Beyond Evil (2021)

Policeman, a remote village ,old mystery, budding friendships, -- although the backdrop and the story are not same, somehow the vibe is similar.

A murder takes place in a small town. As the story progresses, entangled in the lies and crime, community members start to show their true colors.

Both sungmin and hakyung are amazing actors. They bring tension and their characters to life
Both dramas are also extremely tense crime dramas

Beyond Evil and CHIP-IN both start with cases where a group of people could be the culprit. In CHIP-IN the focus lays on the righteous daughter, in Beyond Evil it starts with the righteous new detective. Both team up with someone who they are suspicious off but still work together with.
Throwing around theories and questioning and suspecting everyone at one specific point makes both dramas not only darn gripping but also makes them very similar to one another.

Both series share a very dark atmosphere with a dark pallet of colors and they are taking part in a quiet city with a few residents. Also, both Beyond Evil and Hometown have a mystery that needs to be solved and the plot is unfolding in a way, that is difficult for the viewer to predict what will happen next. Lastly, both dramas have a very strong main cast and the themes that they deal with are similar.

Police teamwork to catch criminals (including serial killers), good bromance, interesting characters.

Both have a character that's an outsider arriving at a place that holds secrets. Both are thrillers with mystery and psychological elements. Both have unsettling characters.

- Both are slow-paced + centered around police officers and the crime/injustices that they confront
- While BE is darker and deals with a key plotline throughout, Live explores multiple cases thoroughly with a comparable level of grit and realism
- The MLs organically transition from a forced, clashing partnership to a trusting bromance

To me, the similarity came from the puzzle-like mystery that we are presented with throughout the dramas, getting bit by bit, but wait...almost nothing is as it seems. We have unreliable narrators or witnesses, people who have certain interests at heart, or even if eeeeverybody knows who the culprit/s might be, all can be explained through a different lens or perspective, depends on who's writing the script and what gets presented to the larger public.
Both dramas are very dark in tone, and the nuances of grey are never more apparent than in those who we deem innocent or always protecting the weak.
Twists are present, both in the past and present and by far the cat-mouse race will keep you wondering either who is the (real?) killer or how can we catch him and/or prevent him from further doing any harm. Watch both and prove me wrong :-)

Both have a psychological mind game aspect to them. Where Beyond Evil looked at the corruption and involved of a whole town in a cover up. Crime Puzzle looks at how politics and criminals form an alliance to not only cover up the truth but benefit from it.

Beyond Evil is like a darker, calmer and more deathly manipulative version of The Penthouse: War in Life xD

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Drama

Both have dark stories, investigations based on psychoanalysis. It's a very complicated story! A very similar picture and color palette!

Both dramas feature an unlikely pair of detectives with their own hidden agendas to solve, who throughout the series grow closer and act together in the interest of serving justice. They both also have to deal with a series of crimes related to their own pasts, and are linked through those crimes, even if they don't appreciate that.

BE's soundtrack is a bit more atmospheric, TGD has a bit more romance, but they're rather similar in tone and storytelling. I found both to be good stories in their own right and deserving of a watch.

Both slowly build up the story. Main characters are similar. The characters are grey. It's a bunch of small crimes and cases that all blend into a big one.

Penned by the same writer. The character interactions and growth are phenomenal in both. However, where one follows the same case and mysteries (Beyond Evil), the other is more case-based but done well with detailed explanations. Anyone who loves Beyond Evil for the characters, will love Mad Dog for the same growth arcs.