6. Cop/Detective
Help each other out and add titles where a main or supporting character is/was/training to be a cop or detective.
Feel free to explain your choice in the comment section or send us a link of your own to a list with titles that fit the description to this prompt.
Useful tags: Police Officer Female Lead, Investigation, Detective Male Lead …
MDL Watch Challenge 2026 Dec 2, 2024
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![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 -
![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 -
![Cruel City]()
It portrays the cruel life of the drug cartels and the story of revenge for a loved one. Jung Shi Hyun is a newly appointed under-boss of the drug cartel. He lives ...more -
![Suishou no Kodou]()
Detective Kisaragi Toko of the Eleventh Section of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division was instrumental in solving the case of Toremi, the serial murderer who shocked Japan. Although one year ...more -
![High Kick!]()
Lee Yun Ho, a motorcycle maniac who engages in many fights at school and is known for his high kick, and Lee Min Ho, who enjoys spending time on scale models and ...more -
![Ishi no Mayu]()
Toko Kisaragi is a new female detective who was transferred to 11 Section of the 1st Investigation Division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as she wishes. Her father was a former ...more -
![Undercover High School]()
Jung Hae Seong, an elite NIS agent facing demotion, goes undercover at Byeongmun High School to locate King Gojong’s missing gold bars. Posing as a student, he encounters O Su A, a ...more -
![BORDER]()
Ango Ishikawa is a detective with smarts and a keen sense of observation. He's in a great physical shape and also highly ambitious. Ango also only focuses on his work and his ...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 -
![Born Again]()
In the 1980s, Detective Cha Hyung Bin is devoted to justice and secretly in love with Ha Eun, a bookshop owner hiding her heart disease. Their lives intersect tragically with serial killer ...more -
![Remember]()
A man in his 80s lost everything, because of someone during the Japanese occupation of Korea era. The old man decides to take revenge on the person who caused his pain. A ...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 -
![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 -
![Beginners!]()
Shimura Teppei grew up watching his policeman father who would ride side-by-side in marathons because he was a motorcycle cop, and dreamt of being a marathon runner as a child. But Teppei’s ...more -
![Marry My Dead Body]()
A traditional same-sex marriage between a human and a ghost. One day, a police officer finds a red wedding envelope, only to find out that the owner of the red envelope is, ...more -
![Character]()
Follows an aspiring manga artist named Keigo Yamashiro who dreams of making it big. Yamashiro is extremely talented, but what holds him back is his inability to create any villains due to ...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 -
![Vampire Detective]()
Private detective Yoon San suddenly becomes a vampire. He solves various cases for his clients while also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding himself while maintaining his secret identity as he solves ...more -
![I, the Executioner]()
It follows the hunt for a serial killer who has shaken the world as the youngest detective, Park Sun Woo, joins the team of veteran detective Seo Do Cheol, a veteran who ...more -
![Go Ahead]()
Three troubled youths, each from a dysfunctional household, find comfort in each other and form a chosen family. Eldest brother Ling Xiao, second brother He Zi Qiu, and youngest sister Li Jian ...more -
![Policeman and Me]()
Kako, a 16-year-old high school girl, goes to a mixer pretending to be 22. While there, she meets Kouta, who at first has a very intimidating aura. But once he saves her ...more -
![Midnight Runners]()
When two police academy cadets witness a kidnapping on their way home from the club, they’ll have to use all their—very recent—training to take down a powerful underground trafficking ring. (Source: AsianCrush) -
![HIStory3: Trapped]()
The story of a police officer who becomes trapped in the underworld, as he develops feelings for a gang leader... Four years ago, a veteran cop and an elderly gangster were killed ...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 -
![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 -
![The Roundup: No Way Out]()
It tells the story of Detective Ma Seok Do and a gang in Geumcheon-seo, who are trying to clean up drug crimes in Incheon. (Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = kisskh) -
![Pluto]()
Ai-oon is the disappointing twin of successful and beloved Ob-oom. They aren't close. On Ob-oom's wedding night, she takes Ai-oon aside and makes a request of her. Ob-oon and her husband Paul ...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 -
![The Roundup: Punishment]()
While investigating a drug-trafficking app, “Monster Cop” Ma Seok Do and his team discover a connection between the app’s developer, who was murdered in the Philippines, and an illegal online gambling organization. ...more -
![Hijack 1971]()
In 1971, former Korean Air Force fighter pilot Tae In works as a pilot for a commercial airline. He faces a crisis inside a hijacked flight with the passengers, including Yong Dae, ...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 -
![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 -
![RoOT]()
The hardened veteran detective Rena and bright-eyed rookie Sato take on a menial investigation. The job goes well until a thug named Dobu steals their evidence. Disheartened, they take a job looking ...more -
![Bangkok Adrenaline]()
Fresh off the plane in Thailand, 4 western backpackers find themselves in a card game they can not win. Owing to badass local gangsters a million baht they don't have, their dream ...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 -
![Ma' Rosa]()
Ma' Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood in Manila, where everybody likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small ...more -
![The Chase]()
Ari-dong’s nastiest old man and a former detective with much curiosity in Ari-dong “accidentally” form a duo to solve mysterious cases around the town. -
![On the Job]()
Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high-ranking military officials. (Source: IMDb) -
![Special Affairs Team TEN]()
"Special Affairs Team TEN" is a criminal investigation unit in South Korea, focused on solving violent crimes with low arrest rates. The team pursues notorious killers aiming for the perfect crime. Yeo ...more -
![Special Affairs Team TEN Season 2]()
Ji Hoon, who is the leader of Special Affairs Team TEN, has suddenly disappeared. The other members of Team TEN, Do Shik, Ye Ri and Min Ho are confused by the situation, ...more -
![Part-Time Spy]()
In Korea, where job crunch is becoming a major issue, there's a desperate woman, more than ready for a full-time job, 35-year-old Yeong Shil. She obtained all kinds of certification, including military ...more -
![Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito]()
This drama follows the relationship between Tabito Higurashi and Yoko Yamakawa. Various mysteries like the tragedy that struck Tabito Higurashi 20 years ago are revealed. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Tantei Higurashi ...more -
![Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito]()
Due to an incident from his past, Higurashi Tabito lost his hearing, sense of smell, taste and touch. He only has his sense of sight left. Nevertheless, Tabito is a private detective ...more -
![Face Me]()
Cha Jeong U, a top plastic surgeon with a troubled past, gains fame after intervening in a homicide case with detective Lee Min Hyeong. His reputation falters when a patient he denied ...more -
![Light of My Lion]()
Komori Hiroto, a kind young man working at city hall, cares for his younger brother, Komori Michito, who has autism spectrum disorder. Michito is a talented artist with great perceptiveness but struggles ...more -
![S: Saigo no Keikan]()
The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue) was formed to combat extreme crimes like terrorism, which is beyond the scope of the ordinary police force. Their purpose is to catch criminals alive. The ...more -
![Extreme Job]()
A drug squad consists of 5 detectives: Detective Squad Chief Go, Detective Jang, Detective Ma, Detective Young Ho, and Detective Jae Hoon. The team attempts to take down a criminal organization and ...more -
![How R U Mom?]()
At one house, found a suspicious case. Make 2 detectives invite you to solve the mystery. *Short commercial for MEDENT toothpaste. -
![Usotoki Rhetoric]()
Set in the early Shōwa era, this story takes place in the town of Tsukumoya. It follows the adventures of a broke, debt-ridden detective with a sharp eye for detail and his ...more -
![Love]()
Eight lonely souls search for the companions that will make their lives complete in this ensemble drama set in Taipei and Beijing. The captain of her college cycling team and a devoted ...more -
![Citizen of a Kind]()
Deok Hui is an ordinary citizen. She becomes a victim of a voice phishing scam. She loses tens of thousands of dollars in one moment. With the help of Jae Min, Bong ...more -
![First Love]()
Set over one night in Tokyo, the film will follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his ‘first love’ Monica, a call girl and an addict but ...more -
![Tokyo DOGS]()
Takakura So witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His ...more -
![A Virtuous Business]()
About the independence, growth, and friendship of the 'Bangpan Sisters', four women who started selling adult products door-to-door in a rural village in 1992, a time when “sex” was still taboo. It's ...more -
![The Soul]()
Liang Wen Chao, a cancer-stricken man devoted to his work, and his pregnant wife A Bao take on the mysterious death of conglomerate chairman Wang Shi Chong. As they dig deeper, they ...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 -
![Love Song in Winter]()
It tells the romantic love story of the reunion of the detective Jiang Cheng Yi and the anesthesiologist Lu Yan. They encounter each other by chance eight years after breaking up and ...more -
![I Hear Your Voice]()
Jang Hye Sung, a bold and materialistic public defender, becomes a lawyer after a difficult childhood. She encounters Park Soo Ha, a 19-year-old who can read minds and considers her his first ...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 -
![Naked Fireman]()
Kang Chul Soo is an enthusiastic fireman who poses as a nude model to make money for his sick friend. He is then targeted as the criminal of an arson-murder case that ...more -
![Blind]()
A missing person case involving a female university student and the victim in a hit-and-run case appears to be the same person. Detectives look for a witness. The witness, Min Su A, ...more -
![Doubt]()
Jang Tae Su is a legendary criminal profiler in Korea. He was one of the first in his field and paved the way for criminal behavior analysts in the country. He has ...more -
![All of Us Are Dead]()
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from ...more -
![The Witness]()
Lu Xiao Xing, a rookie cop, abandons her post to find her rebellious brother, leading to a car crash that kills him and leaves her blind. Three years later, struggling with his ...more -
![Pinocchio]()
The idealistic Choi In Ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome,” which makes her ...more -
![Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha]()
After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed before as a little girl. When she learns the village is without ...more -
![Two Cops]()
His strong sense of justice is all that he has. Detective Cha Dong Tak is feared among criminals for showing no mercy. One day, his body is taken over by Gong Soo ...more -
![Zombie Detective]()
After Moo Young is brought back to life as a zombie due to illegal medical waste, he loses his memory but adapts to his new reality. With his keen sense of smell, ...more -
![26 Years]()
A top-secret project led by athletes, gangsters, police officers, heads of companies, and heads of bodyguard departments to convict 'that person' who is the main culprit of the massacre that happened 26 ...more -
![Goedam]()
When night falls on this city, shadows and spirits come alive in this horror anthology series focused on urban legends. (Source: Netflix) -
![Bad Guys]()
A detective returns from suspension and pulls together an unorthodox special investigation team in order to capture a serial killer. (Source: Netflix) -
![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 -
![Happiness]()
Heaven Condominium might seem like a great place to live, but it soon becomes the site of a horrible tragedy. After someone living in the complex contracts a strange disease that causes ...more -
![Drama Special Season 4: The Strange Cohabitation]()
174. Drama Special Season 4: The Strange Cohabitation
Korean Special - 2013, 1 episode58 points by 1 votersThree months ago, Detective Soo Hyun's wife Ye Rin, was raped and murdered. Since then, his life has fallen apart and he sees the ghost of his wife in their apartment. Then, ...more -
![Drama Special Season 5: Curry]()
There is a curry restaurant in Hongdae. Because of Yoo Mi, the restaurant owner's feisty character, there are no customers. One day, Gyung Pyo comes to this restaurant and he tries his ...more -
![Good Boy]()
The story of medalists in international competitions who decided to become police officers through the Olympic special recruitment. Instead of medals on their necks are now their police IDs as they encounter ...more -
![Squid Game]()
After a failed business venture, the debt-ridden chauffeur Seong Gi Hun lives his life gambling away the money he mooches off his elderly mother while failing to provide for her and his ...more -
![Squid Game Season 3]()
A failed rebellion, the death of a friend, and a secret betrayal. Picking up in the aftermath, the final season finds Gi Hun, Player 456, at his lowest point yet. But the ...more -
![Lovers in Prague]()
Jae Hee, a diplomat in Prague, who is getting over a break-up, meets police detective Sang Hyun and romance blossoms. Jae Hee is the daughter of the Korean President and has to ...more -
![Wild Search]()
The police are staking out a Hong Kong flat, waiting to catch some major gun-dealers. While the suppliers are conducting their deal, they move in. Both buyers are killed in the gunfire, ...more -
![The Village: Achiara's Secret]()
Achiara is a small, quiet, peaceful village with hardly any crime. But on her first day of school there, English teacher Han So Yoon discovers a buried corpse. As the townspeople speculate ...more -
![Herb]()
Sang Eun, a kind-hearted 20-year-old with the intelligence of a 7-year-old, has a special talent for paper folding. Though surrounded by a loving family and friends, she struggles with understanding the world ...more -
![The Inanimate World]()
Investigations on a mysterious woman, Toko, started when Sonoe, a teacher and Toko's fellow faculty member, was found dead as a result of what seemed to be an unfortunate accident. Eiki, an ...more -
![Hard Days]()
On the night of December 29th, Detective Kudo Yuji drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. He receives a phone call from the station ...more -
![A Hard Day]()
Ko Geon Soo, a corrupt detective whose mother recently died, drives away in the middle of the funeral, having been informed that his squad is being investigated by internal affairs for bribery. ...more -
![Master]()
Kim Jae Myung, chief of the Intellectual Crime Investigation team, suspects One Network Inc., led by Jin Hyun Pil, of a massive fraud. He targets the company’s IT architect, Park Jang Gun, ...more -
![The Wicked Game]()
Former police officer Than takes a gig guarding Pheem, the youngest son of a private hospital owner. On the hospital's opening day, an assassination attempt is made against Pheem. Fortunately, Than comes ...more -
![Busted]()
Tackling different mysteries in each episode of this game show, seven sleuths get closer to solving the biggest one of all: What happened to Project D? Seven celebrity sleuths discover that they ...more -
![Busted Season 2]()
Amateur detectives attempt to untangle a string of mystifying cases, which may be connected to an enigmatic figure known as the Flower Killer. (Source: Netflix) -
![Busted Season 3]()
With old faces back on the team, the detectives investigate a series of bewildering cases that seem to be linked to a shady organization. (Source: Netflix) -
![Crime Scene Zero]()
In this mystery showdown, players engage in layered scenarios as either suspects or detectives — each striving to outsmart others and uncover the truth. (Source: Netflix)
