Soooo  I kinda hit a dead end after finishing Trinity of Shadows.
I truly adored that drama and I am dearly looking for a well developed crime series/movie.



What I am looking for is 

  • an interesting case, 
  • grey characters, 
  • character development,
  • a strong female lead (but this is not a must)
  • some chemistry between the leads (but not a must either). 


I’d prefer it if the characters were olderish, as in later 20s/30+ but I don’t mind younger ones either if the story is good.


I would prefer Japanese, Chinese/Taiwanese  or Thai dramas but I am open to anything really as long as the drama has subs.



Dramas I consider absolutely well done/top favourites: 


  • Burning Ice

  • Signal 

  • Watcher

  • Trinity of shadows 




Dramas I did not enjoy/dropped: 


  • Vincenzo

  • Devil Judge

  • Voices 

  • Vagabond


Thank you for any recommendation! 

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Flower of Evil

Love me if you dare

I can suggest C-drama The Knockout - it's a crime drama. Apparently it's doing really well in China and will finish airing soon.

I have just started watching it. 

 SuadaHedi:

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Flower of Evil

Love me if you dare

thank you but I have seen Rest and Flower of Evil.   Love me if you dare I dropped I think at least 5 times now. I have given up now. This is just not a drama for me.


 Winnie:

I can suggest C-drama The Knockout - it's a crime drama. Apparently it's doing really well in China and will finish airing soon.

I have just started watching it. 

ohhh yes I saw it airing but I was a little cautious to start it. Ill give it a try now! thank you a lot

@GentleRain
thank you a lot fo r these. I have seen a few of them already but there are 4 I haven't watched yet. I will definitely check these out! thanks again 

When A Snail Falls In Love (ignore the title - a female police has a crush on her superior, but it isn't particularly important to the plot) - Chinese police procedural, beautiful cinematography

You might try Whisper, Money Flower, Mad Dog. I watched these multiple times.

 Olive4213:

You might try Whisper, Money Flower, Mad Dog. I watched these multiple times.

I have seen them all. I really really loved Money Flower. In my opinion it is the best revenge drama made up to today 

 AH :

I have seen them all but thank you. And yessss I absolutely loved the evil step mom. I truly wish they had made her the main female lead and cut the romance between Anna and the male character. Ahhh it was annoying 

 maidenholmes:

When A Snail Falls In Love (ignore the title - a female police has a crush on her superior, but it isn't particularly important to the plot) - Chinese police procedural, beautiful cinematography

I have seen it . and also read the book. Kinda wish they would have adapted more of the book since that does cover also the life that the leads build up later on. It is really a nice story 

  • Maou
  • Ryusei no kizuna
  • N no Tame ni
  • Black pean
  • Siren
  • Nobody knows
  • Tunnel
  • Forest of secrets
  • Hello Monster
  • Circle
  • Yokoso wagaya e
  • Kazoku game
  • Through the darkness
  • My name
  • Children of nobody
  • Mouse
  • A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower
  • The Long Night
  • Love Me if You Dare
  • Cruel City
  • My Beautiful Bride
  • Missing Noir M

My Name - female centric plot. Excellent in my opinion.

Taxi Driver - it is a revenge plot based on real cases that took place in South Korea. They have strong female characters working as a team with the male lead.

Big Mouth - male lead is the main character but his wife is a big part of the story. There are grey characters.

Don't want to overwhelm you with too many names. If you've already watched these, I'll share some more.