13 Dramas Like Flower Of Evil You Must Watch Now

The famous 2020 romance thriller series Flower of Evil follows the story of a homicide detective who stumbles upon a case that shatters her ideal life. The clueless Detective Cha Ji-won married Baek Hee-sung, who wisely hides his real identity and past from her.

From an outsider’s perspective, they are the picture-perfect family with their happy 6-year-old girl. Hee-sung is a loving husband who lives a good life with his family and even has a successful career to provide for his loved ones. But when a series of unexplained murders take place, and Ji-won begins investigating it, she is hit with the realization that her charming husband might actually be hiding something huge from her.

He’s a man who is hiding his dark, twisted past, and she’s a woman whose job is to uncover every dangerous secret people hide. It’s a game of cat and mouse, truth and lies, danger and madness. Who will win?

This K-drama starred Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo in the lead roles, whose impeccable acting skills justified the characters. With only 16 episodes, the show delicately unwraps the mysteries surrounding each of the characters. Keeping that in mind, we’ve curated a list of 13 shows that you must watch now if you liked Flower Of Evil.

Again My Life

A young prosecutor, Kim Hee-woo, was a student with the lowest marks possible in school. However, he worked hard to become a public prosecutor and help people with his skills. In the present, he’s investigating a case related to a politician suspected of corruption. But that ends abruptly when he’s murdered by a mysterious man.

What should’ve been the end starts another chapter for him. When he opens his eyes, Hee-woo finds out that he is very much alive and must return to university to complete his academic journey. The prosecutor uses this second chance to prepare himself well in order to investigate the case as well as his “death.”

Release Date: 8 April 22 – 28 May 22
Episodes: 16
Duration: 1hr 5min
Original Network: SBS ViuTV
Where To Watch: Viki

Cheat On Me, If You Can

Yeo Joo is a best-selling crime author, and her husband, Woo Sung, is a divorce lawyer. The author, who only thinks about different ways to kill people, is researching how to make a murder look like an accident. Not only that, she has even given a memorandum to her younger husband stating that if he cheats on her, he will very well be dead.

So, when Yeo Joo finds her husband acting weird, is she really suspicious, or she’s just projecting her worries? Is her husband cheating on her, and she is clueless about it, or is it all in her head? The threat was clear: if he cheats, he dies, but what if he’s actually cheating and Yeo Joo – who knows countless ways to “unalive” people – really kills him? Well, she had already warned him, so he must pay the price, we guess!

Release Date: 2 December 2020 – 28 January 2021
Episodes:16
Duration: 1hr 5min
Original Network: KBS2
Where To Watch: Viki, Apple TV

Chimera

This thriller drama is a must-watch for fans who are curious about Greek mythology and love thrillers. Chimera is a beast in Greek mythology that breathes fire through its mouth and has a lion head with the body of a goat and the tail of a snake. In this drama, the prime suspect goes by the same name.

Over 30 years ago, an explosion had shaken the city, and in the present, a similar explosion takes place, sending chills through everybody’s body. Could it be that the serial killer who had planned the old explosion is back again?

Or is someone else following in his footsteps? Detective Jae Hwan, Profiler Yoo Jin, and Surgeon Dr. Joong Yeob, who are in charge of this case, must solve the mystery and uncover the culprit sending terror through the city before anyone else gets hurt.

Release Date: 30 October 2021 – 19 December 2021
Episodes: 16
Duration: 1hr 5min
Original Network: OCN
Where To Watch: TVING, Viki

Come And Hug Me

This drama is about two kids and one murder with countless years between them. Son of a psychopath serial killer, Yoon Na-moo used to be a quiet, mysterious boy. Gil Nak-won, on the other hand, was the daughter of a popular actress.

Totally opposite from each other, both of them become friends and fall in love, but it’s short-lived. Out of his twisted feelings for his son, Na-moo’s dad kills Nak-won’s parents, complicating their sweet friendship.

Years later, they have grown up, but they suppress their feelings, not talking about them with anyone. Na-moo is a detective, and Nak-won is an aspiring actress when their paths collide with each other. It’s a short encounter, but it’s enough to bring back their painful memories. Several years pass when they meet each other again, and this time, they must decide if they will let their past rule their future.

Release Date: 16 May 2018 – 19 July 2018
Episodes: 32
Duration: 35min
Original Network: MBC
Where To Watch: Netflix

Dark Hole

Dark Hole is an action thriller drama following the lives of a group of survivors who must fight against mutants in order to survive. Lee Hwa Sun, a police detective, gets a strange call from a man who murdered her husband.

The man tells her to come to Mujishi, and eager to find the killer, she is ready to do anything, but there seems to be a problem. People in Mujishi have been turned into monsters after breathing in a black fog from a petrochemical factory’s sinkhole.

Yoo Tae Han, a native of Mujishi, is a wrecked car driver who meets Hwa Sun amid the chaos. Together, both of them try to survive and save others from danger. But the risk is unexpectedly high, and they are only two small humans against the monsters who are no longer human. Will they manage to make it out alive?

Release Date: 30 April 2021 – 5 June 2021
Episodes: 12
Duration: 60 min
Original Network: OCN, tvN
Where To Watch: Viki

Extracurricular

The coming-of-age drama, Extracurricular, follows four high school students. But, mind you, it’s not a normal high school drama. This is a psychological thriller following these kids who commit unthinkable crimes to earn money. Ji-soo is a model high school student, but he’s penniless, and unfortunately, that turns him into a criminal after he commits a serious crime that puts him in danger.

Seo Min Hee is a girl with a secret that might destroy her if it comes out. Bae Gyu Ri, Ji-soo’s partner in crime and a girl he has had a crush on, gets involved in his crimes and sinks deeper into the world of crime.

Ki Tae is Min Hee’s bully boyfriend and the most popular guy in the school, but he’s not an easy guy either. All four of them have done things that they aren’t proud to admit, but they still won’t stop. How far can they run before they get caught?

Release Date: 29 April 2020
Episodes: 10
Duration: 55 min
Original Network: Netflix
Where To Watch: Netflix

Kill It

Kill It follows two people who are completely opposite from each other yet find themselves tangled up together. Kim Soo-hyun is a veterinarian and a secret professional killer. People hire him for work, but nobody knows much about him. Do Hyun-jin is an exceptional detective who chases after Soo-Hyun because she believes he’s a serial killer.

Soo-Hyun, who lives a quiet, disguised life as an animal lover, is a killer who yearns for love, and Hyun-jin is a sympathetic woman who always trusts her instincts. She thinks Soo-Hyun can help her reveal a mystery, but will both of them reach a common ground after she learns the truth?

Release Date: 23 March 2019 – 28 April 2019
Episodes: 12
Duration: 60 min
Original Network: OCN
Where To Watch: Viki

My Name

The 2021 crime show My Name follows Yoon Ji-woo, who is hungry for revenge. After watching her father die, she puts her trust in a powerful crime boss and goes from being a member of an organized crime ring to being a mole for her boss. Working undercover as a police officer, she is seeking revenge and is hell-bent on finding her dad’s killer.

But nothing is easy, and Ji-woo will find it out soon when she finds herself surrounded by people hiding their real motives. Amongst these people, she will also meet Jeon Pil-do, a police detective who becomes her partner when she joins the police. Ji-woo’s complicated life is about to get complex, but she will do anything to avenge her father’s death.

Release Date: 15 October 2021
Episodes: 8
Duration: 50 min
Original Network: Netflix
Where To Watch: Netflix

Take Revenge/Get Revenge

In today’s digital world, where one can reach great heights easily, one can also fall a long way down just as quickly. One such victim of the digital world is Kang Hae Ra, who became the center of everyone’s attention after marrying one of the country’s famous celebrities.

She also became one of the nation’s hottest influencers, but it all went downhill when she found her name dragged into an unnecessary scandal. Now, Hae Ra wants nothing more than to hurt those who tainted her reputation.

On the other hand, Cha Min Joon is a successful lawyer who is focused on destroying those who are trying to ruin his family. But how will these individuals succeed in their mission when there are powerful forces against them, and there’s more than they know about their opponents?

Release Date: 21 November 2020 – 17 January 2021
Episodes: 16
Duration: 1hr 2 min
Original Network: TV Chosun
Where To Watch: Viki

Train

A sci-fi drama about revenge and guilt, Train follows Seo Do-won, who is trying to pay for his father’s crimes. Do-won’s drunkard father killed a man before dying on the same day, hence never paying for his crimes, which still bothers him. As a detective, Do-won spends his time overworking to escape the guilt that controls him even now. Han Seo Kyung is a prosecutor who is looking for her father’s killer.

When Do-won finds corpses and learns the truth about a train in the old train station, he must travel to unknown worlds to track a serial killer on the loose.

Release Date: 11 July 2020 – 16 August 2020
Episodes: 12
Duration: 60min
Original Network: OCN
Where To Watch: Viki

Undercover

Han Jung Hyun is an agent living with a hidden identity. Choi Yeon Soo is a human rights lawyer who lives to bring justice to those who have been wronged. When they both meet and fall in love, they decide to marry, unaware of what the future holds for them.

Yeon Soo is nominated for a high-ranking post as the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which is good news for her, but for her husband, it’s a threat. When the new job forces her to face her husband’s truth – the only single soul she fully trusts – their relationship is put under pressure.

Release Date: 23 April 2021 – 12 June 2021
Episodes: 16
Duration: 1hr 15min
Original Network: jTBC
Where To Watch: Prime Video

Vagabond

Cha Dal-gun is a stuntman and a guardian of his orphaned nephew, Cha Hoon. When his nephew dies in a plane crash, and he travels abroad to attend his funeral, Dal-gun finds clues that tell him that the crash might not have been a mechanical fault.

Go Hae-ri is an NIS agent and the eldest daughter of a marine who died during an operation. When their paths cross, they unite to unravel the truth behind the plane crash, unveiling a web of corruption.

Release Date: 20 September 2019 – 23 November 2019
Episodes: 16
Duration: 1hr 10 min
Original Network: Netflix SBS
Where To Watch: Netflix

Vincenzo

Park Joo-Hyeong, known as Vincenzo Cassano, left for Italy after being adopted at the age of 8. Years later, he’s all grown up and works as a consigliere for a mafia family in Italy. However, due to some disputes, he flew back to South Korea for a while.

Hong Cha Young is a hardworking attorney who will do anything to win a case. When they both team up against a powerful company, they put their skills and power to good use to punish those who misuse their power to earn money by hurting innocent people.