Well done Crime/Thriller Dramas

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  • Signal

    1. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    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. Fifteen years later, Hae Yeong is now a police officer and criminal profiler. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that allows him to get in contact with Detective Lee Jae Han who is in the past. Police officers Hae Yeong, Jae Han, and Cha So Hyun then set out on a journey to solve cold cases.

    Comment: One of the best crime dramas every produced. Very sad and gripping. The cases are based on real cases. Sadly it ends with an open end. Season 2 has been in talks for many years, maybe someday it will get it :) 

  • Burning Ice

    2. Burning Ice

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes

    10

    Summary:

     To protect the woman he loves, a white-collar worker unintentionally becomes involved in a murder case and is from then on a suspect. In the blink of an eye, his quiet and boring life gets completely shaken up as he suddenly is both being chased by the police as well as gangsters.

    Comment: This drama is based on a novel and caught the attention of some of the best peoplein the tv-entertainment business. And the quality can be seen. It is superb superb superb. A lotof psychological tricks, character developments that are absolutely shocking. An absolute amazing crime-drama. 

  • WATCHER

    3. WATCHER

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    After a dramatic incident 15 years ago, a senior detective, Do Chi Kwang, a former prosecutor Han Tae Joo and a young policeman, Kim Young Koon, become members of an internal affairs investigation team to uncover the truth and root out corruption and injustice from within the ranks of the police.

    Comment: Morally grey detectives. You truly do not know who is good and who is evil till the last episode. Absolutely amazingly made. 

  • Nobody Knows

    4. Nobody Knows

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    Detective Young Jin, from the regional investigation unit, has only one thing on her mind: to catch the 'Stigmata' serial killer that murdered her friend 19 years ago. She carries guilt and trauma over the event. She has no friends and lives alone. Her downstairs neighbor’s son, Eun Ho, has built a relationship with her ever since she moved above their apartment. He does menial house chores for her. One day Eun Ho, seems to have fallen off the roof of their apartment building and left in a coma. Young Jin senses foul play and decides to take it upon herself to get to the bottom of it. With the help of Eun Ho’s homeroom teacher, Sun Woo, the both begin to uncover that Eun Ho’s injuries were no accident.

    Comment: Very gripping case. 

  • A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower

    5. A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    10

    Summary:

     A beautiful coffee shop owner Zhong Meibao suddenly dies in a condominium at the Horizon Tower. When she died, her face still wore a doll-like makeup, hence the case was referred to as the "Doll Murder Case". However in the midst of investigation, new clues begin to emerge, and turns the focus to Zhong Meibao's complicated and painful youth.

    Comment: Absolute surprising twist and turns. Nothing seems as it truly is in the beginning. You think you got it all figured it out till you realize you have nothing figured out. Very well done crime drama 

  • Ishi no Mayu

    6. Ishi no Mayu

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 5 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    Toko Kisaragi is a new female detective who was transferred to 11 Section of the 1st Investigation Division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as she wishes.
    On March 9, a murder case was reported and the victim's body was found cemented. The next morning, the killer brazenly calls the police department and he identifies himself as Toremi.  Toko Kisaragi becomes Toremi's negotiator. 

  • Aku no Hado

    7. Aku no Hado

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    In 2014, a series of murders targeting women takes place in Kawasaki City. All the victims have been killed as if they had hanged and these are dubbed the “Hanging Murders” in public. The police investigation runs into difficulties without clues on the murderer. However, Detective Iguchi from the First Investigation Division has his eye on a man whom he suspects to kill for pleasure. This man is Nogi Naoya. He lies about his identity, erases his traces in public, and lives as if he is holding his breath. Nogi is actually Yaginuma Masato, the victim in the sensational Akishima mother and son kidnapping case. He gets involved with his neighbor Yoshika.  What is his true motive?

  • The Bad Kids

    8. The Bad Kids

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    8.0

    Summary:  

    A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps several families into an unpredictable outcome.

  • Kidnapping Game

    9. Kidnapping Game

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    Yu Hai accidentally meets Lu Jie, the daughter of Shen Hui. They concoct a plan to fake her kidnapping in exchange for ransom and start to have a relationship. Days later, Lu Jie is found dead. Wu Yuke  and Miao Jia  are the cops assigned to the case and their investigation exposes a great danger looming in the background.

  • The Long Night

    10. The Long Night

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    8.0

    Summary: 

    It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself.  And yet when the case was ready for court, the prosecutor discovered that the case was not as it appeared. The murder was but a cover for another more shocking injustice. He spent ten years trying to uncover the truth, toiling away his youth, his career, his reputation, his family, and even his life.

  • Day and Night

    11. Day and Night

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

    Summary: 

    The usually carefree Guan Hong Yu gets accused of having murdered a whole family. To clear his younger twin brother’s charge, the team leader of the criminal investigation department Guan Hong Feng wants to take on this case, but since he’s a relative, he’s not allowed to participate in the investigation. A new team leader named Zhou Xun is assigned and ends up seeking Hong Feng’s help. However, Hong Feng has a secret: one of the twin brothers has fear of the dark phobia, so the “Hong Feng” appearing at the police station during the day and at night is actually not the same person. Together, the twins secretly try to find out the truth about the “family extinction murder case

  • The Burning River

    12. The Burning River

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    10

    Summary: 

    Two boggling mysteries have occurred in a small town in Xinan. A female police captain joins hands with a young detective to conduct an investigation. Although a clear motive can be seen, the two discover a series of unknown secrets.

    One case involves a late-night ride hailed through an online platform that goes terribly wrong. As more and more clues resurface, the cases in the hands of the police hands become complicated and entangled. In a desperate attempt to find the real culprit, events closely link the past, present, and future of the small town.

  • The Victims' Game

    13. The Victims' Game

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    10

    Summary: 
    After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.

  • Save Me

    14. Save Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Summary:
    Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok Dong Cheol, Woo Jung Hoon, and Choi Man Hee. When Sang Mi and her family face some trouble, Spiritual Father Baek Jung Ki of Goosunwon offers to help them. However, her family is slowly getting sucked into the pseudo-religious cult and the four young men try to save her.

  • Hometown

    15. Hometown

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    9.0

    Summary: Set in a small rural town in 1999 where a recording tape containing a mysterious serial murder and an unidentified bizarre sound is discovered.
    In 1989, terrorist Jo Kyung Ho came back to South Korea after studying in Japan and released sarin gas at a train station in his hometown, killing passengers and subsequently being sentenced to life in prison after turning himself in. His daughter, Jo Jae Young, is sent to live with her aunt, Kyung Ho's younger sister, Jo Jung Hyun.

    Ten years later, a murder case takes place in the small town with Detective Choi Hyung being put in charge. Jung Hyun now must come face to face with tragedy once again and she teams up with Choi Hyung to discover the truth and find her niece.

  • Stranger

    16. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    10

    Summary:
    Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions.  Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but he is ostracized because he lacks empathy and social skills. He is also one of only a handful of upright prosecutors who have refused to take bribes. One day, he encounters a stabbing victim while investigating corruption. He meets Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin at the crime scene. They join forces to root out corruption at the prosecutors’ office and solve a serial murder case.

  • Children of a Lesser God

    17. Children of a Lesser God

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Summary:
    Chun Jae In is an elite detective with a genius IQ, who guided by only facts, logic, and numbers. Meanwhile, Kim Dan is a rookie detective who has the ability to see people's deaths in certain cases, sometimes before and sometimes after the actual death takes place. They work together to uncover a conspiracy involving a powerful organization.

  • Danger Zone: The Dark Night

    18. Danger Zone: The Dark Night

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    8.5

    Summary:

    A flawless crime, serial murder case without suspect is investigated.
    An outstanding case forced the police and criminals to work hand in hand, go deep into the murder scene and compete with the murderer to get justice for the deceased. The two heroes teamed up to fight each other, but the undercurrent of the devil's deal was surging, and it was about to trigger another wave of an even greater crisis!

  • Inspector Koo

    19. Inspector Koo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    9.5

    Summary : A hard-boiled investigative comedy drama that centers around the insurance investigator Koo Kyung Yi who investigates a murder case. Koo Kyung Yi, an intelligent woman who solves cold cases for the thrill of cracking the case rather than bringing justice to the world. By hook or by crook, she ferociously chases the truth behind every case. A college student who is a serial killer plots an accidental murder case to defraud her insurance money.

  • Drama Stage Season 4: The Fair

    20. Drama Stage Season 4: The Fair

    Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode

    10

    Summary:

    A drama about the protagonist's definition of punishing a criminal who broadcasts seven murders live on the Internet through the new punishment system, the Virtual Crime Program (VCP).

  • Under the Skin

    21. Under the Skin

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

    9.0

    Summary: The young painter Shen Yi resigned from the Academy of Fine Arts and entered Haicheng Public Security Bureau mysteriously. Interpol Captain Du Cheng was furious and said that he would never accept those who caused his comrade to be killed in the police force.However now both work together to solve cases. 

  • Missing Persons

    22. Missing Persons

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    8.5

    Summary:

    Six survivors of a car accident are trapped in a mysterious river valley where hair-raising events ensue. What is the shocking secret in the valley?

    The lone survivors of a deadly accident have their own secrets to hide. Unable to treat each other with sincerity, they become increasingly suspicious as tensions rise. As they try to find a way out of their ordeal, they experience strange circumstances. Escape may seem impossible yet they continue to make a desperate attempt in the hopes of salvation.

  • The King of Pigs

    23. The King of Pigs

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    Summary:

    Two friends meet up and recall their experiences as victims of school bullying when they receive a message from a friend from 20 years ago and mysterious serial killings begin to occur.

    Kyung Min lives with the trauma of the school violence he experienced twenty years ago and an unexpected case causes his suppressed emotions to reappear. Meanwhile, Detective Jong Suk receives a mysterious message sent from a friend from 20 years ago which reminds him of the school violence that took place back then. Chasing the mysterious message, he tries to put a stop to the murders.

    Through these characters with tragic fates, the drama touches on the origin of school violence and the bullying that pervades modern society.

  • Kill It

    24. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes

    8.0

    Summary: Will a killer-turned-veterinarian and a detective find common ground? Kim Soo Hyun is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Many individuals and organizations hire him for large sums of money. Nobody in the public knows anything about him as a killer, including his age, name, and race. Do Hyun Jin was once a ballerina, but now she is a detective working in Seoul, who graduated from police academy as the most excelled. Although she looks cold and stern on the outside, she is, in fact, a very sympathetic individual.
    What happens when both get to know that the connection between them has started years ago?

  • Children of Nobody

    25. Children of Nobody

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

    9.5
  • Through the Darkness

    26. Through the Darkness

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    8.0
  • CHIP-IN

    27. CHIP-IN

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    8.0
  • Confession

    28. Confession

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • Defendant

    29. Defendant

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes

    9.5
  • Detective L

    30. Detective L

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    7.0
  • Special Affairs Team TEN

    31. Special Affairs Team TEN

    Korean Drama - 2011, 9 episodes

    8.0
  • Special Affairs Team TEN Season 2

    32. Special Affairs Team TEN Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2013, 12 episodes

    7.5
  • Taxi Driver

    33. Taxi Driver

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • Tell Me What You Saw

    34. Tell Me What You Saw

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    7.5
  • The Guardians

    35. The Guardians

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

    9.5
  • The Lie Detective

    36. The Lie Detective

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    8.0
  • The Lies Within

    37. The Lies Within

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    8.5
  • Flower of Evil

    38. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • My Name

    39. My Name

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    9.5
  • Pied Piper

    40. Pied Piper

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    8.0
  • Rakuen

    41. Rakuen

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 6 episodes

    7.5
  • Siren

    42. Siren

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 9 episodes

    9.0
  • The Listener

    43. The Listener

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes

    7.5
  • Whisper

    44. Whisper

    Korean Drama - 2017, 17 episodes

    9.5
  • You're All Surrounded

    45. You're All Surrounded

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    7.5
  • Beyond Evil

    46. Beyond Evil

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    8.5
  • Mouse

    47. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    9.5
  • Homesick

    48. Homesick

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    9.0
  • Memoir of a Murderer

    49. Memoir of a Murderer

    Korean Movie - 2017

    10
  • Trinity of Shadows

    50. Trinity of Shadows

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 15 episodes

    10
  • Copycat Killer

    51. Copycat Killer

    Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    9.5
  • Decoy: Part 1

    52. Decoy: Part 1

    Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    9.5
  • Decoy: Part 2

    53. Decoy: Part 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    9.5
  • Lies Hidden in My Garden

    54. Lies Hidden in My Garden

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    10
  • The Bequeathed

    55. The Bequeathed

    Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

    9.0
  • Galileo

    56. Galileo

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes

    10
  • A Midsummer's Equation

    57. A Midsummer's Equation

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    10
  • Forgotten

    58. Forgotten

    Korean Movie - 2017

    10
  • Train

    59. Train

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    10

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