Watching thriller and suspense dramas is one of a kind of exclusive entertainment. If you start watching a mystery Korean drama then you can’t stop until you finish all the episodes. If you are fond of Mystery-Thriller Korean Dramas then read out our blog and find your next Korean Drama!
Nobody Knows (2020)
Network: SBS
Genre: Crime, Suspense, Mystery, Investigation
Cast: Kim Seo-Hyung, Ryu Deok-Hwan, Park Hoon, Ahn Ji-Ho
Synopsis: Cha Young-Jin (Kim Seo-Hyung) is a detective who is chasing a serial killer. Lee Sun-Woo (Ryu Deok-Woo) is a teacher at Shinsung Middle School with very helping nature.
Memorist (2020)
Network: tvN
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Fantasy, Mystery
Cast: Yoo Seung-Ho, Lee Se-Young, Ko Chang-Seok, Yun Ji-On, Cho Seong-Ha
Synopsis: Dong Baek (Yoo Seung-Ho) is a very popular detective. He can read people’s minds by touching them. He teams up with talented criminal profiler Han Sun-Mi (Lee Se-Young) to find a serial killer.
Stranger/ Secret Forest (2017, 2020)
Network: tvN
Genre: Suspense, Investigation, Crime, Thriller
Cast: Cho Seung-Woo, Bae Doo-Na, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Shin Hye-Sun
Synopsis: Hwang Si-Mok (Cho Seung-Woo) is a famous prosecutor. Due to brain surgery in childhood, he lacks emotions and seems cold and rude. Lieutenant Han Yeo-Jin (Bae Doo-Na) is a hard-working policewoman. Hwang Si-Mok met Han Yeo-Jin at a crime scene and start working together to solve the murder case.
Good Casting (2020)
Network: SBS
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense, Thriller Comedy
Cast: Choi Gang-Hee, Kim Ji-Young, Yu In-Young, Lee Sang-Yeob, Lee Jong-Hyuk
Synopsis: Good Casting is one of the best Mystery-Thriller Korean Dramas with good comedy plots. Baek Chan-Mi (Choi Gang-Hee) is a famous NIS agent. Baek Chan-Mi teams up with Hwang Mi-Soon (Kim Ji-Young) and a rookie agent Im Ye-Eun (Yu In-Young) to solve a mystery case.
Kingdom (2019, 2020)
Network: Netflix
Genre: Horror, Zombie, Historical, Suspense, Thriller
Cast: Ju Ji-Hoon, Bae Doo-Na, Ryu Seung-Ryong, Kim Hye-Jun, Kim Sung-Kyu, Kim Sang-Ho
Synopsis: After three years of the Japanese invasion, the King of Joseon gets sick with a mysterious plague. As per the order, nobody can visit the king except the Queen and Chief Start Councilor Lord Hak-Ju.
Flower of Evil (2020)
Network: tvN
Genre: Romance, Suspense, Investigation, Thriller
Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae-Won, Jung Seo-Yeon, Jang Hee-Jin, Seo Hyun-Woo
Synopsis: Baek Hee-Sung (Lee Joon-Gi) is a metal craftsman who lives with his wife Cha Ji-Won (Moon Chae-Won) and daughter Baek Eun-Ha (Jung Seo-Yeon). Cha Ji-Won is a detective and loves Baek Hee-Sung a lot. Later she finds out the evil past of her husband.
Save Me (2017)
Network: OCN
Genre: Suspense, Thriller
Cast: Ok Taecyeon, Seo Ye-Ji, Jo Sung-Ha, Woo Do-Hwan, David Lee, Ha Hoe-Jung
Synopsis: Han Sang-Hwan (Ok Taecyeon) and his three friends run into their ex-classmate Im Sang-Mi (Seo Ye-Ji) who is dealing with an unwanted situation.
Vagabond (2019)
Network: SBS
Genre: Investigation, Crime, Suspense, Thriller
Cast: Bae Suzy, Lee Seung-Gi, Shin Sung-Rok, Lee Ki-Young
Synopsis: Go Hae-Ri (Bae Suzy) is a NIS agent. Cha Dal-Geon (Lee Seung-Gi) is a stunt man who lives with his nephew Cha Hoon (Moon Woo-Jin). Sadly, his nephew passed away in a plane crash. Later Cha Dal-Geon and Go Hae-Ri work together to find the conspiracy behind the plane crash.
Tunnel (2017)
Network: OCN
Genre: Investigation, Time-Travel, Suspense, Thriller
Cast: Choi Jin-Hyuk, Yoon Hyun-Min, Lee Yoo-Young, Kim Byung-Chul, Jo Hee-Bong
Synopsis: While chasing a serial killer, Detective Park Gwang-Ho (Choi Jin-Hyuk) enters a tunnel and time travel to the year 2017 from 1986. Detective Park teams up with Kim Sun-Jae (Yoon Hyun-Min) a detective and Shin Jae-Yi (Lee Yoo-Young) a criminal psychologist to find the killer.
Criminal Minds (2017)
Network: tvN
Genre: Investigation, Crime, Thriller
Cast: Lee Joon-Gi, Moon Chae-Won, Yoo-Sun, Son Hyun-Joo, Lee Sun-Bin, Go Yoon, Kim Young-Chul
Synopsis: This is a remake of a popular American drama series “Criminal Minds”. Profilers of NCI track down criminals and solve the cases.
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