In collaboration with the streaming service Netflix, many successful K-dramas, i.e. Korean series, have been created in recent years. Maybe you’ll find your next action-packed series for your watchlist in this post.
The Korean film industry has become increasingly famous and popular in recent years. This means that the number of K-films and K-dramas on German streaming services increased enormously. Particularly popular genres are romances and action series.
We would like to go into the latter in more detail in the following list and introduce you to five action-packed series that are worth watching.
When creating the list, we made sure that the series were available to stream in Germany. The series also deal with many different topics, so there should be something suitable for every action fan.
DP
2021 / 2 seasons / ages 16+ / Netflix
The painful reality of conscription
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DP is an adaptation of the webtoon DP: Dog Days by Kim Bo-tong.
Military service in South Korea is compulsory for all young men between the ages of 18 and 28. The series tells the story of young South Korean An Jun Ho (Jung Hae In), who begins his military service. As part of his training, he is assigned to the military police and ultimately ends up in the special unit DP, which stands for Deserter Pursuit.
His new unit is responsible for capturing and repatriating deserters. As a result, Jun Ho repeatedly finds himself in complicated and, above all, confusing situations. In order to find the deserters, the special unit researches their personal stories, backgrounds and motives.
Jun Ho reveals the painful reality behind military service.
Bloodhounds
2023 / 1 season / ages 16+ / Netflix
The fight against a nasty loan shark begins
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Bloodhounds is the adaptation of Jeong Chan’s webtoon of the same name.
The series follows the story of two best friends Kim Gun Woo (Woo Do Hwan) and Hong Woo Jin (Lee Sang Yi), who met at a boxing tournament and ultimately became friends after an exciting fight against each other.
Gun Woo is considered a talented boxer with great ambitions. When he learns that his mother is deeply in debt to an unscrupulous loan shark who takes advantage of his borrowers’ desperation, he decides to help. He has to put his boxing career on the back burner.
Determined to help him, his best friend introduces him to some influential people. Including Mr. Choi (Heo Joon Ho), formerly unscrupulous himself, but now a kind-hearted lender. Together they decide to take action against the loan shark. At the same time, however, he is pursuing his very own plan.
Kingdom
2019 / 2 seasons / ages 16+ / Netflix
Kingdom is based on the manhwa “The Land of the Gods,” a Korean manga by Kim Eun Hee.
The king has not been seen for a few days and this is causing rumors in the country. The royal court tries to suppress the rumors about the king’s death. At the same time, the court is faced with the big question of succession to the throne.
Crown Prince Chan (Ju Ji Hoon) is still the rightful successor to the throne. This could only change if the queen (Kim Hye Jun) gives birth to her own son. Chan, himself the result of an affair, would no longer have a right to the throne.
Concerned about the rumors of his father’s death, Chan sneaks into the palace because the queen refuses to let him in. In the area separated for the king, the crown prince notices a foul smell and a creature that he cannot really recognize but makes noises like an animal. He cannot find his father because he has left the palace, as he is told.
During the problems at court, a village falls victim to an epidemic that transforms all residents into bloodthirsty creatures.
My Name
2021 / 1 season / ages 16+ / Netflix
In search of the truth about a death
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My Name is a thriller series and tells the story of the young woman Yoon Ji Woo, who seeks revenge after her father’s death.
After the unexpected loss and the need for revenge, Ji Woo desperately turns to her father’s best friend, Choi Mu Jin (Park Hee Soon). This is the drug lord of a gang called Dongcheonpa.
In order to uncover the real reason for her father’s death, the young woman joins the police with the help of her boss and quickly becomes the mole of his drug gang.
Although new to the police, Ji Woo becomes known as Oh Hye Jin and is soon assigned to the drug squad, where he investigates under Jeon Pil Do (Ahn Bo Hyun). At the beginning, her new investigator colleague doesn’t particularly like the young woman because she messed up an operation that took six months of preparation.
Scary opponents
2020 / 2 seasons / ages 16+ / Netflix
The Uncanny Counter Korean Drama
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This mystery thriller is based on a popular webtoon.
Scary enemies accompany the story of 18-year-old So Mun (Jo Byeong Gyu), who suddenly has an important task after a strange event.
One day the young man is struck by a flash of light and becomes the host for a fallen counter. Shortly afterwards, he finds out exactly what these are all about from three people who run a small noodle shop during the day, but become demon hunters at night – the so-called counters or soul counters.
So Mun is now also a demon hunter and has to turn his life around. At night he goes demon hunting with his three new colleagues. In return, they give the ghosts a real beating with their supernatural powers.
After encountering a spirit with unexpected powers, the soul counters also suspect a political conspiracy that could have consequences for the entire country.
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