If you are looking for the best Korean content to binge-watch on Viu, here are fifteen recommendations:
1. The Red Sleeve (2021)
A royal court romance between the King of Joseon who is perfectionist but wounded within and a fearless court lady who chooses to live a life of freedom, starring Lee Junho and Lee Se-young.
Writer: Jung Haeri | Directors: Jung Jiin, Song Yeonhwa | Original network: MBC
2. Duty After School (2023)
A military-sci-fi series about senior high school students who are issued by the government with a mobilization order to join a military drill and fight extraterrestrial monsters using their desperation to earn points for the university admission, starring Shin Hyun-soo, Lee Soon-won, Im Semi, Kwon Eun-bin, Kim Ki-hae, Kim Min-chul, Kim So-hee, Kim Su-gyeom, Kim Jung-Ian, Moon Sang-min, Shin Myung-sung, Shin Soo-hyun, Shin Hye-ji, Ahn Da-eun, Ahn Do-gyu, Yeo Joo-ha, Oh Se-eun, Woo Min-gyu, Yoon Jong-bin, Lee Yeon, Ji Min-hyuk, Choi Moon-hee, Hong Sa-bin, and Hwang Se-in.
Writer: Yoon Soo | Director: Seong Yong-il | Original network: TVING
3. Taxi Driver (2021-23)
A crime-revenge drama about a former special forces soldier who helps victims of injustice through a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company, starring Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, and Bae Yoo-ram.
Writer: Oh Sang-ho | Director: Lee-dan | Original network: SBS
4. My Perfect Stranger (2023)
A thriller-mystery drama about a news anchor who travels to the past to dig deep into a series of murders and an ordinary office worker who travels through time to prevent the wedding of her parents. The two strangers meet by chance through time travel and get stuck in 1987, hunting for the mysterious serial killer, starring Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo.
Writer: Baek So Yeon | Director: Kang Soo Yeon | Original network: KBS2
5. My Lovely Liar (2023)
A romance-mystery drama about a woman who has lost faith in other people due to her supernatural ability to detect lies and an innocent man who hides himself from the world after being framed for murder, starring Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun.
Writer: Seo Jeong-eun | Director: Nam Sung-woo | Original network: tvN
6. Missing: The Other Side (2020-22)
A fantasy-mystery drama that begins with a con artist who encounters a supernatural village where spirits of missing persons are stranded and never found. He becomes involved in solving the mystery behind the disappearance and cause of deaths of the villagers. It stars Go Soo, Heo Joon-ho, Ahn So-hee, Ha Jun, Seo Eun-soo, Song Geon-hee, Lee Jung-eun, and Kim Dong-hwi.
Writers: Ban Gi-ri, Jeong So-young | Director: Min Yeon-Hong | Original network: OCN (Season 1); tvN (Season 2)
7. Work Later, Drink Now (2021-23)
A slice-of-life-comedy drama about three friends in their 30s, a television writer, a yoga instructor, and an origami YouTuber, who believe that life is one drink at the end of the day, starring Lee Sun-bin, Han Sun-bin, Jung Eun-ji, and Choi Si-won.
Writer: Wi So-young | Director: Kim Jung-sik | Original network: TVING
8. Numbers (2023)
A workplace drama that follows the story of an intelligent high school graduate who becomes an accountant at a big accounting firm, trying to attain justice that he so desires, starring Kim Myung-soo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Choi Min-soo, and Yeonwoo.
Writers: Jung An, Oh Hye-seok | Director: Kim Chil-bong | Original network: MBC
9. A Superior Day (2022)
A thriller drama based on a webtoon about an ordinary father whose daughter gets kidnapped not for money but for the father to find the mysterious serial killer living next door and kill him within 24 hours. It stars Jin Goo, Ha Do-kwon, and Lee Won-keun.
Writer: Lee Ji-hyun | Director: Jo Nam-hyeong | Original network: OCN
10. One Ordinary Day (2021)
A crime-thriller drama about a college student who gives a young woman he just met a ride to the beach in his father’s taxi, ending up the night together. He wakes up to find her dead and gets caught up as the direct suspect of the murder case. It stars Kim Soo-hyun and Cha Seung-won.
Writer: Kwon Soon-kyu | Director: Lee Myung-woo | Original network: Coupang Play
11. Mouse (2021)
A sci-fi, thriller drama about a novice police officer who teams up with a notorious detective to arrest a serial killer and eventually finds himself attempting to unearth the truth behind psychopathic behaviors. It stars Lee Hee-joon, Lee Seung-gi, Park Ju-hyun, and Kyung Soo-jin.
Writer: Choi Ran | Directors: Choi Joon-bae, Kang Cheol-woo | Original network: tvN
12. The Escape of the Seven (2023)
A crime, suspense drama that depicts the desperate escape of seven people who are involved in the case of a missing girl and whose lives are entangled with desires, secrets, and lies. It stars Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, and Jo Jae-yoon.
Writer: Kim Soon-ok | Director: Joo Dong-min | Original network: SBS
13. Bad Prosecutor (2022)
A law-crime drama about a prosecutor named Jin Jung who is armed with bad manners and delinquency yet stands on the side of the underprivileged and punishes corrupt powers, starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee.
Writer: Im Young-bin | Director: Kim Seon-ho | Original network: KBS2
14. Blind (2022)
A crime-thriller drama about a detective from the homicide squad who embarks on a relentless pursuit to uncover the identity of the true culprit and clear his name after being suspected of being a serial killer. It stars Ok Taec-yeon, Ha Seok-jin, and Jung Eun-ji.
Writer: Kwon Ki-kyung | Directors: Shin Yong-hwi, Jang Jeong-do | Original network: tvN
15. Durian’s Affair (2023)
A time-travel drama about two mysterious, noble women from the Joseon era who travel through time and suddenly appear during a family event in Seoul in the year 2023, starring Park Joo-mi, Choi Myung-gil, Kim Min-jun, Han Da-gam, Jeon No-min, Yoon Hae-young, and Ji Young-san.
Writer: Im Sung-han | Directors: Shin Woo-cheol, Jung Yeo-jin | Original network: TV Chosun, Coupang Play
Cover images: MBC, TVING, SBS
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