2021
12 eps
JTBC
Thriller Crime Comedy
A former detective who drinks and slacks off matches wits against a brilliant serial killer disguised as a college student.
Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2026
12 eps
tvN
Thriller Comedy Crime
A cash-strapped landlord buried in debt agrees to a 'fake kidnapping' scheme targeting a wealthy real-estate investor — not realizing the target plays a very different game. What b…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Thriller Crime
Yook Dong-shik is a mild-mannered office worker who accidentally witnesses a murder — and then accidentally picks up the killer's diary. Upon reading it, he becomes convinced he IS…
If you loved Knock Off's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Psychopath Diary delivers exactly that. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
2021
16 eps
KBS2
Crime Comedy Romance
A former hacker turned police university student with illegal skills teams up with his strict, by-the-book professor to investigate cryptocurrency crimes operating right on campus.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: trust. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2023
12 eps
ENA
Comedy Thriller Drama
A recently fired, deeply unlucky middle-aged man decides to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy family for ransom — and discovers, about fifteen minutes into the kidnapping, that the …
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2022
8 eps
Kakao TV
Crime Thriller Drama
A veteran detective is framed for murder and must uncover the truth while working with a young detective who distrusts him.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: trust. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
2023
16 eps
SBS
Action Thriller Crime
Do Ki and the Rainbow Taxi crew are back, taking on cases the law can't reach — vigilante justice delivered in style, with more elaborate schemes, darker targets, and a new threat …
The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
2023
16 eps
MBC
Drama Comedy Romance
Lee Ro-um is a talented con artist with zero empathy — it's not a choice, it's a neurological condition. Han Moo-young is a hot-headed defense attorney who hires her to help him ta…
The pacing is sharp and witty — you'll miss lines if you look away.
2025
12 eps
OCN/Wavve
Thriller Crime Drama
A team of elite financial crimes investigators, assembled from the wreckage of careers destroyed by the cases they couldn't solve, are given unofficial license to pursue the untouc…
If you loved Knock Off's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Hunters delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. Same stylish energy throughout.
2024
14 eps
JTBC
Thriller Action Crime
A police detective becomes addicted to drugs after being unknowingly exposed, and investigates a drug cartel from the inside while battling his own dependency.
Both are built around a redemption arc that actually earns it through real consequence. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.