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The Worst of Evil

★ 8.3 9K votes 2023–2023 1 season · 12 episodes Ended Disney+
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 9/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 8/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ji Chang-wookWi Ha-joonIm She-miJi Seung-hyunLee Shin-KiCha Rae-hyung
Starring
Ji Chang-wookWi Ha-joonIm She-miJi Seung-hyunLee Shin-KiCha Rae-hyung
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0150300450600

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"Undercover loyalty curdling into genuine brotherhood"

An undercover detective burrows so deep into a drug syndicate that the line between infiltrating and belonging starts to dissolve. As he rises through the gang's ranks, loyalty to his police handlers frays against the loyalty forged with the criminals he's supposed to betray. The show moves at a brisk, tense clip, trading in double-crosses, stylish violence, and slow-burning guilt. It leans hard on its lead's charisma and the queasy intimacy of friendships built on lies, making the moral rot feel personal rather than abstract.

Watch it for

the slow unraveling of a cop who starts caring more about his cover than his badge.

Maybe skip if

you need clean heroes, since everyone here gets morally compromised fast.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12023
8.55K1253m
Countryside detective Jun-mo goes undercover within the rising Gangnam Union, unaware of the complex relationship between his wife and the gang's boss.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.18.2
51153 min
▶2Episode #1.28.5
477—
▶3Episode #1.38.5
482—
▶4Episode #1.48.7
457—
▶5Episode #1.58.2
439—
▶6Episode #1.68.4
410—
▶7Episode #1.78.5
438—
▶8Episode #1.88.7
419—
▶9Episode #1.98.9
461—
▶10Episode #1.108.2
340—
▶11Episode #1.118.7
350—
▶12Episode #1.128.9
434—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Ji Chang-wook Kwon Seung Ho, Park Joon-mo
Wi Ha-joon Jung Ki-cheol
Im She-mi Yoo Eui-jung
Ji Seung-hyun Seok Do-hyung
Lee Shin-Ki Seo Jong-ryeol (Gangnam Union's member)
Cha Rae-hyung Hong Hee-seong (Gangnam Union's member)
Lee Jung-hun Jo Chang-sik (Prosecutor)
Im Sung-jae Choi Jeong-bae (Gangnam Union's member)
Bae Myung-jin Bae Yong-dae (Gangnam Union's member)
Lee Han-ju Jeong Byeong-woo (Gangnam Union's member)

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