Tag: kdrama thrillers

hi! do you have an recs for dramas similar to signal, voice, cruel city, tunnel, pride and prejudice, liar game, etc?

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So… dramas in the dark thriller/mystery genre? I’ll list all I can think of, bolding particular favorites in case you want a specific place to start.

Some of these will be darker thrillers and some will be more procedural mysteries, and some will fall somewhere in that spectrum, but they all pretty much fit the format of the shows you’ve mentioned.

If you liked Signal, I recommend looking up Kim Eun Hee’s previous dramas:

  • Harvest Villa
  • Sign
  • Ghost aka Phantom
  • Three Days

(These are all ranked in my order of preference, with the caveat that you’ll probably think they aren’t as good as Signal, but they all have her signature style.)

OCN shows are always a good default for this genre:

  • Vampire Prosecutor (seasons 1 & 2)
  • Bad Guys
  • Missing Noir M
  • Squad 38 aka Task Force 38
  • Reset
  • Special Affairs Team TEN (seasons 1 & 2)
  • Virus
  • God’s Quiz (all seasons)
  • Dr. Frost
  • Vampire Detective

If you like Cruel City (aka Heartless City), then you definitely need to check out My Beautiful Bride by the same writer.

Other random recommendations:

  • Story of a Man aka The Slingshot
  • White Christmas
  • Killer Girl K
  • Nine: Nine Times Travel
  • Two Weeks
  • Gapdong
  • God’s Gift – 14 Days
  • Solomon’s Perjury
  • Pied Piper
  • Hidden Identity
  • Punch
  • Last
  • The Chaser
  • City Hunter
  • I Hear Your Voice
  • The Village: Achiara’s Secret
  • Resurrection (part 1 of the revenge trilogy)
  • The Devil (part 2 of the revenge trilogy)
  • Shark (part 3 of the revenge trilogy)

If anyone else has recommendations, let me know and I’ll add them to the list!