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The best Korean films & series

The best of Korean cinema and television, in one place.

Korean film and television covers an unusually wide tonal range. The picks here include erotic drama, virus thriller, satirical class comedy, high-school action, reincarnation romance, and long-running variety — titles like Parasite, Squid Game, and Running Man sitting alongside lesser-known films that push into darker or more intimate territory. The common thread is a willingness to go further than the genre premise initially suggests.

Korean films

Korean series

Frequently asked

Where should I start with Korean TV?

Squid Game delivers a self-contained story with high stakes and wide appeal. For something lower-commitment, Running Man has years of variety episodes that can be watched in any order.

What makes Korean thrillers feel different from Western ones?

They tend to mix tonal registers — Parasite, for example, opens as a dark comedy about an unemployed family ingratiating themselves with wealthy employers before the situation turns dangerous.

Are there Korean series that mix action with character drama?

Bloodhounds follows two young boxers drawn into violent conflict with ruthless enemies. Weak Hero pairs school-based action with an introverted student whose world keeps escalating around him.

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