2019
16 eps
SBS
Action Thriller Drama
A stuntman investigates a plane crash that kills his nephew and uncovers a massive government conspiracy.…
Like Burning Stars, it leans hard into espionage. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.
2023
9 eps
Netflix
Action Historical Thriller
Set in 1920s Manchuria during Japanese colonial rule, a group of Korean independence fighters and outlaws converge on a lawless frontier. When their paths colli…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is relentlessly intense — it doesn't really let you breathe.
2022
12 eps
Netflix
Action Crime Thriller
An audacious heist of the newly formed Unified Korea Mint: a masked crew of desperate people, each with nothing left to lose, takes hundreds of hostages and dem…
The pacing is relentlessly intense — it doesn't really let you breathe.
2017
30 eps
MBC
Historical Action Drama
The legendary story of Gil Dong, a man born with supernatural strength to a slave mother, who rises from oppressed commoner to folk hero — robbing from corrupt …
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is relentlessly intense — it doesn't really let you breathe.
2023
20 eps
Disney+
Action Thriller Sci Fi
Teenagers with supernatural powers discover their parents are former government agents, igniting old conflicts.…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.