1. “Stranger” (also known as “Secret Forest”) (2017 & 2020): A prosecutor who cannot feel emotions teams up with a warm-hearted detective to uncover corruption and solve a series of murders.
2. “Signal” (2016): Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via a walkie-talkie to solve long-time unsolved cases.
3. “Mouse” (2021): A suspense-filled drama about a rookie police officer who becomes entangled in a pursuit of a notorious serial killer.
4. “Save Me” (2017): A chilling tale of a girl and her family who move to a small town and get involved with a religious cult.
5. “Tunnel” (2017): A detective from the 1980s gets transported to the present day while chasing a serial killer. He teams up with modern-day detectives to catch the murderer.
6. “Memories of the Alhambra” (2018-2019): Merging elements of thriller, fantasy, and augmented reality gaming, this drama follows a CEO and a hostel owner as they unravel mysterious events.
7. “Voice” (2017): A detective and a voice profiler join forces to catch a serial killer, focusing on the emergency call center and its efforts to track down criminals.
8. “Watcher” (2019): Revolving around three individuals, it explores their interconnected past and present as they get embroiled in a corrupt world.
9. “The Lies Within” (2019): Following the sudden death of her father and the mysterious disappearance of her husband, a woman gets elected to the National Assembly and becomes involved in a greater political conspiracy.
10. “Kingdom” (2019 & 2020): A historical thriller with elements of horror. It’s about a crown prince who tries to save his kingdom from a mysterious plague that turns people into zombies.
11. “Flower of Evil” (2020): A suspense-filled tale of a man with a dark past who hides his true identity from his detective wife, leading to intense events when the truth begins to unravel.
12. “Train” (2020): A sci-fi crime thriller that involves parallel universes. A detective tries to solve a murder case, leading him to discover another world similar to his.
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