An 8.0 IMDb rating from a substantial international viewer base and a MyDramaList score of 8.7 across 13,558 users place this firmly in the upper tier of Korean crime procedurals. Kim Nam-gil's Daesang win at the SBS Drama Awards anchors a critical consensus that the lead performance alone elevates the material.
Renewal: Single-season limited series. No renewal announced. Kim Nam-gil won the 2022 SBS Daesang for the role. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12022 · 12 eps | 14 January 2022 | 8.4 | n/a | 8.0/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The premiere establishes the procedural in its most stripped-down form - a detective who believes in reading crime scenes the way a psychologist reads a patient, at a time when Korean law enforcement considers that approach frivolous. The period detail and Kim Nam-gil's physical restraint make an immediate case for the show's seriousness.
Full episode review →The finale delivers the personal cost accumulated across twelve episodes and closes on the unit's institutional legitimation - earned, not given. The emotional resolution is as quiet as the procedural method it embodies.
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