Premiere Watch: Crime Puzzle, Inspector Koo, Chimera
by missvictrix
We might be getting too used to a drama smorgasbord every time we have a new round of premieres, because this week we only have one flavor to choose from: crime. Each drama brings something different to the table, but it’s still not the genre hodgepodge we’re used to seeing.
Time slot: Friday
Broadcaster: Olleh TV, Seezn
Genre: Crime, thriller
Episode count: 10
Reasons to watch: Yoon Kye-sang returns to dramaland in his first project since Chocolate, and it looks intense! He plays a well-respected criminal psychology professor who upends his world by confessing to a murder. But it’s not that simple. Everything is a little too perfect, and Yoon’s ex (Go Ah-sung) works with her fellow detectives to find out the truth after his imprisonment. Going based off the promos, I’m excited to see Yoon Kye-sang deliver the intensity necessary for this mystery-thriller. Also, he looks hot with a buzz cut.
Time slot: Saturday & Sunday
Broadcaster: JTBC
Genre: Thriller, investigative, black comedy
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: Lee Young-ae returns to dramaland in the remake of BBC’s Killing Eve. She plays the lead role of a former police officer who works as a private investigator of sorts. She’s quirky and damaged, but it seems like it’s her colorful character that will bring the story to life, adding black comedy elements to a story about a college-aged killer whom our heroine must track down. I have a hunch the acting will be great here, and there’s nothing I love more than a quirky homebody heroine.
Time slot: Saturday & Sunday
Broadcaster: OCN
Genre: Thriller
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: Long time no Park Hae-soo! He’s back after Squid Game starring in OCN’s latest crime thriller extravaganza, and is joined by Soo-hyun and Lee Hee-joon. The three (playing a detective, profiler, and surgeon) come together to solve a string of serial killings, but as ever, nothing is as simple as it seems, and the killings are tied to a case over 30 years ago. The story also seems primed for a lot of twists, with characters that seem more suspicious by the second, and a side helping of mythological beasts, and psychological mayhem.
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