5 Gripping Crime K-Dramas Full of Chilling Mysteries
If you are a fan of dark detective stories full of unexpected twists and turns, these five should be right up your alley.
Lighthearted and uplifting stories are all well and good, and captivating in their own unique way, but every now and then you might feel the need to immerse yourself in a well-written dark mystery.
With that in mind, let's take a look at 5 K-dramas that will allow you to do just that, gripping the viewer with their intense and chilling stories full of twists and turns.
Mouse (2021)
Inspired by a real-life murder trial that took place in Incheon in 2017, this show is set in a world where people can be diagnosed with psychopathic tendencies before they are even born through a DNA test.
Go Moo-chi is a detective obsessed with finding a serial killer who murdered his parents many years ago and whose actions coincidentally led to the aforementioned DNA test being approved by the government.
After teaming up with Jeong Ba-reum, a rookie police officer who was also affected by a confrontation with the killer, the two begin their investigation and study the factors that turn people into psychopaths.
Signal (2016)
Inspired by both real-life criminal incidents and the 2000s sci-fi thriller Frequency, the story follows a criminal profiler from 2015 and a detective from 1989 who have found a way to contact each other through time.
Using this gift to their advantage, the two solve many cold cases, but eventually learn that altering the natural course of events comes at a price.
Stranger (2017-2020)
As a child, Hwang Si-mok underwent a surgery that cost him the ability to feel any kind of empathy, but this turned out to be an advantage for his career as a prosecutor, as he always remains calm, unperturbed and incorruptible.
When his colleague is murdered, he teams up with police lieutenant Han Yeo-jin and is determined to find the person responsible for the crime.
Beyond Evil (2021)
Lee Dong-sik is happy with his steady and quiet life, because although he works as a detective, he is usually assigned with menial and boring tasks.
But everything starts to change with the arrival of a new detective, Han Joo-won, a highly skilled and ambitious man, and shortly after a series of murders occurs that might be connected to a case Lee Dong-sik was involved in two decades ago.
Voice (2017-2021)
Moo Jin-hyuk had a promising career as a detective, but after his wife was murdered, his life took a dark turn and he became obsessed with finding the killer.
When he crosses paths with Kang Kwon-joo, whose father was killed by the same psychopath, the duo team up to solve cases together and eventually catch the elusive criminal.