Best Asian thriller series
A curated collection of popular thriller series from Asia.

A Time Called You (2023)

Miss Night and Day (2024)
Miss Night and Day (2024)
A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night.

Duty After School (2023)
Duty After School (2023)
When mysterious alien spheres start invading the world, high school students are called upon to join the world’s first war against extraterrestrial forces.

Ready, Set, Love (2024)

Yong Pal (2015)
Yong Pal (2015)
Operating under the alias Yong-pal, a surgeon gets enmeshed in a dark conspiracy involving a chaebol heiress forcibly put in a medically induced coma.

Gangnam B-Side (2024)
Gangnam B-Side (2024)
When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of secrets and connections behind the case.

Kiss that Kills (2018)
Kiss that Kills (2018)
A mysterious woman appears in front of Otaro Dojima. The mysterious woman has a pale face with red lips. She kisses him and he dies, but the next moment he regains consciousness. He realizes he is now seven days in the past. The mysterious woman also follows him. Due to her kiss, Otaro Dojima dies and goes back to the past over and over again.

Bitch and Rich (2023)
Bitch and Rich (2023)
Kim Hye-in has to transfer to Cheongdam International High School after witnessing a murder. She crosses paths with Baek Je-na, a bully who happens to be connected to the case.

Pending Train (2023)
Pending Train (2023)
Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can they survive in this wilderness?

The Game: Towards Zero (2020)
The Game: Towards Zero (2020)
Tae Pyeong is a prophet. When he looks into someone's eye, he can see the moment right before they die. Tae Pyeong is smart, rich and handsome. Despite his special ability, he is a bright person. A mysterious serial murder case draws Tae Pyeong's attention. He partners with Detective Joon Young to solve the string of murders.

Family: The Unbreakable Bond (2023)
Family: The Unbreakable Bond (2023)
Kwon Do-hun is an expert sniper and a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service. To conceal his true identity, he lives a double life as a regular trading company employee, keeping even his wife Kang Yu-ra in the dark. Though he is occupied with his work, Do-hun cherishes his wife deeply. Meanwhile, Yu-ra, a dedicated homemaker, harbors a secret. Their tranquil existence is thrown into turmoil when Jo Tae-gu emerges, posing a threat to their carefully crafted façade.

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (2023)
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (2023)
Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.

Divya Drishti (2019)
Divya Drishti (2019)
Separated at childhood, Divya and Drishti attain super powers - to not only see the future, but also manipulate it. However, their own future lies in the hands of an evil Pishachini.

Playing Go (2025)
Playing Go (2025)
Cui Ye is an ordinary Go teacher whose life spirals into chaos after an accidental entanglement in a crime. As he gradually descends into illegality, his police officer brother, Cui Wei, relentlessly pursues him.

Payback: Money and Power (2023)
Payback: Money and Power (2023)
Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor's daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.

Petrichor (2024)
Petrichor (2024)
Tul's first field visit after just moving to work was not smooth. To make matters worse, he had to work with Cherran, the forensic doctor in charge of the case. Both of them have very different personalities and attitudes, which made them not get along very well. Not to mention the social pressures they had to face when all the cases were in the public eye, which all affected the cases. However, when there were opportunities for them to work together more often, their relationship started to improve. However, the story was more complicated than expected when one day a murder occurred that was similar to the one that a serial killer had committed 18 years ago. Was this the work of the "Raindrop Killer" or was it a copycat of another killer?

Under the Microscope (2023)
Under the Microscope (2023)
When Shuai Jiamo, who is obsessed with mathematics, stumbles upon a historical problem in Jinhua County, he was met with multiple obstacles in his attempts to correct the mistake, triggering a tension between various stakeholders.

Till the World Ends (2022)
Till the World Ends (2022)
Two young men, Art and Golf, unexpectedly become roommates during the last 13 days before the world's demise. Art, an amnesiac business student, aims to recover his identity amidst government-announced global chaos. Golf, a medical student longing for love, joins Art's quest. As they navigate the impending catastrophe, they form a deep bond while being pursued by ruthless killers. Their complex feelings emerge in the face of imminent doom, knowing their time is limited.

Land of Tanabata (2024)
Land of Tanabata (2024)
Yoji Minamimaru, known as Nanmaru, is a university student with a supernatural ability to create small holes in anything. One day, Yoji finds out that the professor of folklore studies has gone missing. Together with his classmates, he decides to search for the professor.

Thirteen Years of Dust (2023)
Thirteen Years of Dust (2023)
The special homicide case that was unsolved in 1997 resurfaced 13 years later. Criminal policeman Wei Zhengrong, who wasn't able to find out the real murderer that year was traumatised and left the front line. The once fledgling new policeman Lu Xingzhi grown from his innocence and has become a meticulous criminal investigation expert. The many coincidences of the case brought the master and apprentice together again to hunt down the real culprit.

Battle for Happiness (2023)
Battle for Happiness (2023)
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.

Decoy (2023)
Decoy (2023)
A 17-year-old case, known as the scam of the century, reemerges as a serial murder case in the present year 2023. It's a nationwide crime case thriller revolving around three people.

Master's Daughter (2022)
Master's Daughter (2022)
A school psycho suspense that depicts classmates, students, and their families being involved in a whirlpool of suspicion and confusion when a mysterious and beautiful high school girl, Kiritani Sara, suddenly transfers to another school.

One Cent Thief (2022)
One Cent Thief (2022)
With his ill father medical bills piling up, a cash-stapped banker devises an elaborate scheme to steal one cent from every customer's account.
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me (2013)
Resurrection Ertugul (Netflix) (0)
Resurrection Ertugul (Netflix) (0)

Lookism (2019)
Lookism (2019)
Tells the story of the school’s ugliest boy, Wen Shuai, who finally gets the courage to transfer after being bullied in his original school, discovers that he has two very different bodies. One is the original ugly body and the other is of a perfect male. Wen Shuai found out that he can switch between the two bodies. One body will appear when he's awake, and the other body will appear when he's sleeping.The secret of the two bodies completely changes Wen Shuai’s life He has never been welcomed, started a completely different life, and felt the beauty and convenience of the being popular. At the same time, this handsome body hides a huge secret that gradually emerges as the story progresses. The original owner of the handsome body, Kris, soon wakes up, and the layers of mystery gradually unravel.