Best mind-bending Korean web series in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
182 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.5. 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. Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.7 (31.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the s
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2. It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (47.6K votes)
HeartwarmingLow-stakesFunnyTwisty
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
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3. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.5 (38.9K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyHeartwarmingFunny
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
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4. Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (16.6K votes)
HeartwarmingLight-heartedFamily-friendlyTwisty
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 8.5 (23.6K votes)
TwistyHeartwarmingLow-stakesSlow-burn
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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13. Lovely Runner (2024)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.5 (18.0K votes)
TwistyHeartwarming
Right after Ryu Sun-jae, a top star, ends his life, Im Sol, his top fan, somehow ends up at a time when they were in high school and tries to protect him. A fantasy romance unfolds where people who missed each other in time finally meet.
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15. Moving (2023)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (17.5K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.
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16. Healer (2014)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (14.6K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A star reporter, a second-rate journalist and a man by the code name "Healer" are brought together by a long-buried incident that hides dark truths.
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17. 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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18. 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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19. The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (20.4K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seat
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
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20. Hotel Del Luna (2019)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (19.2K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFunnyHeartwarming
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.
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21. Snowdrop (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 8.1 (16.8K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatHeartwarming
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.
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22. 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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24. W (2016)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.0 (18.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.
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25. The Uncanny Counter (2020)
Web series · Korean · 2 seasons · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (15.7K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.
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26. 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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27. 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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28. Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (7.4K votes)
Twisty
A billionaire struggles with dissociative identity disorder after a traumatic childhood – can a newbie psychiatrist help him unite his alters?
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29. Pinocchio (2014)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.0 (11.2K votes)
Twisty
In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.
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30. Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (13.7K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-paced
A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.
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