Best dark & gritty Korean web series in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
116 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.4. Newest addition: 100 Days of Deception, added to Netflix on 10 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Vincenzo (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Comedy · IMDb 8.4 (42.7K votes)
FunnyFast-pacedVisually stunningDark & gritty
During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian Mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicine with a side of justice.
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2. Kingdom (2019)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.3 (65.5K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey
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3. Mouse (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.6 (20.4K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
A psychopath's ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped by fear and chaos. An honest, justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with a tragic past, face off against the killer. After their encounter with the psychopath, their lives change completely.
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4. Weak Hero (2022)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (30.4K votes)
MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.
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5. Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (14.5K votes)
Visually stunningDark & gritty
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology
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6. Flower of Evil (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (20.2K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.
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7. Death's Game (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.4 (26.0K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
At the brink of going to hell, Yee-jae must cycle through twelve separate lives and twelve separate deaths in this reincarnation drama.
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8. Squid Game (2021)
Web series · Korean · 3 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Mystery · IMDb 7.9 (7.8L votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
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10. Teach You a Lesson (2026)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (21.8K votes)
Fast-pacedDark & grittyMature
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
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11. Bloodhounds (2023)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (32.3K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureVisually stunning
Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.
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12. Signal (2016)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.4 (12.7K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.
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13. Stranger (2017)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (12.5K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but he is ostracized because he lacks empathy and social skills. He is also one of only a handful of upright prosecutors who have refu
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14. My Dearest (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 8.9 (6.0K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnMatureDark & gritty
A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion.
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16. Vagabond (2019)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.1 (15.4K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to work for the National Intelligence Service as a secret ops agent in order to support her mom and younger siblings, although
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18. 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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19. All of Us Are Dead (2022)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (95.9K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureVisually stunning
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
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20. Taxi Driver (2021)
Web series · Korean · 3 seasons · Action & Adventure, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (10.3K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seat
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
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21. Prison Playbook (2017)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (6.5K votes)
MatureFunnyDark & grittyTwisty
With his major league baseball debut right around the corner, a star pitcher lands in prison and must learn to navigate his new world.
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22. Beyond Evil (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (8.2K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.
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23. SKY Castle (2018)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · A · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (5.3K votes)
FunnyTwistyFast-pacedCold & detached
For the families living at Sky Castle, an exclusive residential community that's home to Korea's elite, their children’s success means everything.
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24. Happiness (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.7 (17.0K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different classes, the residents have to spend and survive in the new habitation.
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25. 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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26. The K2 (2016)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (13.2K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A patriotic bodyguard who was abandoned by his country and colleagues, a hidden daughter of leading Presidential candidate who regards love as a tool for revenge, and the First Lady contender who hides her ambition and charisma behind a kind and friendly personality.
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27. Juvenile Justice (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (8.3K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detached
A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
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28. The Penthouse (2020)
Web series · Korean · 3 seasons · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.9 (6.4K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedCold & detachedMature
Three women who live at Seoul's most luxurious penthouse apartment will stop at nothing to protect their status and their children's futures. But a murder at Hera leaves one mom questioning her place in this elite society and puts her on the road for revenge.
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29. Extracurricular (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (12.3K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat
Determined to escape a dead-end life, a gifted high school student turns to a world of serious crime to ensure he can pay for college.
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30. Mercy for None (2025)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (12.0K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
After severing ties with his gang, a former gangster returns to uncover the truth behind his brother's death — embarking on a relentless path of revenge.
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