Korean dramas with thriller plots are the most satisfying series. Every Korean thriller drama offers some perfect storylines with the most handsome casts. Today, we are sharing the top 10 crime investigation Korean Dramas of 2025.

The Manipulated

Network: Disney+

Episodes: 12

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Revenge

Cast: Ji Chang-Wook, Do Kyung-Soo

Synopsis: Tae-Joong (Ji Chang-Wook) is an ordinary man living a very simple life. His life gets turned upside down when he gets involved in a crime and is sentenced. Later, Tae-Joong discovered that Yo-Han (Do Kyung Soo) had planned everything. Now Tae-Joong is seeking revenge. This is one of the top 10 Korean dramas about crime investigation of 2025.

Dear X

Network: TVING

Episodes: 12

Genre: Psychological, Thriller

Cast: Kim Yoo-Jung, Kim Young-Dae, Kim Do-Hoon

Synopsis: Baek Ah-Jin (Kim Yoo-Jung) is one of the top actresses of South Korea. Everyone loves her, and she is really kind to good people. Meanwhile, she also has a very dark side. Baek Ah-Jin had faced domestic abuse when she was a kid. Now she always hides her feelings and manipulates others. 

Unmasked

Network: Disney+

Episodes: 12

Genre: Crime, Media, Investigation, Suspense

Cast: Kim Hye-Soo, Jung Sung-Il, Joo Jong-Hyuk

Synopsis: Oh So-Ryong (Kim Hye-Soo) is a reporter and now works as the chief of the Trigger team. This is a special reporting team that works on the unsolved cases. PD Han Do (Jung Sung-Il) is a cold man, but he is good at his work. He started working under Oh So-Ryong. 

Queen Mantis

Network: SBS

Episodes: 8

Genre: Crime, Psychological, Suspense, Thriller, Investigation

Cast: Ko Hyun-Jung, Jung Dong-Yoon, Cho Seong-Ha, Lee El

Synopsis: Jeong I-Shin (Ko Hyun-Jung) is a serial killer and is now serving her time in prison. She is known as the Queen Mantis, who brutally killed 5 men 20 years ago. Her son Cha So-Yeol (Jung Dong-Yoo) is a police officer and hates her mother a lot. One day, a new case appeared that seemed like a copy of a mantis case. Queen Mantis is one of the top 10 crime investigation Korean Dramas of 2025.

​Hyper Knife

Network: Disney+

Episodes: 8

Genre: Medical, Crime, Suspense, Thriller

Cast: Park Eun-Bin, Sul Kyung-Gu, Yoon Chan-Young

Synopsis: Choi Deok-Hee (Sul Kyung-Gu) is a very famous neurosurgeon. One of his pupils, Jung Se-Ok (Park Eun-Bin), is also a promising doctor. They are both very similar. But Choi Deok-Hee had mixed feelings about her, and one day, he permanently kicked her out. Now Jung Se-Ok is working as a shadow doctor and doing illegal surgeries. Seo Yeong-Joo (Young Chan-Yeong) is her pupil who always stays by her.

Hunter With A Scalpel

Network: Disney+

Episodes: 16

Genre: Medical, Psychological, Crime, Investigation, Thriller

Cast: Park Ju-Hyun, Kang Hoon, Park Yong-Woo

Synopsis: Seo Se-Hyeon (Park Ju-Hyun) is a genius forensic expert. She is very good at her work but has a very unfriendly behavior. While working on a case, she finds traces of her father, Yoon Jo-Kyun (Park Yong-Woo). Yoon Jo-Kyun is a psychopathic serial killer. 

Undercover High School

Network: MBC

Episodes: 12

Genre: Crime, Investigation, Comedy, Romance

Cast: Seo Kang-Joon, Jin Ki-Joo, Kim Shin-Rok

Synopsis: Jung Hae-Seong (Seo Kang-Joon) is an ace officer of NIS. Due to an incident on a case, Jung Hae-Seong faces a demotion. His new operation is an undercover agent in a famous school. Jung Hae-Seong goes undercover as a student. 

Taxi Driver 3

Network: SBS

Episodes: 16

Genre: Crime, Investigation, Thriller

Cast: Lee Je-Hoon, Kim Eui-Sung, Pyo Ye-Jin, Jang Hyuk-Jin, Bae Yoo-Ram

Synopsis: This is the third season of the famous Korean drama Taxi Driver. The story continues as Kim Do-Gi (Lee Je-Hoon) is working as a taxi driver in the Rainbow Taxi service. Jang Sung-Chul (Kim Eui-Sung) is the CEO of Rainbow Taxi Service and Blubbird Foundation. Ahn Go-Eun  (Pyo Ye-Jin), Choi Kyung-Koo (Jang Hyuk-Jin), Park Jin-Eon (Bae Yoo-Ram), and the supporting team members.

Good Boy

Network: SBS

Episodes: 16

Genre: Crime, Investigation, Thriller, Romance, Comedy

Cast: Park Bo Gum, Kim So Hyun, Oh Jung-Se, Lee Sang-Yi, Heo Sang-Tae, Tae Won-Seock

Synopsis: Former athletes joined the police force and started working against crime. Yoon Dong-Ju (Park Bo Gum) is an Olympic Gold Medalist and has a very good heart. He has a crush on former Olympic Gold Medalist Shooter Ji Han-Na (Kim So Hyun). Ji Han-Na is very famous and also known for her beauty. They started working together, fighting against injustice.

The Price Of Confession

Network: Netflix

Episodes: 12

Genre: Crime, Suspense, Thriller

Cast: Kim Go-Eun, Jeon Do-Yeon, Park Hae-Soo

Synopsis: An Yun-Su (Jeon Do-Yeon) is an art teacher and lives a very peaceful and ordinary life. Her life changes when she gets accused of killing her husband. While in prison, she met Mo Eun (Kim Go-Eun).  Mo Eun is a very strange woman, and other prisoners call her a witch as she can see through other people.

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