K-Dramas like Awaken

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Partners for Justice (2018)Also drama · mystery · crime

  Baek Beom has worked as a forensic doctor for 10 years. He has a bad personality, but he is excellent with his work. Baek Beom does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a warm heart. She has a bright personality and she comes from wealth family background. The forensic doctor and prosecutor work together to solve cases.

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  Gangnam B-Side (2024)Also crime · drama · mystery

  When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of secrets and connections behind the case.

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  Beyond Evil (2021)Also drama · crime · mystery

  As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.

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  Signal (2016)Also crime · mystery · drama

  
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.

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  The Art of Sarah (2026)Also crime · mystery · drama

  A body found in the middle of town. A luxe label on the rise. A detective tests every stitch of a woman's story that keeps changing. What really happened?

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  神捕请留步 (2025)Also drama

  Detective Liu Shen and aspiring constable A Qing join forces to unravel a series of bizarre murders. As they uncover staged crimes and decade-old revenge plots, a mysterious killer bearing A Qing’s likeness emerges, bringing a new, imminent threat.
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  A Mission of the Heart (2025)Also drama

  When strong-willed servant Huang Yu is wrongly accused during a Jinyiwei mission, she’s forced by stoic commander Lu Zhan to join the Northern Bureau as a constable. Gifted with a unique ability for solving crimes, Huang Yu uncovers shocking truths about her past. Amid perilous conspiracies and growing feelings for Lu Zhan, she rises from a humble maid to a fearless seeker of justice determined to clear her family’s name.
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  Postscript of Daming Procurator (2014)Also drama · mystery

  During the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle reign, a series of mysterious crimes unsettle Zhejiang. Investigator Zhou Xin is tasked with uncovering the truth, bringing justice, and protecting the people. However, as he delves deeper, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of corruption and power struggles that threaten everything he stands for.
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  Mistress (2019)Also mystery · drama

  Shibasaki Kaori is a doctor. Her patient that she was having an affair with dies. Kaori is suspicious of the patient's son Kido Takashi about the death. Noguchi Tomomi is a single mother. She is excited in experiencing love for the first time in 7 years. Harada Saeko is in conflict with her husband Harada Satoshi about having a child. Mizushima Juri insists on having freewheeling romance. She feels excitement with meeting a woman. These four women's lives connect and an unexpected story begins.
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  The Dance of the Storm (2021)Also drama · mystery · crime

  When a talented intelligence agent is framed for his mentor's murder, he embarks on a dangerous quest to uncover a sinister conspiracy and clear his name.
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  Return Of Judge Bao (2000)Also drama
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  Smart Constable Chronicles (2023)Also drama · mystery

  In this suspenseful story, scholar Fan Luo Luo disguises herself as a man and comes to Yecheng Yamen to work as a police officer. Unexpectedly, she met Gu Qian Mo, a young minister from Dali Temple who concealed his identity and came to investigate the theft of weapons. The two started a full-fledged daily life as colleagues. As the truths emerged one by one, love also grew and spread in their hearts...