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It’s likely you’ve heard from your neighborhood cinephile about Korean thriller films. Whether it’s the classic Oldboy, I Saw The Devil, or a more recent Bong Joon-Ho obsession, there’s no denying that Koreans just know how to make high-quality, terrifying thrillers that’ll keep your adrenaline flowing for days. But what if I said they’re just as good at doing it in the series format? When you hear “K-drama,” you probably think romantic comedy or pure drama, but the thriller/psychological drama genre is just as big in the country. And you notice this, especially when even the rom-coms or the dramas will have a mystery serial killer angle to them. It’s just something that somehow works for them. But! If you’re keen on watching a thriller that has a satisfying ending and is pure thriller, here are some recommendations for you to...

The Frog is a South Korean psychological mystery crime thriller series written by Son Ho-young. The Netflix series tells its story in two different periods of time, the first one is of Gu Sang-jun, a middle-aged man running a motel in the countryside in the year 2000, and the second one is of Jeon Young-ha, the owner of a pension house in the forest in 2021 as both of them face unexpected incidents after a mysterious guest arrives. The Frog stars Kim Yoon-seok, Yoon Kye-sang, Go Min-si, Lee Jung-eun, and Ha Yoon-Kyung in the main roles. So, if you loved the thrilling story, complex and dark characters, and surprising twists in The Frog here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Hell Is Other People (Pluto TV)

Hell Is Other People is a psychological thriller series written by Jung Yi-do. Based on the Naver webtoon series of the same name by Kim Yong-ki,...

Squid Game: Meet the New Cast of the Highly-Anticipated Second Season - Main Image

Squid Game season 2 returns with new sets of players this year on Netflix, just in time for the holidays. Keep in mind that each new actor's roles for the second season have yet to be disclosed. Check out which stars you may recognize from their previous Kdramas!

Im Si-Wan

Outside being a member of the Kpop group, Ze:a, the award-winning actor Im Si-Wan has proven his talent when it comes to the acting industry.

Fans may recognize previous works of his from Jeong Seok-Won in tvN's Reply 1997, Yoon Jong-Woo from Strangers From Hell, Jang Byeong-Tae from 2023's Boyhood, but he is most popularly known for starring as the main culprit on the 2023 flick Unlocked as hacker Oh Jun-Yeong.

Kang Ha-Neul

The multiple best actor awardee Kang Ha-Neul has starred in prominent Kdramas since...

When a hapless college student ends up murdering a stranger, he knows his days are numbered — until he finds out his victim was a serial killer. As he tries to evade suspicion, he can’t shake his new shadow: a pesky homicide detective hell-bent on finding out the truth. Starring SAG Award winner Choi Woo-shik and Baeksang Arts Awards nominees Son Suk-ku and Lee Hee-jun, the thriller series A Killer Paradoxfrom Lee Chang-hee and Kim Da-min (Faq) follows a wayward young adult as he grapples with the morality of his unintentional murder spree.

When will A Killer Paradox be released?

Stream it now.

Where can I find the trailer for A Killer Paradox?

Check it out at the top of this page.

Who’s in the cast of A Killer Paradox? What happens in A Killer Paradox?

Twentysomething Lee Tang (Choi), who was dispatched from...

The Bequeathed is Netflix’s latest Korean thriller series and after its release, it is gaining a ton of traction on the streaming service. The Bequeathed revolves around a college lecturer who inherits a burial ground from an estranged uncle. This prompts her to go to the family mountain but when she gets there all of the buried family secrets come out and ominous things start happening including a murder that might reveal everything the townspeople are trying to hide. If you liked the Korean series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Stranger

Stranger is a hit Korean series with two seasons already out and a possible third season or a spin-off on the way. The Bequeathed seems very interested in digging up old wounds for our character and that’s the same thing you will see in this Korean drama. The story of the series revolves...

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Starring Parasite’s Choi Woo Shik, Netflix is adapting the webtoon Sarinjaonnangam into a K-drama series A Killer Paradox, and will be directed by Strangers from Hell director Lee Chang Hee. A February release date has been set, and here’s everything you need to know about A Killer Paradox on Netflix.

A Killer Paradox is an upcoming South Korean Netflix comedy thriller directed by Lee Chang Hee (Strangers from Hell) and written by screenwriter Kim Da Min. The series is an adaptation of the Korean webtoon Sarinjaonnangam.

Editor’s Note: A Killer Paradox was formerly titled Murder DIEary.

When is the A Killer Paradox Netflix release date?

A Killer Paradox will be released on Netflix worldwide on February 9th, 2024.

What is the plot of A Killer Paradox?

The synopsis for A Killer Paradox has been sourced from MyDramaList:

Lee Tang,...

If you thoroughly enjoyed the first four episodes of Revenant and need something to fill the void while you desperately wait to know what’s going to happen next with San-Yeong, then here’s a list that’ll do just that. The Korean entertainment industry is fantastic at getting a scream out of viewers and has some really innovative and exciting new ideas to do this. Zombies, ghosts, serial killers, cults, and all, this list will contain some or all of your nightmares to make your July viewing extra terrifying. Let’s quickly get into a list of the best K-horror shows to watch while waiting for Revenant.

Save Me (2017)

The now star-studded Save Me includes superstars like Ok Taec-Yeon, Woo Dohwan, and Seo Yea-Ji in pivotal roles as students who are fighting a religious cult that threatens to destroy the leading lady’s life for good. This one is a slow burn,...

Over the past few years, I have become heavily immersed in K-content and K-dramas on a personal and professional level. Many hours have been spent watching the same perfectly executed tropes in various genres, from crime thrillers to romance K-dramas. Some dramas have won my heart and become favorites, like the teen romance True Beauty. But there is no denying that not all K-dramas were spectacular. K-dramas like Inspector Koo and a few others did not hold my interest and were unfinished.

Unfinished K-dramas ‘Inspector Koo,’ ‘Forecasting Love and Weather,’ and ‘Bad and Crazy’ | via Jtbc ‘Inspector Koo’ lacked the riveting edge of a murder mystery

It is not often that a crime K-drama has a female character as the heinous killer. The 2021 Netflix K-drama Inspector Koo made me excited as two female actors would lead the storyline. The storyline had a fun quirkiness that seemed like a good investment.

Korea has never been a stranger to the horror genre, but it seems that in recent decades the country has been producing some high-quality horror movies and TV shows that deserve far larger audiences. While many audiences associate horror with visceral thrills that emphasize graphic violence and explicit supernatural elements, Korean horror is often typified by more character-driven stories, explorations of deeper themes, and pointed social commentary. There also tends to be a Korean horror film or TV show for any pop culture fan as there's quite a bit of genre mixing, from "intense crime horror" to "lighthearted romantic comedy horror" to "whimsical fantasy horror" and everything in between.

Unfortunately, there aren't very many Korean horror shows that are easily available in the U.S. yet, but the massive success of the Netflix Korean series "Squid Game" could hopefully spark international interest in Korean shows that dive into darker and more suspenseful subjects.

Korean thrillers often brim with terrifying zombies or psychological mind-benders, as evidenced in "Train to Busan," "Sweet Home," and "Strangers from Hell (A.K.A. Hell is Other People)." According to an exclusive report by Variety, Netflix's Korean zombie horror series "All of Us Are Dead" has become the platform's fifth most popular non-English series debut. Since the show's release on January 28, 2022, "All of Us Are Dead" has been watched for a total of 361 million hours so far.

"All of Us Are Dead" follows a group of students trapped in a school during a zombie invasion, which inevitably takes a murkier, bloodier...

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