K-Dramas like Brain Works

11 shows with a similar feel

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  Big Mouth (2022)Also mystery · drama

  A lawyer with a ten-percent winning rate is caught up in a murder case and becomes the notorious and genius con artist, Big Mouse, overnight. In order to survive and protect his family, he tries to reveal the true colors of the privileged people involved in a huge conspiracy.

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  Partners for Justice (2018)Also drama · mystery

  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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  Through the Darkness (2022)Also drama · mystery

  A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.

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  Flower of Evil (2020)Also drama · mystery

  Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.

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  Unmasked (2025)Also comedy · mystery · drama

  In modern-day Seoul, a crack team of investigative journalists fight for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace.

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  Beyond Evil (2021)Also drama · 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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  Return Of Judge Bao (2000)Also drama
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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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  The Dance of the Storm (2021)Also drama · mystery

  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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  Days with My Stepsister (2024)Also drama

  When his father remarries, Yuta Asamura winds up sharing a roof with his new stepsister, Saki Ayase, the hottest girl in his grade. Carrying the scars of their parents’ troubled divorces, they vow to maintain a respectful distance. But what starts as cautious camaraderie blossoms into something deeper from shared experiences. Is it admiration, familial love, or something more?
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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.