Tense Action K-dramas

87 titles, most popular first

Themes

Squid Game

Completed3 seasons17 Sept 2021

Vincenzo

Completed20 Feb 2021

Snowdrop

Completed18 Dec 2021

W

Completed20 Jul 2016

Queen Seondeok

Completed25 May 2009

My Name

Premiered15 Oct 2021

City Hunter

Completed25 May 2011

Healer

Completed8 Dec 2014

Iris

Completed14 Oct 2009

The K2

Completed23 Sept 2016

Emperor of the Sea

Completed24 Nov 2004

Yong-pal

Completed5 Aug 2015

Arang and the Magistrate

Completed15 Aug 2012

Big Mouth

Completed29 Jul 2022

Six Flying Dragons

Completed5 Oct 2015

The Uncanny Counter

Completed28 Nov 2020

Happiness

Completed5 Nov 2021

Gyeongseong Creature

Completed22 Dec 2023

Vagabond

Completed20 Sept 2019

Arthdal Chronicles

Completed1 Jun 2019

Bloodhounds

Completed9 Jun 2023

The Slave Hunters

Completed6 Jan 2010

Weak Hero

Premiered18 Nov 2022

Gunman in Joseon

Completed25 Jun 2014

The Fiery Priest

Completed15 Feb 2019

The Princess' Man

Completed20 Jul 2011

7th Grade Civil Servant

Completed23 Jan 2013

A Shop for Killers

Completed17 Jan 2024

Athena: Goddess of War

Completed13 Dec 2010

Black Knight

Premiered12 May 2023

Criminal Minds

Completed26 Jul 2017

Gyebaek

Completed25 Jul 2011

Hong Gil-dong

Completed2 Jan 2008

Man to Man

Completed21 Apr 2017

Moving

Completed9 Aug 2023

The Kingdom of the Winds

Completed10 Sept 2008

Three Days

Completed5 Mar 2014

You're All Surrounded

Completed7 May 2014

Duty After School

Completed31 Mar 2023

Jirisan

Completed23 Oct 2021

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

Completed11 Mar 2023

Taxi Driver

Completed9 Apr 2021

Agent Kim Reactivated

Completed26 Jun 2026

All In

Completed15 Jan 2003

Big Bet

Completed21 Dec 2022

Island

Completed30 Dec 2022

Korea–Khitan War

Completed11 Nov 2023

Made in Korea

Completed24 Dec 2025