If you enjoy watching plot twists and psychological mind games then you are in the right post. These dramas keep you hooked on the episodes till the end. Here we will list some of the top serial killer Korean dramas you can add to your watchlist.
Mouse (2021)
Cast: Lee Seung Gi, Lee Hee Joon, Park Joo Hyun, Kyung Soo Jin
Genres: Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Crime, Investigation
Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is a rookie police officer who is very kind, and everyone in his neighborhood likes him. He won the Citizen Hero Award after beating bullies in high school. His life changed after the encounter with a psychopath murderer. Go Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon) is a detective. When he was a young kid, his parents were killed by a psychopath.
Flower of Evil (2020)
Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Jang Hee Jin, Seo Hyun Woo
Genres: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Melodrama, Crime
Ha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) is a detective, and she is married to Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi). She adores her family more than anything. Baek Hee Sung is an ideal husband. He works as a craftsman and is successful with his metalworking. They have a daughter, Baek Eun Ha (Jung Seo Yeon). Hee Sung is a loving and caring husband and father, but he hides his cruel past and lives under another person’s identity.
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Bae Suzy, Jung Hae In, Lee Sang Yeon, Shin Jae Ha, Ko Sung Hee
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Drama, Supernatural
Nam Hong Joo (Bae Suzy) lives with her mother. Jung Jae Chan (Lee Joo Suk) is a rookie prosecutor who lives with his brother. Hong Joo and Jae Chan are neighbors and a series of incidents made them close. Since childhood, Hong Joo can foresee the future good and bad events but she can’t do anything about it. One day, Jae Chan had a strange premonition dream of Hong Joo and Lee Yoo Beom, a ruthless attorney. So Jae Chan decides to change the future by interpreting it to save Hong Joo and a police officer. Jae Chan, Hong Joo, and Woo Tak started having dreams about one another and they realized their lives intertwined.
Tunnel (2017)
Cast: Choi Jin Hyuk, Yoon Hyun Min, Lee Yoo Young, Kim Byung Chul, Jo Hee Bong
Genre: Investigation, Time-Travel, Suspense, Thriller
While chasing a serial killer, Detective Park Gwang Ho (Choi Jin Hyuk) enters a tunnel and travels 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 serial killer.
Beyond Evil (2021)
Cast: Sin Ha Kyun, Yeo Jin Goo
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological,
Beyond Evil is about two hardworking detectives who sacrifice everything to find a serial killer. Lee Dong Sik (Sin Ha Kyun) and Han Joo Won (Yeo Jin Goo) are detectives. On this journey, they suspect everyone around them, including themselves. This drama is one of the top-rated dramas that has collected a few prestigious awards.
Through the Darkness (2022)
Cast: Kim Nam Gil, Jin Sun Kyu, Ryeo Un
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense, Thriller
The drama is about criminal profilers who dig for information by reading the minds of serial killers. Song Ha Young (Kim Nam Gil) is a criminal profiler who seems calm and charismatic. He works on the criminal behavior analysis team with Kook Young Soo (Jin Sun Kyu) and Jung Woo Joo( Ryeo Un).
My Perfect Stranger (2023)
Cast: Kim Dong Wook, Jin Ki Joo
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi, Time Travel
My Perfect Stranger is about a man who goes back in time to solve a murder mystery to save his future self. One day, Yoon Hae-jun found a mysterious car on a rainy day with a driving manual, and later he found out it was a time travel car. He dreamed of a beautiful life for himself, so he went to the future to check that out, but he found himself dead. So when he started the investigation, he discovered it was a serial murder case. So he travels back to 1987 to catch the culprit.
365: Repeat the Year (2020)
Cast: Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun, Kim Ji Soo, Min Do Hee, Lim Hyoun Soo
Genres: Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Drama
The story revolves around a group of 10 people who get an opportunity to reset their lives and travel back one year back in their life to create a better future and improve their mistakes. After that mysterious activities begin to happen in their life and the survival game starts where they are fighting against their destiny. The twit and turn are mind-blowing and unpredictable.
Train (2020)
Cast: Yoon Shi Yoon, Kyung Soo Jin,
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Train Korean drama has many surprises with the twist of a parallel universe. Seo Do Won is a sincere police officer who is dedicated to his work. In Universe II, he is a corrupt and drug-addicted senior police inspector. Han Seo Kyung is a straightforward and honest prosecutor who loves Do Won in Universe I but in Universe II she is a cold and emotionless detective.
Suspicious Partner (2017)
Cast: Ji Chang Wook, Nam Ji Hyun, Kwon Nara, Choi Tae Joon
Genre: Legal, Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Romance, Comedy
Noh Ji Wook (Ji Chang Wook) was a prosecutor but ended up changing his profession to an attorney, and Eun Bong Hee (Nam Ji Hyun) was a prosecutor trainee at his office. She became the prime suspect in his ex-boyfriend’s death, and Noh Ji Wook defended her case. Later, she falls for him.
Come and Hug Me (2018)
Cast: Jang Ki Yong, Jin Ki Joo, and Heo Joon Ho
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Melodrama
This is a love story that starts in childhood but they are forced to drift apart because of some family issues. Later they met as adults where one became a rookie detective and the other was an aspiring actress. Yoon Na Moo is now Chae Do Jin who is a Rookie detective and his father was a serial killer. Gil Nak Won is now known as Han Jae Yi who is an actress suffering from a disorder because of her past.
Jirisan (2021)
Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Ju Ji Hoon, Sung Dong Il, Jo Han Chul, Oh Jung Se
Genre: Crime, Suspense, Fantasy
Seo Yi Gang (Jun Ji Hyun) used to be one of the best rangers at Jirisan National Park. But after an accident, now she is in a wheelchair. Kang Hyun Jo (Ju Ji Hoon) is a ranger and a former army captain. In the same accident, Kang Hyun Ju went into a coma. Now Seo Yi Gang is investigating the case to find the criminal.
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