Serial Killer Dramas

7.0⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.6⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

After witnessing the escape a serial killer two years ago, firefighter Lee Ho Cheol is yet to return to work, and still maintains he doesn't remember the killer's face. But when his daughter is kidnapped and he gets a call from the kidnapper, he has to discover who the killer is if he wants get his daughter back. Stuck between a contract killer and a serial killer it will be a wonder if anyone survives.

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Drama

Rewatchable? - No. It was fairly good for the first half, but fell off the rails, the police couldn't do their jobs, or get anywhere in a timely manner, yet the villains could arrive in an unbelievably timely manner.

After Prosecutor Go Se Yeon is murdered by a serial killer, she is revived by her good friend Cha Min, who was also revived by a couple of aliens in possession of a mystic marble. The two do their best to adjust to their new appearances and catch a killer while learning the rules of the mystic marble.

Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

Rewatchable? - No, I found the premise of the marble making your outward appearance reflect the beauty (or lack thereof) of your soul annoying, especially when they were trying to claim that Park Bo Young wasn't at least as beautiful as her 'original' self in the show. *SMH*

8.3⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

28 years ago there was an unsettling event in a small village whose cause remains a mystery to this day. Fast forward to the present and there is a mysterious string of deaths that even though they look like suicides, they can only be explained as murder, since each one has been predicted by a coded note sent to a reporter.  Each of the victims is somehow related to the events that took place at White Night Village, so many years ago.  Do Jeong Wu heads the special crimes taskforce handling the murders, but with little to go on his boss' bring in former FBI profiler Jamie Leighton to help the team solve this string of murders.

Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Fantasy (no Romance)

Rewatchable? - Yes, not as much as some, but it's still good. Although I do have to complain about how both FLs are written, the writer failed them.

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

When Punn opens Sweet Day Bakery, he hires Weir, a skilled Patissier and gay conquerer, who all men fall for, Krating, a former boxer, hired as taster and assistant baker, and Poh, hired as wait staff. With a bakery staffed with handsome men, women are drawn to the bakery, which makes Punn's family hopeful he will find a wife, but Punn opened the bakery in hopes of finding someone from his childhood, and also to solve a mystery.

Food, Thriller, Comedy

Relevant to the list - This is more lighthearted and the serial killer is just part of a larger story

Rewatchable? - Yes, even though I've already watched the Korean version, I still found this version very enjoyable.

Lee Dong Sik has always been seen as a trouble maker, but 20 years ago when his twin sister disappeared and was presumed dead, he was the prime suspect in her murder, and a string of others. With no evidence it became nothing more than rumor and speculation. 20 years later and still labeled a trouble maker, Lee Dong Sik is a police officer at the local precinct, when Han Joo Won,  a young detective, transfers to town. Not trusting each other they get paired as partners when a string of murders, not just similar, but with the same MO as those of 20 years ago start up.

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

Relevant to the list - The main focus is definitely the serial killer

Rewatchable? - Yes, it's really good, the chemistry between the 2 ML is so good, I don't know that I'd call it a bromance, there's so much tension and distrust between them, but they play it so well.

8.5⭐ on MDL - I haven't watched this yet

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

The lives of three souls are intertwined. A serial killer, a police officer, and the woman they both love, all die young. Will their loves or fates change when they meet again in the next life?

Mystery, Romance, Fantasy

Relevant to the list - There is a serial killer and it is relevant, but the focus seems to be more about how their fates are connected. 

Rewatchable? - No, in my opinion the FL was poorly written and had very little character development.

8.2⭐ on MDL

I have to rewatch, Serial Killer?

8.1⭐ on MDL

Remake of Bring It On Ghost. I haven't watched this yet, Serial Killer?

8.1⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.6⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

In 1984 there was a serial killer going by the name Chimera, who killed using incendiary and chemical devices. 35 years later there is a copy cat killer who is killing the people who were involved with the Chimera case. Looking into the old Chimera case Det. Cha Jae Hwan initially suspects neurosurgeon Lee Joong Yeob, but as he starts to believe in his innocence, together with FBI profiler Eugene Hathaway, they start working to find the truth of both Chimera cases.

Thriller, Mystery

Relevant to the list - I would say the killers are more vigilantly killers than serial killers, but it deserves to be on the list.

Rewatchable? - Yes, although not as much as FOE or Mouse, but I still really enjoyed it.

Yoon Namu and Gil Nakwon were childhood sweethearts, until Namu's serial killer father, Yoon Huijae , separated them in the most horrific way. Separated by time and fate, Namu became a police officer, as personal atonement, and Nakwon followed in her mother's footsteps to become an actress. Years later fate throws them back together when a Yoon Huijae copycat killer arises.

Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Melodrama

Relevant to the list - The main focus is Na Mu & Nak Won trying to move on from their past tragedy, and pubic perception, and catching the killer.

Rewatchable? - Yes, this is one of my all time favorite dramas. This was the drama I first noticed to Nam Da Reum, he was wonderful, I loved the adults, but the kids stole the show for me. This is not a fast paced drama, some people probably think it's slow, but I enjoy the pace of the drama.

Ha Dong Soo is doing his best to live a normal life, even though he's anything but normal. He is essentially immortal, any injury and his body will heal itself. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time puts him on the operating table of human traffickers, but he survives and escapes, only missing an eye. It isn't long before Ha Dong Soo realizes that his eye is in the body of a serial killer and at time he can still see through it. He's intent on stopping the killer and getting his eye back, all while avoiding the human traffickers who think his body will be worth a fortune.

Mystery, Horror, Crime, Sci-Fi

Relevant to the list - The serial killer is one of the main focus' of the drama

Rewatchable? - Not for me, I don't appreciate horror as much as I use to, and this is only okay horror.

Choi Chi Yeol is a star tutor at Pride Academy, he makes math fun, and easy to understand, but he's let the fame go to his head and has no friends left other than his assistant. An unethical decision by Choi Chi Yeol's boss manages to get him on the bad side of Nam Haeng Sun, who runs a side dish restaurant, but because of his sensitive stomach her food is almost the only thing he can eat. Chi Yeol needs to find a way to get on her good side again, and hopefully regain some interpersonal skills.

Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Romance

Relevant to the list - The serial killer is a subplot. What seems like it should be a lighthearted drama has a dark undertone throughout with a serial killer making his/her murders look like suicide.

Rewatchable? - Possibly if I fast forward through the other mom's and Su Ah's drama, they are too nasty and biased for my taste. Otherwise I really like the drama. The drama seems to drag a bit in the middle and I contemplated dropping it but episodes 9 & 10 got good again.

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.7⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

(aka - Erased) Aspiring manga artist Fujinuma Satoru has a sort of superpower, when a tragic even happens near him he goes back in time,  usually only a few minutes, giving him the ability to prevent most events. But when his mother is killed by a serial killer, who was active in his childhood, he finds himself 18 years in the past.

Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Supernatural

Rewatchable? - Probably, it was quite enjoyable. The anime and drama are almost the same for the first half, but their endings are a bit different, both good, and both worth watching. 

Metalsmith Baek Hee, has created a convincing façade, he and Detective Cha Ji Won have a strong marriage and a happy family life. But his true identify comes into question when  Det. Cha starts working on a murder case with eerie similarities to a  series of serial murders from 18 years ago.

Thriller, Crime, Romance

Relevant to the list - The main focus is on Baek Hee's past and how it connects to recent killings.

Rewatchable? - Yes, I love this drama, the cast were wonderful. ❤️

7.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.3⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.3⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet, Serial Killer?

When a new zombie like virus starts spreading through Seoul, police officers Yoon Sae Bom, and Jung Yi Hyun get quarantined in their new apartment complex. None of the residents are concerned until a large wall goes up around the complex and they are left to survive on their own.  Sae Bom & Yi Hyun do their best to maintain order but it's near impossible when it isn't the infected who are the monsters, it's the people.

Action, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy

Relevant to the list - It's not a serial killer drama, but there is a serial killer in the building.

Rewatchable? - Yes! This drama is amazing, it's well written & acted, the story is about the downward spiral in humanity that the residents experience, It's an amazing social commentary on the seven deadly sins.

After Lee Ahn  lost his parents in an apartment fire as a child, he acquired the power of psychometry, when he touches someone or something he can see snippets of the past. Lee Ahn lives with the only person he can't read, Prosecutor Kang Seong Mo, who saved his life in the fire and became his guardian. Yoon Jae In is a rookie cop who has secrets she wants to keep but agrees to team up to help Lee Ahn develop his talent and solve crimes, little do they know there's a bigger mystery that surround the three of them.

Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy

Rewatchable? - Yes, Jinyoung & Shin Ye Eun are adorable.

(aka - I Remember You) After being sent clues by email, criminal profiler Lee Hyun returns to Korea where he crosses paths with Detective Cha Ji-an. Lee Hyun & Det. Cha have a tragic connection through Lee Joon Young, who killed both of their fathers and kidnapped Lee Hyun's brother.  Neither is willing to trust the other but they start working together with the ultimate goal of finding Lee Joon Young.

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Relevant to the list - The main focus is split between various crimes and finding two serial killers, the one who killed Ji An's, and Lee Hyun's fathers, and the one currently killing

Rewatchable? - Yes, this is one of my all time favorite dramas.

Thai remake of Hello Monster 8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this version

As punishment for her bloody vengeance Jang Man Wol has been running Hotel Del Luna for the last 900 years. It's a beautiful, luxurious hotel, a resting point before continuing on to the afterlife. One day the spirit of a critically injured thief wanders into the hotel and Man Wol gives him an option, either die now or give him her son in 20 years. Twenty-one years later Goo Chan Sung returns to Korea for work, not believing the stories his father had told him, but Man Wol  comes to collect him and give him a birthday gift, she opens his vision so he can now see ghosts.

Mystery, Horror, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

Relevant to the list - not a serial killer drama, one of the stories just happens to be about a serial killer.

Rewatchable? - Yes, I really enjoy this type of drama

8.5⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.2⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.1⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.5⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Kim Soo Hyun was raised to be an assassin from a young age, and just as he's about to give it up, he gets hired to kill a series of people, with the promise of information about his past. Becoming a veterinarian as cover, Soo Hyun  lives a quiet unassuming life, with no family or friends to worry about, that is until his young landlord and new police officer neighbour insert themselves into his life.

Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Relevant to the list - Not a serial killer drama, he's a former assassin, but I added it anyway

Rewatchable? - Yes, although at times I find some of the writing/directing frustrating but for the most part it's very good.

(aka - The Killer Inside) Eiji Urashima seems like your average university student, except that 15 years ago his father was suspected of being a serial killer, who died while running from police, and his mother died shortly after. Eiji is doing his best to live a normal life, until a new victim is found that matches the M.O of his father's murders, and Eiji starts losing time. Begining to fear that he has a split personality, that he may be responsible for the murder, Eiji starts looking in this most recent murder.

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Drama

Rewatchable? - Yes, this was so good, ok the last episode was a bit meh, but otherwise it was incredible, beyond being a cutie Yamada Ryosuke did an amazing job acting.

8.0⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.8⭐ on MDL

I watched the American version of this, but I haven't been able to find the Korean vers.

While on hiatus from his university position, criminologist Professor Bo hires Jian Yao to translate research material.  When young boys in the area start going missing, everyone suspects Professor Bo, the elusive man staying in the supposedly haunted villa. With his background in criminology and his observant assistant, Jian Yao, they team up to solve the first in a series of connected cases.

Thriller, Psychological, Mystery, Romance

Relevant to the list - The focus shifts from episode to episode, some episodes are individual crimes, and some advance the serial killer line.

Rewatchable? - Yes, I love this drama, but be aware, it can be graphic at times, so it's not for everyone.

7.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

When Qin Ming's assistant resigned because of his difficult personality, Li Da Bao is assigned to assist him. Initially Dr. Qin doesn't trust in her abilities, but as they work together with Det. Lin Tao to solve cases he begins to respect her abilities. WARNING - very graphic, not for the squeamish. 

Mystery, Drama, Medical

Relevant to the list - The focus is individual crimes, most leading to a mastermind behind them.

Rewatchable? - Possibly from time to time, but not frequently, the last 2 episodes are anticlimactic, the whole drama is building to the final boss and they're nothing special, with a weak a** motivation. 

Det. Dong Baek has the ability to delve into the memories of others making him a great detective, although he tends to use his fists before he thinks, making him somewhat of a liability. Han Sun Mi is the youngest police Senior Superintendent, and a great profiler, but doesn't hold much respect for Dong Baek's methods. When they both start investigating a serial killer with the opposite supernatural power as Dong Baek, their methods clash, but they need to put their differences aside to catch the killer.

Action, Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural

Relevant to the list - The main focus is split between police corruption and catching the serial killer

Rewatchable? - Not for me, it was very good, but far too much corruption for me to enjoy, without causing aggravation & anxiety.

8.6⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.3⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.4⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Working at a local substation, rookie police officer Jung Ba Reum lives an uneventful life. He's dedicated and hard working, but a bit squeamish around gore, but when a string of brutal murders begin he befriends the officer in charge with the aim of being transferred to the case. It's best to ignore the science & psychology and think of this as a Sci-Fi drama

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi

Relevant to the list - The main focus is catching the serial killer

Rewatchable? - Yes. There is so much going on in this drama, and so many characters watching a second time would actually be good. It's also a very good drama and worth the rewatch.

8.5⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Serial Killer? I can't remember

8.0⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Currently watching

Just before Min Jae Yi is to get married to Han Sung On her entire family is murdered and she is blamed, wanted for murder and nowhere to turn she turns to her father's student, the Crown Prince Yi Hwan. Yi Hwan choses to believe her innocence and help her clear her name if she will help him lift the curse that he is currently under.

Historical, Mystery, Romance, Drama

Relevant to the list - Not a serial killer drama, there is a series of murders connected to the Crown Prince's curse.

8.4⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.7⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Major Crimes Detective Kang Pil Sung is a bit rough around the edges, has excellent instinct, yet is a bit too skittish. When a string of serial murders start he's sure there is a copy-cat killer mimicking an already executed killer.  On a previous case Pil Sung met Hong Seo Jung, who has the ability to see ghosts. Pil Sung enlists Seo Jung's help to try to catch the killer, but he didn't expect that he'd start seeing ghosts, or fall for her.

Horror, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy

Relevant to the list - The main focus is catching the serial killer

Rewatchable? - No, it took me ages to finally finish, make sure you don't get attached to any character, no one is safe.

34-year-old office worker Yook Dong Shik is a pushover by nature and becomes the office scapegoat, facing particularly dark times he contemplates suicide, but stumbles upon a murder scene instead. Getting in an accident while fleeing the scene he awakes in the hospital with amnesia. With no recollection of what type of person he was, his only clues are his extensive movie collection and the diary he was carrying at the time of his accident, both of which lead him to believe that he is a serial killer.

Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Rewatchable? - Yes. It's a comedy thriller that managed to stay true to itself the whole way though. It lagged a bit in the middle, and the last episode was unrealistic at points but over all a good drama.

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet, Serial killer?

8.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.0⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.7⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

Do Bong Soon is a small woman, with a big sense of justice, she also inherited supernatural strength from her mother, but it must be used for good or the power is taken away. When she's looking for a job in the gaming industry she's offered a bodyguard position, guarding Ahn Min Hyuk, a handsome and carefree/childish CEO. Bong Soon declines the offer at first, until she learns Min Hyuk is the CEO of Ainsoft, the gaming company she most wants to work for. With a promise that she can switch to game development in the future, Bong Soon agrees to help Ahn Min track down whoever has been threatening him and Ainsoft.

Action, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural

Relevant to the list - It's mostly about Bong Soon's strength & Min Hyuk's crush on her, but catching a serial killer is just something they decide to do.

Rewatchable? - Yes, I LOVE PHS, and he is so flirty in this role. The way PHS looks at PBY melts my heart.

When Eun Bong Hee's ex-boyfriend is found murdered in her apartment she becomes the prime suspect. Even after being exonerated she is an outcast at school, and even after she passes the Bar Exam no law firms will hire her. Noh Ji Wook was the prosecutor in Bong Hee's murder trial, but after losing her trial he is fired from the prosecution's office. With neither one living the life they deserve, Ji Wook creates his own firm, hiring Bong Hee, his surrogate father, ex-best friend, and his former investigator. Their ultimate goal being to find the real killer and set things right.

Thriller, Romance, Comedy, Law

Relevant to the list - The main focus is for Bong Hee to clear her name, but finding the serial killer is paramount to it.

Rewatchable? - Yes, I love Ji Chang Wook, and he's so loveable in this drama.

Five years ago criminal profiler Oh Hyun Jae, was injured in the explosion that killed his fiancée and the serial killer he was chasing, essentially a recluse now the only person who has any contact with him is Major Crimes Lt. Hwang Hwa Young. When Lt Hwang meets rooky police officer Cha Soo Young on a crime scene she learns that Officer Cha has an amazing memory for detail, and sends her to meet Oh Hyun Jae. Officer Cha quickly becomes Oh Hyun Jae's eyes in the field to help Lt Hwang find the truth behind what happened five years ago, and the connection to current murders.

Thriller, Mystery

Relevant to the list - There's one major story running throughout, but also many smaller connected ones. Why are there so many serial killers? Be aware, it's quite graphic, and at times the camera work is very shaky. 

Rewatchable? - I doubt it, I don't know why it's necessary to add in police corruption, there's plenty of story just around the murder cases. There are far too many characters who piss me off, especially in the last few episodes.

(aka - The Forest of Love: Deep Cut)

7.2⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

After Choi Moo Gak lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder inexplicably he lost his ability to taste, smell, or feel pain. Intent on revenge, Moo Gak becomes a police officer, but needs to prove he can be an asset when the barcode murders start again. Moo Gak teams up with Oh Cho Rim, after disovering that she is able to see smells and can help him get on the special investigation team.

Mystery, Romance, Supernatural

Rewatchable? - Maybe, I enjoyed it, but the writer seems to forget that she has a special ability, and why can't she remember to take her phone with her?

Despite having an excellent memory, Ahn Dae Sung has yet to pass his civil service examination. While working part-time in his mother's convenience store, Dae Sung realizes that items left at a string of recent murders were purchased at the family store.

Thriller, Mystery, Comedy

Relevant to the list - The main focus is figuring our who the killer is.

Rewatchable? -  Yes, this was good, and so much fun as a watch party with friends.

8.0⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

7.8⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

In 1999 Seoul, there is a string of attacks, the latest resulting in murder. Having come aware of FBI criminal profiling Gook Young Soo recruits Song Ha Young, who took it upon himself to question a criminal, to figure out the motives of the attacker, in the hopes of catching him. But gaining the support of the police force and fellow officers is anything but easy.

Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama

Rewatchable? - Yes, I really enjoyed watching this dramatization of the origin of the behavioral sciences unit in S. Korea.

Detective Seo Do Won has been haunted by the belief that just before his father died, his father killed Prosecutor Han Seo Kyung's father, and he has spent the last 12 years trying to make it up to her. While chasing a criminal he stumbles upon the dumpsite of a serial killer and Prosecutor Han is convinced it's the same killer who killed her father. Everything gets increasingly more complex when one of the victims turns up alive.

Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Rewatchable? - Possibly, it's good and well written, there are other's I just love more

7.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

In 1986, homicide detective Park Gwang Ho is trying to catch a serial killer. One night while investigating he follows a suspect into a tunnel and is attacked, when he wakes up and leaves the tunnel the world has changed, and he discovers he's in 2017. It isn't long until the same pattern of killings start happening in this time.

Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Relevant to the list - There are two serial killers, one from 1986 & the other in 2017

Rewatchable? - Yes, it was very good, I quite liked it.

Thai remake - 7.9⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this version

As a result of a childhood accident Kang Kwon Joo has extraordinary hearing. Working as a 119 operator she hears the murder of police officer Moo Jin Hyeok's wife,  when the killer speaks to the victim, she hears a clicking sound in his voice. Later that night her father is also murdered and she hears the same sound when the killer answers her call. After 3 years of training in the US, she returns home to head up a new branch of 119 and recruits Jin Hyeok with the hopes of catching the killer of both their loved ones.

Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

Relevant to the list - The main focus is the killer of Jin Hyeok's wife &Kwon Joo's father

Rewatchable? No, I loved Jang Hyuk and Kim Jae Wook, but there are too many elements that irritate me, the first half of the drama the police are written as incompetent, the FL is emotionless, the camera is shaky (if you're prone to motion sickness avoid this drama)

8.4⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.3⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

8.3⭐ on MDL

I actually dropped this, the killer clown was far too creepy. 

8.5⭐ on MDL

I haven't watched this yet

From a young age reporter Nam Hong Joo has had premonitions, but she has never been able to change the outcome. After rookie prosecutor, Jung Jae Chan, moves in across the street, he starts having premonitions as well, and following one Jae Chan manages to save the lives of both Hong Joo, and a young police officer, Han Woo Tak, when the three start having similar dreams they work together to change their tragic outcomes.

Mystery, Romance, Drama, Fantasy

Rewatchable? - Yes, I love this drama, it's interesting and unique, and I love the bromance.