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Beyond Evil

★ 8.1 8K votes 2021–2021 1 season · 16 episodes Ended JTBC
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Shin Ha-kyunYeo Jin-gooChoi Dae-hoonKim Shin-rockPark Bo-kyungChoi Sung-eun
Starring
Shin Ha-kyunYeo Jin-gooChoi Dae-hoonKim Shin-rockPark Bo-kyungChoi Sung-eun
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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"A slow-burn duel between two damaged detectives"

In a quiet South Korean town, a seasoned detective with a murky past and a hotshot new colleague are forced to team up when a gruesome murder reopens wounds from an unsolved case years earlier. What starts as a procedural slowly tightens into a tense character study, as suspicion spreads through the community and both cops' loyalties and histories come under scrutiny. It's moody, patient, and unusually attentive to psychology over shock, carried by two magnetic lead performances and a script that keeps recalibrating who deserves your trust.

Watch it for

the tense, evolving partnership between two detectives who each have something to hide.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced action rather than a patient, dialogue-driven mystery.

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Season 12021
8.23K1617h 33m
As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Appearance7.4
25665 min
▶2The Disappearance7.6
22168 min
▶3Smile7.7
20764 min
▶4Cried7.8
19762 min
▶5The Deceit8.2
19165 min
▶6To Deceive8.3
20463 min
▶7Catch9.1
23475 min
▶8Caught8.4
18172 min
▶9Float8.0
17260 min
▶10Sink8.5
18263 min
▶11Tighten8.5
16463 min
▶12Loosen8.3
16368 min
▶13Ask8.1
15562 min
▶14Answer8.3
15762 min
▶15Letting Go8.2
15262 min
▶16Catch8.5
17479 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Shin Ha-kyun Lee Dong-sik
Yeo Jin-goo Han Joo-won
Choi Dae-hoon Park Jeong-je
Kim Shin-rock Oh Ji-hwa
Park Bo-kyung Im Seon-nyeo
Choi Sung-eun Yoo Jae-yi
Choi Jin-ho Han Gi Hwan
Shim Wan-Joon Kang Do-soo
Nam Yoon-Su Oh Ji-hoon
Gil Hae-Yeon Do Hae-won

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