Tense K-dramas: Politics and power

72 titles, most popular first

Theme: Politics and power

Snowdrop

Completed18 Dec 2021

Kingdom

Completed25 Jan 2019

Queen Seondeok

Completed25 May 2009

Empress Ki

Completed28 Oct 2013

Moon Embracing the Sun

Completed4 Jan 2012

City Hunter

Completed25 May 2011

The K2

Completed23 Sept 2016

Six Flying Dragons

Completed5 Oct 2015

Doctor Stranger

Completed5 May 2014

Lee San, Wind of the Palace

Completed16 Sept 2007

Arthdal Chronicles

Completed1 Jun 2019

The Devil Judge

Completed3 Jul 2021

Again My Life

Completed8 Apr 2022

Big Thing

Completed6 Oct 2010

Gunman in Joseon

Completed25 Jun 2014

The King 2 Hearts

Completed21 Mar 2012

The Princess' Man

Completed20 Jul 2011

Bloody Heart

Completed2 May 2022

Queenmaker

Premiered14 Apr 2023

Shine or Go Crazy

Completed19 Jan 2015

Splendid Politics

Completed13 Apr 2015

The Emperor: Owner of the Mask

Completed10 May 2017

The King's Face

Completed19 Nov 2014

Three Days

Completed5 Mar 2014

Designated Survivor: 60 Days

Completed1 Jul 2019

Haechi

Completed11 Feb 2019

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

Completed11 Mar 2023

Secret Door

Completed22 Sept 2014

The Queen Who Crowns

Completed6 Jan 2025

The Rebel

Completed30 Jan 2017

Giant

Completed10 May 2010

Made in Korea

Completed24 Dec 2025

My Country: The New Age

Completed4 Oct 2019

Sandglass

Completed9 Jan 1995

Seoul 1945

Completed1 Jan 2006

Tempest

Completed10 Sept 2025

Times

Completed20 Feb 2021

Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers

Completed23 Mar 2013

Queen Woo

Completed29 Aug 2024

The Blade and Petal

Completed3 Jul 2013

The Whirlwind

Premiered28 Jun 2024

Behind the White Tower

Completed6 Jan 2007

Buried Hearts

Completed21 Feb 2025

Chief of Staff

Completed14 Jun 2019

Insu, the Queen Mother

Completed3 Dec 2011

Jeong Do-jeon

Completed4 Jan 2014

Lobbyist

Completed3 Oct 2007

The Crowned Clown

Completed7 Jan 2019