Best dark & gritty Korean web series on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
20 web series on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.5. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. The Worst of Evil (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (8.6K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.
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2. Big Mouth (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (10.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
A lawyer with a ten-percent winning rate is caught up in a murder case and becomes the notorious and genius con artist, Big Mouse, overnight. In order to survive and protect his family, he tries to reveal the true colors of the privileged people involved in a huge conspiracy.
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3. The Judge from Hell (2024)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.8 (5.5K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.
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4. Vigilante (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (5.4K votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Kim Ji-yong leads a double life as a Korean National Police University student by day and the Vigilante by night, personally punishing criminals who evade the law. He is surrounded by people who all possess different ulterior motives.
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5. Revenant (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (4.5K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A woman possessed by an evil spirit and a man who can see evil spirits uncover the secrets of mysterious deaths surrounding five spirits.
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6. The First Responders (2022)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 8.2 (2.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunningFast-paced
A police station and a fire station adjoining each other cooperate in combating crime and fire in the most brutal and tragic cases.
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7. Pyramid Game (2024)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (3.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat
Every last Thursday of the month at an all-girls high school, the students of Class 2–5 cast their votes in a popularity poll. The results classify them into Grades A, B, C, D, and F. If they fall into Grade F, they become legitimate victims of school violence.
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8. Doctor Prisoner (2019)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (1.8K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwisty
An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked h
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9. Chief Detective 1958 (2024)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.8 (1.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
In an era of violence and corruption, Park Yeong-han, a humble detective, joins forces with Sang-sun, Gyeong-hwan and Ho-jeong to uphold justice.
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10. Buried Hearts (2025)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (2.1K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Seo Dong-ju, who hacked a political slush fund worth two trillion won, risks it all for revenge.
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11. Bad Prosecutor (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.5K votes)
Cold & detachedFast-pacedDark & grittyMature
The delinquent prosecutor destroys everything corrupted with wealth and power. His face-off with evil begins.
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12. Gangnam B-Side (2024)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (2.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyCold & detached
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.
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13. Made in Korea (2025)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (1.7K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
In 1970s South Korea, follow two men on opposite sides of power — one driven by ambition, the other by justice. As their worlds collide, greed, loyalty, and survival intertwine in a battle that will shape a nation.
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14. A Bloody Lucky Day (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (1.0K votes)
Edge-of-seatCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty
An ordinary taxi driver becomes entangled with a customer that turns out to be a serial killer.
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15. Gold Land (2026)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (944 votes)
Cold & detachedFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A young woman working as an airport security agent accidentally comes into possession of a smuggling ring’s gold bars. Caught in a chaotic whirlwind of greed and betrayal among various parties vying for the gold, she becomes consumed by the desire to claim it all for herself.
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16. Adamas (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (1.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatSeriousDark & gritty
Twin brothers Woo-sin and Soo-hyun lose their father in a murder case. Twenty-two years later, the brothers seek to clear their father's name.
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17. May It Please the Court (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (721 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyDialogue-drivenEdge-of-seat
Noh Chak-hee, the ace lawyer of the big law firm, Jangsan, becomes a public defender overnight and must defend the criminal who killed her loved one.
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18. Bloody Heart (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 7.3 (484 votes)
Visually stunningSeriousDark & gritty
It is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne due to a rebellion, and Lee Tae who becomes the King after him.
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19. Connect (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (2.8K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Dongsoo leads a solitary life, spending his time uploading music to the internet. His ordinary life is upended when he is kidnapped by an organ hunter, who takes out one of his eyes. Soon, Dongsoo is sharing the vision of someone who got his eye. Through the connected vision, he learns that the taker is a notorious s
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20. Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard (2024)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (228 votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat
Seo Dong-jae, facing a grim future due to his tarnished reputation as a corrupt prosecutor, is assigned a new high profile case. This new assignment pushes him to navigate a perilous balance between his prosecutorial instincts and opportunistic inclinations.
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