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Flower of Evil, released in the year 2020, has stood the test of time. It perfectly blends nail-biting thrill with suspense and has remained one of the most intriguingly suspenseful K-dramas ever released.
The drama revolves around a combination of several aspects: from concealed identities to criminal drama, in this thriller, even romance plays a major part! Flower of Evil is addictive, and the viewer is on the edge of their seat. Psychological battle or a moral dilemma? This K-drama is equipped with it all!
This list is filled with K-dramas that invite you to piece together clues alongside the characters, just like in Flower of Evil.
So, let’s dive right in.
Flower of Evil: 10 similar suspenseful Kdramas that belong on your watchlist
1) Mouse
Past trauma always leaves a lasting impact. This K-drama, just like Flower of Evil, deals with the aspect of crime in a nuanced manner. After suffering immensely due to a childhood incident, Ko Moo-chi is a changed man.
His past still haunts him and is becoming more and more difficult to deal with. He is now a detective working towards helping people and society. A psychopathic killer roams loose and has already killed many people.
Ko Moo-chi decides to find the killer and learn more about the psyche behind this killer’s crimes. Jeong Bo-reum is his rookie partner. He is also inclined towards finding the answers. The two of them set out to bring justice and order to society.
2) Blind
If you enjoyed Flower of Evil, then finding K-dramas that would cater to similar aspects can be hard to find. Flower of Evil is filled with a distinct level of suspense and thrill, which is truly compelling.
However, this thriller K-drama will also be a great choice for your next binge-watch. The narrative revolves around a murderer targeting regular jury members in a serial murder case.
Ryu Sung-joon, along with his brother Sung-hoon and Jo Eun Ki, set out to solve the mysteries that are continuously haunting people around them.
3) Come and Hug Me
The past traumas and struggles that Chae Do-jin went through have left a mark on his life. His father was a psychopathic killer. He grows up to become a detective, in an effort to make up for the mistakes that his father made.
Nak-won was Chae Do-jin’s first love; however, their paths diverged. The circumstances behind it are slowly revealed in this K-drama. Years later, Nak-won, who is now an actress and goes by the name of Han Jae-yi, comes across Chae Do-jin once again.
Their love story is not an easy one. It is filled with complications and emotional scars. If you enjoyed the constant thrill and suspense of Flower of Evil, then this K-drama will be the perfect option to binge-watch.
4) Beyond Evil
Oftentimes, the law fails to work in bringing justice. In some cases, criminals with sharp minds evade getting punished using loopholes.
Police officers, Lee Dong-sik and Han Joo-won, try their best to find the criminal in a ravaged society with serial killings. Lee Dong-sik was once a hotshot detective, but ended up receiving a demotion. After the demotion, his life is mundane and lacks action, especially on the field. Han Joo-won, on the other hand, is a young officer with his own secrets. As the two of them start their investigation, a deep web of mystery surfaces.
This aspect of this K-drama brings a similar level of suspense as in Flower of Evil.
5) Signal
Flower of Evil might not have the aspect of fantasy in it, but a K-drama with a combination of both suspense and fantasy is quite interesting. This K-drama, like Flower of Evil, focuses on the aspect of crime and mysteries and is based on the Hwaseong serial murders.
Park Hae-young is a criminal profiler. He has been trying to solve a case for quite some time, but hasn't reached a breakthrough. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that changes everything.
Through the walkie-talkie, he is able to communicate with Detective Jae-han. However, Jae-han is not from the present. He is a missing person involved in an unsolved case. With his help, Hae-young begins solving cold cases. The walkie-talkie acts as their means of communication.
The interconnectedness of the past and the present in this K-drama truly makes it unique, almost evoking a sense of time-travel without physically travelling.
The suspense in this K-drama will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout. So, after Flower of Evil, this can be your next watch.
6) My Name
Vengeance as motivation is always exciting, but when combined with thrill and suspense, it acts as the ultimate triple threat in a narrative. Like Flower of Evil, this K-drama sets the stage with an aspect of revenge and thrill. Ji-woo’s father did not die of natural causes.
She knows it very well. So, to discover the person behind her father’s death, she hatches an elaborate plan. From joining a gang to becoming part of the police force as a mole, she does not hesitate at any point.
The death of her father becomes the driving factor for her. In Flower of Evil, we are hooked on finding the killer’s identity. In the same manner, this K-drama has the audience on the edge of their seats with its intriguing storytelling.
It cannot be denied that this K-drama is truly dark. The intense journey of Ji-woo as she navigates through betrayals and self-discovery resonates with the viewers.
7) Strangers From Hell
If suspense and intense thrill are your go-to choices for a K-drama, then this is the perfect option right after Flower of Evil. For the sake of our careers, we often have to take drastic measures.
Yoon Jong-woo’s internship requires him to stay in Seoul, which is definitely not cheap. Even though he finds a cheap dormitory, he quickly realises that the place is up to no good. Before he can save up enough to move out, things start to go south in the dormitory. His neighbour, who seems like any regular person, is a man with many secrets.
As the K-drama progresses, the viewers get to enjoy the immense suspense and thrill through Jong-woo’s experiences. Just like Flower of Evil, this K-drama excels in bringing out the diverse layers of a person’s mind.
In this K-drama, we see the manner in which a terrible environment can drive a person to their breaking point. It is a binge-worthy yet intense watch.
8) The Good Detective
Fell into a trance with the theme of suspense in Flower of Evil? Then this K-drama can be the perfect remedy to keep the trance going. The hiding of the truth is common to both of these K-dramas.
Oftentimes, the older generations fail to accept newer methods that could solve the problems more efficiently. In this K-drama, Kang Do-chang also prefers to use traditional methods while looking for answers to the crimes he solves.
Oh Ji-hyuk, on the other hand, prefers to dive into the mind of the criminal to understand and solve the cases. This storyline of K-drama focuses on the conflict between justice and corruption. This aspect resonates with the viewers who have loved Flower of Evil.
9) Vagabond
This K-drama is a testament to the extent people can go for the people they love. Cha Dal-gun is not affluent by any means. He struggles economically but tries his best to take care of his orphaned nephew, Cha Hoon.
On the day of Cha Hoon’s field trip, Cha Dal-gun finds out that the plane on which he was travelling has crashed. This news completely devastates him.
So, while attending the funeral of his nephew in Morocco, he discovers something that completely changes his perspective about the crash. As he tries to find out more about the incident, any new information that he comes across magically disappears.
He understands that there are bigger complications at play here. He starts to meticulously look for the answers with the help of Go Hae-ri. Like Flower of Evil, this K-drama is a thrilling ride.
10) Two Weeks
Flower of Evil evokes an aspect of suspense, which is truly rare. The plot twists throughout the show make us wonder about each aspect of the storyline to predict the ending.
Two Weeks is brimming with numerous plot twists and suspense. The show revolves around Tae-san, who is not only unfairly accused of murder but also has only two weeks before his daughter's bone marrow transplant, for the treatment of leukemia. The narrative keeps the viewers hooked throughout.
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