Dark Korean Dramas and Thrillers

Hi! Would love some recommendations for dark Korean dramas and thrillers that have a strong character study emphasis.

I loved The Glory, Weak Hero Class, Queenmaker, and Bloodhounds.

These series all had great storylines around boksu or revenge that I enjoyed. I thought the acting was superb and the character all complex and charismatic (even when evil). I especially enjoyed that these shows didn’t try to be funny or romantic.

As an exception, I even quite enjoyed My Mister despite some of the comedy, romance, and light hearted moments because I found the characters to all be wonderful and the base of the storyline was about the characters fighting against the darkness and struggles in their lives.

I tried Extracurricular and Penthouse but disliked the unrealistic storylines early on and the campiness of the characters all being larger than life. Revenge of Others felt similar to me and didn’t feel focused in its plot. Perhaps I need to stick with it longer?

Taxi Driver was too much action for me right off the bat.

I liked the general atmosphere of Through the Darkness, but the character development seemed lacking.

I am trying to watch Signal now and have read a lot of recs for Flower of Evil which I may try.

Open to any and all suggestions! Thanks in advance!