10 Chilling K-Dramas About Serial Killers, Ranked
If you like suspense then look no further than K-Dramas.
They are great at creating this chilling feeling of tension, of grim, of inescapable doom, and the plots are pretty creative. These 10 shows are centered on serial killers, and they will leave you pretty jumpy at night, trust us.
It's hard to talk about K-Dramas without delving into the specifics of society, and the huge number of shows dealing with various serial killers of all shapes and sizes is a testament to how the environment that people live in shapes them.
A lot of these series feature characters with complex motivations who decide to go down this illegal path because of what the world has done to them.
And the specifics of the justice system also play a huge part in making these stories thrilling. Sure, there are some supernatural elements, and they are applied to the plots in a way that doesn't make them an overpowered gimmick — on the contrary, sometimes they do more harm than good.
And don't get us started on K-Drama writers' love for cliffhangers: they simply force us to binge the whole season in one sitting. Suspense is palpable and inescapable in these works.