you watch
you'll love
2018
14 eps
OCN
Action Crime Comedy
Con Artist Heist Crew
A master con artist assembles a team of elite specialists — a driver, hacker, and fighter — to run elaborate stings on corrupt rich people. Part Ocean's Eleven, part vigilante just…
Like Squad 38, it leans hard into con artist. At its core, it's about systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it.
you watch
you'll love
2017
16 eps
KBS2
Thriller Crime Action
Unlikely Allies Revenge Mission
A team of insurance fraud investigators known as the 'Mad Dog' crew hunts people who stage deaths and accidents to collect payouts — until they accidentally pursue the same target …
Like Squad 38, it leans hard into unlikely allies. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. Same clever and tense energy throughout.
you watch
you'll love
2025
12 eps
tvN
Crime Comedy Drama
Con Artist Family Heist
After a legendary con artist is released from prison, he discovers his estranged daughter has built her own criminal enterprise — one that threatens to eclipse everything he ever p…
If you loved Squad 38's high-stakes heist where every plan immediately goes sideways, Knock Off delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — con artistry — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
you watch
2024
10 eps
Netflix
Action Thriller Crime
Vigilante Team Morally Grey Heroes
An elite team of vigilante agents operates in the shadows, protecting citizens from crimes the official police system cannot or will not solve, guided by a mysterious benefactor wi…
Both are built around systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
you watch
you'll love
2021
12 eps
tvN
Action Comedy Thriller
Split Personality Buddy Cop
A corrupt detective is haunted by an alter-ego vigilante who forces him to confront his true self.
Both are built around systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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you'll love
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Action Comedy Crime
Odd Couple Buddy Cop
A chaebol heir who joins the police for fun partners with a by-the-book female detective solving serious crimes.
Like Squad 38, it leans hard into odd couple. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
you watch
2024
14 eps
JTBC
Thriller Action Crime
Undercover Agent Against All Odds
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 systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
you watch
2023
16 eps
SBS
Action Thriller Crime
Vigilante Team Heist Adjacent
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 …
Both are built around systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
you watch
you'll love
2022
8 eps
Disney+
Action Crime Thriller
Underdog Rises Unexpected Friendship
Yeon Si-eun is the top student at a school dominated by violent bullies — and he has zero fighting ability. What he does have is cold, calculated intelligence and a complete willin…
Both are built around systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.
you watch
you'll love
2022
16 eps
KBS2
Crime Thriller Action
Anti Hero Vigilante Justice
Jin Jung is a charismatic, rule-breaking prosecutor who came from the streets and never forgot it. He fights crime with fists, instinct, and a total disregard for the procedural ni…
Both are built around systemic corruption grinding down everyone who tries to fight it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.