Top 14 Exciting Thriller Korean Dramas On Kocowa in 2023

You know that Korean dramas are famous for their romance genre. But what about thrillers? Only a few of the audience members talk about thrillers. Kdramas are also good at suspense, mystery, and plot twists.

There are a lot of options available to watch suspense dramas, like Netflix, Viki, Prime Video, and many more. In the US, some popular sites include Netflix, Kocowa, Disney+, and Hulu. They have enough dramas available for streaming.

If you have a subscription to the Kocowa streaming platform and are searching for some mind-blowing thriller dramas, here is a list of the best Korean thriller shows of all time that you can watch on Kocowa.

1. Taxi Driver

Do Gi is a taxi driver for a company that offers a service called “revenge call” to its customers. It is a secret group that takes care of people whom the law failed to protect. Do Gi and his coworkers will take revenge for customers who ask them to.

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• Lee Je Hoon as Kim Do Gi
• Esom as Kang Ha Na
• Kim Eui Sung as Jang Sung Chul
• Pyo Ye Jin as Ahn Go Eun

No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)

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2. Defendant

Park Jung Woo is a lawyer who has lost his memory and finds out that he is already on death row. He has no choice but to race against time to find out what caused his situation and prove that he is not guilty.

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• Ji Sung as Park Jung Woo
• Uhm Ki Joon as Cha Sun Ho
• Kwon Yu Ri as Seo Eun Hye
• Oh Chang Seok as Kang Joon Hyuk

No. Of Episodes: 18 (70 min. each)

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3. Through The Darkness

The drama will tell the story of South Korea’s first criminal profiler and how hard it was for him to look inside the minds of serial killers when the word “profiling” did not exist. It is based on a book that came out in 2018 with the same name.

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• Kim Nam Gil as Song Ha Young
• Kim So Jin as Yoon Tae Goo
• Jin Seon Kyu as Kook Young Soo
• Ryeoun as Jung Woo Joo

No. Of Episodes: 12 (70 min. each)

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4. Nobody Knows

Cha Young Jin works as a detective. She lost a friend to a serial killer 19 years ago. She is still haunted by remorse and trauma from her friend’s death. After 19 years, the serial killer case resumes. Cha Young Jin pursues the murderer.

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• Kim Seo Hyung as Cha Young Jin
• Ryu Deok Hwan as Lee Sun Woo
• Park Hoon as Baek Sang Ho
• Ahn Ji Ho as Go Eun Ho

No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)

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5. 365: Repeat The Year

The story of a group of people who are given the opportunity to relive a year of their lives in order to prevent a tragic accident from happening. Along the way, they uncover hidden truths about themselves and those around them, and must confront their past mistakes.

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• Lee Joon Hyuk as Ji Hyung Joo
• Nam Ji Hyun as Shin Ga Hyun
• Kim Jee Soo as Lee Shin
• Lee Sung Wook as Park Sun Ho

No. Of Episodes: 24 (35 min. each)

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6. Kairos

The drama revolves around two people – a guy whose daughter has been abducted, and a lady whose mother has gone missing. They call each other and help each other, but they are a month apart in time and can only speak for one minute.

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• Shin Sung Rok as Kim Seo Jin
• Lee Se Young as Han Ae Ri
• Ahn Bo Hyun as Seo Do Gyun
• Nam Gyu Ri as Kang Hyun Chae

No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)

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7. Doctor Prisoner

A talented doctor is forced to quit from his position at a hospital after being accused of improper medical care. He then begins working in a prison in order to create enough contacts for his vengeance against the hospital.

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• Namkoong Min as Na Yi Je
• Kwon Na Ra as Han So Geum
• Kim Byung Chul as Sun Min Shik
• Choi Won Young as Lee Jae Joon

No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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8. The Ghost Detective

Lee Da Il is a private investigator, who catches ghosts. He tries to solve the case of his assistant, Yeo Wool’s younger sibling’s death. He runs into a mysterious woman who appears at every crime scene. They work together to solve other mysterious crimes.

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• Choi Daniel as Lee Da Il
• Park Eun Bin as Jung Yeo Wool
• Lee Ji Ah as Seon Woo Hye
• Kim Won Hae as Han Sang Sup

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Kocowa

9. Children Of Nobody

Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect. However, her perfect life doesn’t last long, when an accident changes her life. The only person she can rely on is Ji Heon, a detective who is strict toward criminals.

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• Kim Sun Ah as Cha Woo Kyung
• Lee Yi Kyung as Kang Ji Heon
• Nam Gyu Ri as Jeon Soo Yeong
• N (Cha Hak Yeon) as Lee Eun Ho

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Kocowa

10. The Veil

The best agent at the National Intelligence Service, Ji Hyuk, gets caught up in a situation that puts NIS in a very tough spot. As he tries to find the employee who betrayed him and caused him to lose his job, he runs into a much bigger enemy behind the organization.

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• Namgoong Min as Han Ji Hyuk
• Park Ha Sun as Seo Soo Yeon
• Kim Ji Eun as Yoo Je Yi
• Jang Young Nam as Do Jin Suk

No. Of Episodes: 12 (70 min. each)

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11. Less Than Evil

The drama centers on the psychological battle between a psychopathic murderer and a hot-headed, justice-driven detective but tormented by the crimes he solves, who is unable to arrest the murderer due to a lack of evidence.

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• Shin Ha Kyun as Woo Tae Seok
• Lee Seol as Eun Sun Jae
• Park Ho San as Jeon Choon Man
• Kim Gun Woo as Jang Hyung Min

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Kocowa

12. The Penthouse

The story of the children of rich families who live in Hera Palace and go to Cheong-ah Arts School. Su Ryeon came from a wealthy family. She is now a beautiful upper-class woman. Seo Jin came from a rich family. Yoon Hee was born into a poor home.

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• Lee Ji Ah as Shim Soo Ryun
• Kim So Yeon as Cheon Seo Jin
• Eugene as Oh Yon Hee
• Uhm Ki Joon as Joo Dan Tae

No. Of Episodes: 21 (70 min. each)

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13. Partners For Justice

Baek Beom is an excellent forensic doctor working for 10 years, but does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a bright personality and comes from a wealthy family. They both try to catch a serial killer.

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Main Cast (Characters):

• Jung Jae Young as Baek Beom
• Jung Yoo Mi as Eun Sol
• Lee Yi Kyung as Cha Soo Ho
• Park Eun Seok as Kang Hyun

No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)

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14. Two Weeks

The story of a man who is wrongly accused of a crime and given only two weeks to prove his innocence and save his daughter’s life. He must find the truth in a corrupt system before it’s too late. The clock is ticking, and danger is around every corner.

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Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Joon Gi as Jang Tae San
• Kim So Yeon as Park Jae Kyung
• Ryu Soo Young as Im Seung Woo
• Park Ha Sun as Seo In Hye

No. Of Episodes – 16 (68 min. each)

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Wrapping Up

So these are some exciting thriller Kdramas on Kocowa that will keep you hooked till the end with their intriguing plots, suspenseful background music, action scenes, and versatile actors.

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