Ranking shows with a murder plot

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jeevwatches Apr 7, 2026
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  • Flower of Evil

    1. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.0
    986 points by 10 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • Signal

    2. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    783 points by 8 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
  • Tunnel

    3. Tunnel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    776 points by 8 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
  • Mouse

    4. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    771 points by 8 voters
    A suspenseful story that asks the key question, “What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?” A crazed serial killer’s ruthless murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear, and chaos ...more
  • Beyond Evil

    5. Beyond Evil

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    760 points by 8 voters
    Meet the two fearless men willing to go to extreme lengths in their pursuit of a serial killer that has shaken up their quiet city: Lee Dong Sik, a once capable detective, ...more
  • Blind

    6. Blind

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.6
    681 points by 7 voters
    Ryu Sung Joon, Ryu Sung Hoon, and Jo Eun Ki become involved in a serial murder case targeting jury members. Determined to uncover the truth, detective Ryu Sung Joon, his perfectionist judge ...more
  • Voice

    7. Voice

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    673 points by 7 voters
    Popular detective Moo Jin Hyuk who is filled with guilt for his wife’s death, works with professional voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo, whose father is killed, to solve a different crime, chasing ...more
  • Black Out

    8. Black Out

    Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
    8.5
    557 points by 6 voters
    Two 19-year-old girls were brutally murdered. The bodies were abandoned and could not be found anywhere inside the warehouse, scattered with blood. The only suspect was their friend. He was drunk on ...more
  • Partners for Justice

    9. Partners for Justice

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.6
    551 points by 6 voters
    Baek Beom has worked as a forensic doctor for 10 years. He is excellent at his work but does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor ...more
  • Stranger

    10. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    550 points by 6 voters
    Hwang Si Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. He becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • The Price of Confession

    11. The Price of Confession

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    8.6
    542 points by 6 voters
    An Yun Su works as an art teacher, living a peaceful, ordinary life, until it suddenly changes. Her husband is murdered, and she is accused of killing him. She struggles to clear ...more
  • He Is Psychometric

    12. He Is Psychometric

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    378 points by 4 voters
    After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn gains the ability of psychometry, which allows him to read a person or object's past through physical contact. Struggling to control his power, ...more
  • Connection

    13. Connection

    Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
    8.4
    374 points by 4 voters
    Detective Jang Jae Gyeong of Ahnhyeon's narcotics unit is forcibly addicted to a mysterious drug. As his body deteriorates, reporter O Yun Jin, his former high school friend, investigates a drug-related death ...more
  • Nine Puzzles

    14. Nine Puzzles

    Korean Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
    8.4
    367 points by 4 voters
    Ten years ago, I Na's beloved uncle, who had been like a father, mother, and best friend to her, was brutally murdered. I Na was the sole witness to the crime, but ...more
  • The Manipulated

    15. The Manipulated

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    8.5
    357 points by 4 voters
    Mild-mannered Tae Jung is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. He soon discovers that a mysterious figure named Yo Han orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Tae Jung sets out to make ...more
  • Defendant

    16. Defendant

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.6
    353 points by 4 voters
    Park Jeong U is a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jeong U ...more
  • Someday or One Day

    17. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    8.8
    296 points by 3 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • Memorist

    18. Memorist

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    292 points by 3 voters
    Dong Baek possesses an extraordinary gift - the ability to delve into the memories of those he touches. His remarkable talent, striking appearance, and no-nonsense approach have made him a world-renowned detective. ...more
  • Had I Not Seen the Sun

    19. Had I Not Seen the Sun

    Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.6
    289 points by 3 voters
    It tells the story of 25-year-old Li Jen Yao, who turns himself in for a series of cold-blooded murders and admits to being the serial Rainstorm Killer, who once terrorized his high ...more
  • Ripe Town

    20. Ripe Town

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.1
    200 points by 2 voters
    In the 37th year of the Wan Li Period of the Ming Dynasty, a series of bizarre murders occur in Jiangnan County, with unrelated victims posed strangely and a cryptic sentence left ...more
  • A League of Nobleman

    21. A League of Nobleman

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
    8.3
    196 points by 2 voters
    Zhang Ping, an impoverished orphan from a rural area, moves to Beijing to take the civil service exam but ends up selling noodles on the street. Despite his unsophisticated manners, he is ...more
  • Bad and Crazy

    22. Bad and Crazy

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.5
    194 points by 2 voters
    Soo Yeol, a skilled but morally compromised officer in the Anti-Corruption Unit, faces a turning point after meeting K, a righteous but eccentric man. Despite his high school diploma, Soo Yeol has ...more
  • The Guest

    23. The Guest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    194 points by 2 voters
    Yun Hwa Pyeong, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Son" (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows them to ...more
  • Reset

    24. Reset

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
    9.0
    193 points by 2 voters
    An unexplainable phenomena finds college-going student, Li Shi Qing, trapped in a never-ending time loop where she is always stuck on a public service bus which is due to explode, bringing death ...more
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    25. Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    192 points by 2 voters
    The mythical nine-tailed fox, or gumiho, Lee Yeon had to settle in the city many centuries ago. Able to transform into human form, he eradicates supernatural beings that threaten the mortal world. ...more
  • Iribito

    26. Iribito

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
    7.8
    192 points by 2 voters
    Naho is the deputy curator of the art gallery established by her grandfather, an avid art collector. Naho's husband is the managing director at a different art gallery in Ginza which his ...more
  • Nobody Knows

    27. Nobody Knows

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    186 points by 2 voters
    Detective Young Jin, haunted by the unsolved murder of her friend by the 'Stigmata' serial killer 19 years ago, is determined to find the killer. Living a solitary life, her only connection ...more
  • Black

    28. Black

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.0
    181 points by 2 voters
    Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    29. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    179 points by 2 voters
    Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • Life on Mars

    30. Life on Mars

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.6
    178 points by 2 voters
    As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating a serial ...more
  • Manner of Death

    31. Manner of Death

    Thai Drama - 2020, 14 episodes
    8.2
    175 points by 2 voters
    Dr. Bunnakit, a provincial hospital medical examiner, suspects homicide in what appears to be a suicide case. His findings draw dangerous attention, and an intruder threatens him to alter his report. When ...more
  • Spare Me Your Mercy

    32. Spare Me Your Mercy

    Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
    8.2
    174 points by 2 voters
    Police Major Wasan is troubled by a rising death rate among terminally ill patients, especially after his mother’s suspicious death. As he investigates, he becomes more drawn to Dr. Kantaphat, the doctor ...more
  • Goddess Bless You from Death

    33. Goddess Bless You from Death

    Thai Drama - 2025, 13 episodes
    8.6
    173 points by 2 voters
    Thup, an orphan cursed with extraordinary senses, is drawn into investigating a mysterious murder case stretching across decades alongside the more rational thinker, Singha, who dismisses all things occult. But what they ...more
  • Suspicious Partner

    34. Suspicious Partner

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
    8.2
    172 points by 2 voters
    Noh Ji Wook, a brilliant prosecutor, and Eun Bong Hee, a rookie intern prone to embarrassing situations, become entangled when Bong Hee is falsely accused of murder, and Ji Wook risks his ...more
  • The Good Detective

    35. The Good Detective

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    171 points by 2 voters
    When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective partners with a young hotshot to hunt down the case's hidden truths. Kang Do Chang is an 18-year veteran detective who, ...more
  • Revenge of Others

    36. Revenge of Others

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.5
    171 points by 2 voters
    A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan Mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won Seok, committed suicide. She then transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan ...more
  • Tell Me What You Saw

    37. Tell Me What You Saw

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    169 points by 2 voters
    Oh Hyun Jae, a former top criminal profiler, disappeared after a serial killer’s explosion killed his fiancé. Now living in seclusion, he is paired with rookie detective Cha Soo Young, who has ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    38. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.6
    169 points by 2 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • Train

    39. Train

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.3
    163 points by 2 voters
    Haunted by the thought that his drunkard father killed another man before also dying on the same day and not paying for his crime, Seo Do Won lives his life trying to ...more
  • Healer

    40. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Seo Jeong Hu is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • Cursed in Love

    41. Cursed in Love

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Hanaoka Nao's mother, Yuriko, works as a confectioner at Kogetsuan, a traditional Japanese sweets shop. Nao meets Takatsuki Tsubaki, the owner's six-year-old son, and they become childhood sweethearts. Tragedy strikes when Tsubaki's ...more
  • Stranger Season 2

    42. Stranger Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    The prosecutor's office and the police find themselves on opposing sides. The prosecutors, including elite prosecutor Woo Tae Ha, want discretionary power over investigations. Meanwhile, the police, including Choi Bit, try to ...more
  • The Girl Who Sees Scents

    43. The Girl Who Sees Scents

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    Officer Choi Mu Gak lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder case and lost his ability to taste, smell, and feel pain. He then meets a girl named O Cho Rim, who ...more
  • The Embers

    44. The Embers

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes
    7.9
    99 points by 1 voters
    A tragic massacre in their childhood completely changed the fate of the Liao brothers. Will they break through the darkness for self-redemption, or will they descend into the abyss of vengeance? Once ...more
  • Graceful Family

    45. Graceful Family

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Mo Seok Hee, the heiress to the MC Group empire, is haunted by her mother's mysterious death. After years abroad, she returns to South Korea, where her life and the fate of ...more
  • Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas

    46. Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas

    Korean Special - 2011, 8 episodes
    8.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Eight students at Susin High School, an elite boarding school nicknamed "Prison High", stay behind during winter break after receiving anonymous letters predicting a death. A teacher is also forced to stay ...more
  • Under the Skin

    47. Under the Skin

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
    8.7
    98 points by 1 voters
    Five years ago, painter Shen Yi’s sketch of a child led to the exposure and death of undercover detective Lei Yi Fei, Du Cheng’s close friend. Unable to recall the woman who ...more
  • Mine

    48. Mine

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.2
    98 points by 1 voters
    Seo Hee Soo, a former top actress, marries into the Hyo Won Group and strives to adapt as a daughter-in-law while staying true to herself. Jung Seo Hyun, the elegant and rational ...more
  • A Time Called You

    49. A Time Called You

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    Han Jun Hee's boyfriend Koo Yeon Jun died one year ago. She still hasn't gotten over his death and misses him a lot. One day, she somehow travels back in time to ...more
  • Solomon's Perjury

    50. Solomon's Perjury

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.1
    96 points by 1 voters
    On Christmas night, a student dies after falling from the school rooftop, and the police rule it a suicide. Days later, Seo Yeon, a classmate, receives a witness statement claiming it was ...more
  • Miss Night and Day

    51. Miss Night and Day

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    Lee Mi Jin is a job-seeker who has been exhausted from working various part-time jobs and preparing for a job for a long time. One day, due to an incident, she ages ...more
  • Innocent Witness

    52. Innocent Witness

    Korean Movie - 2019
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    An old man suffering from depression is found dead, and his housekeeper, Mi Ran, is charged with murder. Mi Ran's defense attorney, Sun Ho, is surprised to learn that the only witness ...more
  • Mobius

    53. Mobius

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
    8.3
    94 points by 1 voters
    In a specific time and space, detective Ding Qi accidentally discovered that he had the ability to reverse time and repeat the cycle five times on the same day from time to ...more
  • Under the Power

    54. Under the Power

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
    8.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Lu Yi is a cold, ruthless and authoritative high-ranking officer of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei (also known as the Brocaded Guards for their elaborately embroidered uniforms). The Jinyiwei are part of the ...more
  • Flex X Cop

    55. Flex X Cop

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
    8.6
    94 points by 1 voters
    Jin I Su has everything in life. Being a third-generation conglomerate heir, he never requires others’ assistance. However, things start changing when he gets entangled in a case. Jin I Su joins ...more
  • The Call

    56. The Call

    Korean Movie - 2020
    8.3
    94 points by 1 voters
    Seo Yeon comes back home after a long time. She connects an old phone that was in the house and speaks to a stranger named Yeong Sook. Seo Yeon realizes that Yeong ...more
  • Sunsets Secrets Regrets

    57. Sunsets Secrets Regrets

    Chinese Drama - 2026, 28 episodes
    8.2
    92 points by 1 voters
    On the banks of the Tong River in Haizhou City, new clues to the "8/17 Case" from five years ago surface. Zhou Jin, an investigator from the Nancheng Public Security Sub-Bureau, whose ...more
  • The Killer Inside

    58. The Killer Inside

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
    7.8
    92 points by 1 voters
    Urashima Eiji appears as an ordinary university student, but he hides a dark secret: he is the son of a notorious serial killer. As his father's heinous crimes continue, Eiji grapples with ...more
  • Unveil: Jadewind

    59. Unveil: Jadewind

    Chinese Drama - 2026, 34 episodes
    7.8
    91 points by 1 voters
    During the Lantern Festival, Princess Ning Yuan dies mysteriously at the night banquet. Li Pei Yi, Princess of Fuchang County, and Xiao Huai Jin, deputy director of the Astronomical Bureau, are ordered ...more
  • My Perfect Stranger

    60. My Perfect Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.6
    90 points by 1 voters
    Yun Hae Jun, the youngest anchor at his broadcasting station, and Baek Yun Yeong, a publishing company employee who once dreamed of being a writer, travel back in time to 1987. In ...more
  • Warm on a Cold Night

    61. Warm on a Cold Night

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
    8.1
    90 points by 1 voters
    Su Jiu Er is a young, talented, and personable female constable with a keen investigatory mind. She hails from the Qian Kingdom, meaning she is in possession of a rabbit-like spirit – ...more
  • Psychopath Diary

    62. Psychopath Diary

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    90 points by 1 voters
    Yook Dong Shik is a 34-year-old office worker who is so weak and timid that he is used by everybody around him. After an incident, he becomes the scapegoat of his company, ...more
  • Forgotten

    63. Forgotten

    Korean Movie - 2017
    8.5
    89 points by 1 voters
    After moving into a new house, the eldest son of the family, Yoo Seok, is abducted right in front of his younger brother, Jin Seok. After 19 days, Yoo Seok suddenly comes ...more
  • Ancient Detective

    64. Ancient Detective

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.2
    89 points by 1 voters
    The story follows the amnesiac detective Jian Buzhi who starts on a quest to find the truth and unmask his father's killer. Along the way, he finds a love interest and a ...more
  • When the Camellia Blooms

    65. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.3
    89 points by 1 voters
    Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...more
  • Through the Darkness

    66. Through the Darkness

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.7
    88 points by 1 voters
    In 1990s Seoul, a mysterious killer known as 'Red Cap' terrorizes the city with brutal, random attacks on women, leaving detectives powerless. To catch him, Kook Yeong Su, head of the Criminal ...more
  • Remember: War of the Son

    67. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    87 points by 1 voters
    Seo Jin U has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more
  • Memories of Murder

    68. Memories of Murder

    Korean Movie - 2003
    8.4
    87 points by 1 voters
    In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead, raped and tied and gagged with her underwear. Detective Park Doo Man and ...more
  • The Lady in Dignity

    69. The Lady in Dignity

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.1
    87 points by 1 voters
    A Jin has it all: beauty, wealth, influence and the respect of her father-in-law, the CEO of a paper goods company. To be the caregiver for her wheelchair-bound father-in-law, she hires Bok ...more
  • Petrichor

    70. Petrichor

    Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
    8.3
    85 points by 1 voters
    Lieutenant Tul, a rookie officer in the Criminal Investigation Department, faces challenges during her first field deployment when she meets Dr. Cherran, a physician from the Institute of Forensic Sciences. Their differing ...more
  • Thorn

    71. Thorn

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.5
    85 points by 1 voters
    A story of love and hatred among four women unravels due to a missing person's case that sheds light on the permanent scars left by school bullying. Chen Qian receives clues to ...more
  • Bad Guys

    72. Bad Guys

    Korean Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    84 points by 1 voters
    To tackle rising violent crime, Police Chief assigns Detective O Gu Tak to form a team of criminals. Suspended for excessive force, Oh recruits gangster Park Ung Cheol, young serial killer Lee ...more

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