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The Good Detective

2020–2022 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning, serious crime drama that keeps you leaning in as dogged detectives chip away at institutional rot, leavened by a prickly partnership.

Created by
Cho Nam-guk, Choi Jin-won
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Elijah
Overview
A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Cho Nam-guk, Choi Jin-won
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Elijah
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery, action & adventure
Created by
Cho Nam-guk, Choi Jin-won
Written by
Choi Jin-won
Starring
Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Elijah, Kim Hyo-jin, Jung Moon-sung, Cha Rae-hyung, Jung Soon-won, Ji Seung-hyun
Length
2 seasons, 32 episodes, 65 min each
Network
JTBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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