Thriller/Suspense/Action Kdramas
Here are some of the best thrilling, action and suspense (less romance) kdramas if you want a break from the Rom-Coms.
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- StarsJu Ji-hoonBae DoonaKim SungkyuWhile strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.
- StarsIm Si-wanLee Dong-wookLee Jeong-eunUnpleasant events disturb the life of an aspiring crime fiction writer when he becomes a resident of an apartment building teeming with shady neighbors.
- StarsLee Seung-giBae SuzyMoon Jeong-HeeAn ordinary man who comes across surprising circumstances that place him in the center of a huge corruption scandal.
- StarsPark Jin-youngShin Ye-eunKwon KimA boy who is able to read the secrets of those whose skin comes in contact with him, and a girl who does her best to hide her pain.
- StarsKim Seo-hyeongRyu Deok-hwanPark HoonStill haunted by the death of her friend who was murdered 19 years ago by the infamous Stigmata serial killer, detective Cha Young Jin is determined to catch the culprit.
- StarsLee Seung-giLee Hee-joonPark Ju-hyunJung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is an honest person and tries to attain justice. After Ba-Reum faces a psychopath murderer, who places the entire nation in fear, his life is totally changed.
- StarsShin Ha-kyunYeo Jin-gooChoi Dae-hoonThe story of two fearless men who are willing to go through extreme lengths in their pursuit of a returning serial killer. To uncover the murderer's identity, the two are forced to look deeper than what the evidence seems to suggest.
- CreatorHoo JaeStarsYoo Seung-hoLee Se-yeongKo Chang-seokBased on the hit webtoon of the same name, "Memorist" is a mystery thriller that tells the story of Dong Baek, a detective with supernatural powers.
- StarsHan Suk-kyuSeo Kang-joonKim Hyun-jooThe lives of Do Chi Gwang, Kim Young Koon and Han Tae Joo were destroyed by a tragic affair. They became members of an internal affairs investigation team for the police and they try to dig up the truth on who is behind the tragic affair.
- StarsLee Joon-giSeo Ye-jiLee Hye-yeongSangpil had witnessed the death of his mother, a former human rights lawyer. Brought up by his gangster uncle, he became an unprecedented gangster lawyer to avenge his mother's death.
- StarsKim Ok-binLee Jun-hyukIm Won-heeAbout a group of survivors who have to fight for their lives against mutants that are created when humans breathe mysterious dark smoke from a sinkhole.
- StarsJang HyukSooyoung ChoiJin Seo-yeonAn eccentric genius profiler works with a detective with photographic memory and a police chief to go after a serial killer who was thought to be dead.
- StarsSong KangLee Jin-wookLee Si-youngHyun, a loner high school student who lost his entire family in a terrible accident, is forced to leave his home and has to face a new reality where monsters are trying to wipe out all of humanity. Now he must fight against all odds to try and race against the clock to save what is left of the human race before it's too late.
- StarsKim Dong-HeePark Ju-hyunJung Da-binA model high school student who's steeped in a world of serious crime finds his double life upended when a classmate takes an interest in his secret.
- StarsJo Jae-yoonChun Ho-jinEom Tae-gooA young girl coming to a small town with her family. And through tragic events getting involved with a religious cult.
- StarsLee Joon-giMoon Chae-wonSeo Hyun-wooAlthough Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life. But his facade begins to crumble when his wife, a homicide detective, begins investigating murders from 15 years ago.
- StarsJi Chang-wookPark Min-YoungTae-MiKim Moon-Ho is a popular reporter. One day, he learns the truth of a case that took place in the past. He intentionally approaches people who are related to the case and helps them. While doing so, he agonizes over the truth and beliefs.
- StarsYoo Seung-hoPark Min-YoungMin Nam-koongJin-Woo is a young man with the condition of Hyperthymesia, which allows him to remember everything in details. In order to prove that his father is innocence, he becomes a lawyer and make a team to solve different cases using his memory.
- StarsJoo WonKim Tae-heeJo Hyeon-jaeKim Tae-hyun is a talented surgeon who adopts the code name Yong-pal to help those in need of medical attention. He rescues Han Yeo-jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
- StarsLee JehoonKim Hye-suCho Jin-woongA cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.
- StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyukWith the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.
- StarsLee HanaSon Eun-seoSong Boo-gunRevolves around an emergency call center and the employees who attempt to fight crime using the limited information they get from the urgent calls they receive.
- StarsSon Hyeon-juJang Seung-joLee ElijahA drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up.
- StarsKim Byeong-cheolMin Nam-koongNaraDoctor Prisoner centers around an ace doctor in a university hospital's emergency care center, a skilled professional who treats his patients with full devotion and without discrimination.
- StarsYoon Shi-YoonJung In-sunPark Sung-hoon"Psychopath Diary" is the story of Yook Dong Sik who coincidentally picks up the diary of a serial killer.
- StarsKim Nam-gilKim Seong-gyoonLee HaneeA drama about a Catholic priest with anger management issues and a detective from the Gudam Police Station who meet during their joint investigation into the murder of an elderly priest.
- StarsLee JehoonKim Eui-sungPyo Ye-jinThe story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
- StarsJeong Jae-yeongKim Jeong-eunYang Se-jongStory about Jang Deuk Cheon (Jung Jae-young), a hardened detective whose daughter is kidnapped. He starts to chase down the suspect using the one clue he has: Two men with the same face were at the crime scene.
- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooDylan BesseauHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- StarsHan So-heePark Hee-soonKim Sang-hoThe story about a woman who joins an organized crime ring and infiltrates the police as an undercover agent in order to find out the truth about her father's death.
- StarsKim Soo-hyunCha Seung-wonLee Hyeon-geolA remake of the BBC drama "Criminal Justice" that delves into the criminal justice system through the story of two men surrounding a woman's murder.
- StarsLee Yeong-aeKim Hye-junKim Hae-sookA reclusive ex-cop reenters the game as an insurance investigator, searching for clues in crime scenes perfectly staged by a serial killer in her midst.
- StarsPark Ji-huYoon Chan-youngCho Yi-hyunA high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.