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Through the Darkness

2022 · 1 season

A slow, cerebral plunge into the minds of killers, tense and grim but anchored by quiet, dogged determination.

Created by
Lee Seul-gi, Kim Mi-joo
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, Jin Sun-kyu
Overview
A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.

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  • Netflix
  • Kocowa
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Created by
Lee Seul-gi, Kim Mi-joo
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, Jin Sun-kyu
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • obsession
  • justice
  • morality
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Lee Seul-gi, Kim Mi-joo
Written by
Seol Yi-na
Starring
Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, Jin Sun-kyu, Ryeoun, Lee Dae-yeon, Jung Soon-won, Kim Won-hae, Hong Woo-jin
Music
Gae-mi
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 67 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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