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 -
![A Distant Place]()
Jin Woo, who resides on a sheep ranch in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do, lives a quiet life with his daughter Seol. Ranch owner Joong Man and his daughter Moon Kyeong treat them as family. ...more -
![Light the Night]()
In the red-light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese nightclub navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship, love, and betrayal. (Source: Netflix) -
![Rerun]()
Finding that they have a similar taste for music, Kit and Chou start to attend concerts together. Their relationship grows until its initial appeal starts to fade, and the meaning behind it ...more -
![Carter]()
Agent Carter wakes up one day in a motel room without any recollection of his identity and follows orders to join an explosive mission. (Source: Netflix) -
![Ip Man]()
Set in 1930s Foshan, China, an area known for its martial arts prowess, Ip Man lives the regal life of a prosperous martial arts master. Ip Man devotes the majority of his ...more -
![Drama Special Season 11: My Teacher]()
A story about a high school teacher looking back on the bullying of his own high school years. (Source: kisskh) -
![Peninsula]()
Peninsula takes place four years after the zombie outbreak in Train to Busan. The Korean peninsula is devastated and Jung Seok, a former soldier who has managed to escape overseas, is given ...more -
![The Eighth Sense]()
Ji Hyeon, a new student from a peaceful rural town, struggles to adjust to the bustling city life of Seoul. While at university, he meets Jae Won, who has just completed military ...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) -
![The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator]()
She was taken in by a cultivation master after her family was slaughtered. Vowing unconditional loyalty to her newfound teacher and savior, she followers her every step into adulthood. Can such reverence ...more -
![A Sunflower Family]()
A middle-aged man ignores his legal family to be with long time mistress and her children. However, this clear favoritism has caused a dire hatred between his two sets of children. (Source: ...more -
![Cursed in Love]()
Hanaoka Nao's mother, Yuriko, works as a confectioner at Kogetsuan, a traditional Japanese sweets shop. Nao meets Takatsuki Tsubaki, the owner's six-year-old son, and they become childhood sweethearts. Tragedy strikes when Tsubaki's ...more -
![Life Is But a Dream]()
An undertaker who needs woods to build a coffin for the savior of his village digs up an abandoned grave. But while doing so, he accidentally awakens the ghost of an ancient ...more -
![Decoy: Part 2]()
Nearly a decade after a massive financial fraud rocked South Korea, its mastermind, Noh Sang Cheon, was thought to have died in mysterious circumstances while fleeing to China. However, new evidence suggests ...more -
![Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]()
The first episode will be based on the manga's "Fugo Mura" story, where Rohan is dragged into an incident inside a millionaire's mansion. The second episode will be based on the "Kushagara" ...more -
![Infinity]()
A successful singer, Jake, is confronted by a strange man named La Qi who turns his life upside down. (Source: build-jakapan.com) ~~ Co-production with China. -
![Desire Catcher]()
In the world of hypnotism, Lu Feng Ping is renowned as one of the best. When a series of crimes, seemingly carried out under hypnosis, shakes the city, the police turn to ...more -
![I Am Not Alone]()
Drowning in the sorrow of breakup, and simultaneously bombarded by unbearable noise coming from her neighbor’s flat, Si finally lost it and broke down. Today she decided to act out of character ...more -
![My Dear Donovan]()
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive ...more -
![Gray Shelter]()
Cha Soo Hyuk is focused only on his survival, without any grand goals. He reunites with Lee Yoon Dae, who he was very close with. Yoon Dae was living with his girlfriend ...more
