The year 2021 K-Dramas are all about crime and thriller dramas. There are lots of ongoing crime-thriller Korean dramas like Mouse, Undercover, etc. We are listing the top 10 crime-thriller Korean dramas of 2021.
Vincenzo
Network: tvN
Episodes: 20
Genre: Crime, Law, Investigation, Comedy, Friendship
Cast: Song Joong-Ki, Jeon Yeo-Bin, TaecYeon, Kwan Dong-Yeon, Kim Yeo-Jin, Jo Han-Chul
Synopsis: Park Joo-Hyeong was adopted by an Italian family at the age of 8. Now, his name is Vincenzo Cassano and he is the consigliere of a Mafia family. Vincenzo flies back to South Korea and meets lawyer Hong Yu-Chan (Yoo Jae-Myung). Vincenzo is one of the top K-Dramas available on Netflix.
Beyond Evil
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense, Dark, Thriller
Cast: Shin Ha-Kyun, Yeo Jin-Goo, Choi Sung-Eun, Kim Shin-Rok, Choi Dae-Hoon, Lee Do-Hyun
Synopsis: Lee Dong-Sik (Shin Ha-Kyun) is a detective at Manyang Police Substation. He is very generous but has a dark past. 20 years ago, Dong-Sik was the suspect in her sister’s murder case. Han Joo-Won (Yeo Jin-Goo) is an elite detective who is newly transferred to Manyang Police Substation. Beyond Evil is one of the top Korean Dramas of 2021.
Penthouse 2
Network: SBS
Episodes: 21
Genre: Crime, Drama, Suspense, Revenge
Cast: Kim So-Yeon, Eugene, Uhm Ki-Joon, Yoon Jong-Hoon, Shin Eun-Kyung
Synopsis: Penthouse is one of the top Korean dramas. Penthouse Season 1 got one of the top ratings in 2020. Season 2 is the sequel of the first season. Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki-Joon) and Cheon Seo-Jin (Kim So-Yeon) are about to get married for merging the companies. But all the members and somehow uneasy and worried.
Times
Network: OCN
Episodes: 12
Genre: Sci-Fi, Crime, Investigation
Cast: Lee Seo-Jin, Lee Joo-Yeong, Moon Jeong-Hee, Kim Young-Chul
Synopsis: Times is a Sci-Fi Korean drama where two people from different years get connected via phone call. Lee Jin-Woo (Lee Seo-Jin) is a reporter in 2015 who tries very hard to find every possible truth about the case. In 2020, Seo Jung In (Lee Joo-Young) is a young and passionate reporter.
Busted! 3
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 8
Genre: Mystery Fiction, Thriller, Variety Show, Comedy
Cast: Yoo Jae-Suk, Oh Sehun, Kim Sejeong, Kim Jong-Min, Lee Kwang Soo, Park Min-Young, Lee Seung-Gi
Synopsis: A team of private detectives solves the cases. Busted is a Netflix Original Series. The first and second seasons aired in 2018 and 2019.
Mouse
Network: tvN
Episodes: 20
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Investigation, Psychological
Cast: Lee Seung-Gi, Lee Hee-Jun, Park Ju-Hyun, Kyung Soo-Jin, Ahn Jae-Wook, Kim Jung-Nam, Kwon Hwa-Woon
Synopsis: Go Mu-Chi (Lee Hee-Jun) is a detective whose parents were killed by a serial killer. Jung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is very sweet and kind-hearted. While chasing a killer, he gets badly injured. Afterwards, his life gets totally changed.
Law School
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Law, College, Friendship, Investigation, Crime, Suspense
Cast: Kim Myung-Min, Lee Jung-Eun, Ahn Nae-Sang, Gil Hae-Yeon, Kim Bum, Ryu Hye-Young, Lee Soo-Kyung, David Lee, Hyun Woo, Ko Yoon-Jung
Synopsis: Law School Korean drama is about the students and a professor of a prestigious law university. Yang Jong-Hoon (Kim Myung-Min) is a former prosecutor and now working as a professor at law school. Professor Seo Byung-Ju (Ahn Nae-Sang) gets murdered at the university. Yang Joon-Hoon and some students become the suspects of his murder.
Taxi Driver
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Genre: Crime, Investigation
Cast: Lee Je-Hoon, Kim Eui-Sung, Esom, Pyo Ye-Jin, Jang Hyuk-Jin, Bae Yoo-Ram
Synopsis: Taxi Driver is a webcomic based Korean drama. Kim Do-Ki (Lee Je-Hoon) graduated from Korean Military Academy. His mother was killed by a serial killer. Now he has started working as a driver in Rainbow Taxi company. Kang Ha-Na (Esom) is a prosecutor. Taxi Driver is one of the top 10 crime-thriller Korean dramas of 2021.
L.U.C.A. The Beginning
Network: tvN
Episodes: 12
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Fantasy, Suspense, Romance
Cast: Kim Rae-Won, Lee Da-Hee, Kim Sung-Oh, Ahn Nae-Sang, Jin Kyung
Synopsis: Ji-O (Kim Rae-Won) is born with special powers. But he doesn’t know anything about himself or his family. Ha Neul Ae Gu-Reum (Lee Da-Hee) is a detective who is trying to solve the mystery behind her parents’ disappearance.
Undercover
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Law, Suspense, Romance
Cast: Ji Jin-Hee, Kim Hyun-Joo, Jeong Man-Sik, Yeon Woo-Jin, Han Sun-Hwa
Synopsis: In 1991, Lee Suk-Kyu (Yeon Woo-Jin) studied at Police University and was recruited by NIS. While working on a secret case, he joins the university as Han Jung-Hyun. He met Choi Yeon Soo (Han Sun-Hwa). Today, Lee Suk-Kyu (Ji Jin-Hee) lives as Han Jung-Hyun and is married to Choi Yeon Soo (Kim Hyun-Joo). Yeon-Soo is a civil-rights lawyer and lives happily with her husband and two kids.
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