Best "Case of the Week" Drama

Vote for your favorite "Case of the Week" type of dramas 

(i.e. episodic drama with an overarching narrative relating to the characters; their past, their character growth, their relationships, etc)  

KatiaSchwarz Jul 13, 2021
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  • While You Were Sleeping

    1. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    1,388 points by 14 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • Signal

    2. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    693 points by 7 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    3. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.5
    594 points by 6 voters
    “Mystic Pop-Up Bar” tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment) run by a prickly woman and an innocent part-timer who visit customers in their dreams to help resolve their ...more
  • A Korean Odyssey

    4. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    497 points by 5 voters
    In 2017, Son Oh Gong and Ma Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract ...more
  • Taxi Driver

    5. Taxi Driver

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.8
    398 points by 4 voters
    Do Gi has lived more honestly than anyone else as an officer in the Special Forces. Yet, when a serial killer murders his mother, he spends his days in agony. While feeling ...more
  • I Hear Your Voice

    6. I Hear Your Voice

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
    8.5
    396 points by 4 voters
    Jang Hye Sung, a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical, and materialistic public defender who becomes a lawyer after overcoming poverty and painful memories from her childhood, comes to a realization about society and ...more
  • dele

    7. dele

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
    8.4
    391 points by 4 voters
    Freelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralysed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and uses a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele. LIFE in partnership ...more
  • Unnatural

    8. Unnatural

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.7
    298 points by 3 voters
    Unnatural is a case-of-the-week medical mystery show; its main theme is the change of reality brought upon by imminent death of a loved one. Mystery and exhilarating human drama unfold against the ...more
  • Tunnel

    9. Tunnel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    286 points by 3 voters
    In 1986, Park Gwang Ho works as an excellent and enthusiastic detective. His life changes when he’s pursuing leads in a serial homicide case and then passes through a time portal, which ...more
  • Hero

    10. Hero

    Japanese Drama - 2001, 11 episodes
    8.0
    199 points by 2 voters
    Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a ...more
  • Kagi no Kakatta Heya

    11. Kagi no Kakatta Heya

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    8.1
    199 points by 2 voters
    Enomoto Kei is an employee at a major security firm who solves the tricks behind locked doors. He is described as having a calm and cool demeanor but has an eccentric obsession ...more
  • Good Doctor

    12. Good Doctor

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.3
    194 points by 2 voters
    Shindo Minato has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Shindo Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Shiga ...more
  • 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi

    13. 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.3
    188 points by 2 voters
    Hiroto Miyama is a poor lawyer who takes on criminal cases, but he is unable to make money. He pursues the truth for 0.1% out of Japan's 99.9% conviction rate. One day, ...more
  • Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku

    14. Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Okitegami Kyoko is a beautiful private detective who has a deep love for money. She is also known as the Forgetful Detective. Her memory is reset when she sleeps at night, which ...more
  • Legal High

    15. Legal High

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    8.1
    98 points by 1 voters
    Attorney Komikado Kensuke loves money, prestige and women, but also has a 100% winning rate when it comes to his legal cases. Mayuzumi Machiko is a rookie attorney who holds a strong ...more
  • Sutekina Sen Taxi

    16. Sutekina Sen Taxi

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
    8.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Edawakare is the driver of Sentaxi, a marvellous vehicle which is able to take a passenger back to his or her “life’s turning point”. His cool appearance is at odds with his ...more
  • Unubore Deka

    17. Unubore Deka

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 11 episodes
    7.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    A 30-year-old single detective, who is under the illusion that he is popular with females is called 'Unubore' by friends. He is an ultra romantic and susceptible to conceitedness. He has such ...more
  • Jikou Keisatsu

    18. Jikou Keisatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 9 episodes
    7.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    Kiriyama Shuichiro works as an information management officer at the prefectural police station. As he is very observant and has an interest in the unresolved cases which have gone past the legal ...more
  • 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season 2

    19. 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 9 episodes
    8.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Miyama Hiroto is a young lawyer who seeks justice for the innocent (in a country with a 99.9% conviction rate). He works for Madarame Law Firm. At the law firm, Hiroto Miyama ...more
  • Iryu Team Medical Dragon

    20. Iryu Team Medical Dragon

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    8.1
    92 points by 1 voters
    Ryutaro Asada, a renegade but brilliant surgeon, was being framed for a misdiagnosis and let go by the North Japanese Hospital. He went into exile and lived in a seaside shack when ...more
  • DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii

    21. DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 8 episodes
    7.8
    91 points by 1 voters
    A surgeon, Sagara Kosuke, resigned from the university hospital where he had worked for 12 years and is returning to work after taking a year off. He had agreed to himself to ...more
  • Radiation House

    22. Radiation House

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
    8.2
    91 points by 1 voters
    Igarashi Iori is a talented radiographer who believes the “truth” is definitely captured in CT and MRI images. He and radiologist Amakasu An work at a hospital’s radiology department where they determine ...more
  • Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri

    23. Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.1
    90 points by 1 voters
    Criminologist Himura Hideo seeks the pleasure of murder scenes and announces, “I’ve ever wanted to kill a person”. He appears to be a rather dangerous guy who pursues the ultimate crime. His ...more
  • Doctor X

    24. Doctor X

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 8 episodes
    8.2
    90 points by 1 voters
    Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor placement service” that has her wandering from hospital to hospital. The harsh environment at the hospitals led many ...more
  • Yamikin Ushijima-kun

    25. Yamikin Ushijima-kun

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 9 episodes
    7.6
    89 points by 1 voters
    This drama depicts the harsh reality of those at the bottom of society through the eyes of the loanshark Ushijima. He is the head of Kaukau Finance which is a ruthless black ...more

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