Crime and Mystery Asian Dramas with Caitlin

S2 E18 / Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas podcast and blog joins me for a crime and mystery Kdrama deep dive! This genre doesn’t get as much attention as some others, so we’re shining the light on our favorites. And, boy, do we have a lot! 

🎯 We explore our crime tv-show roots, giving shout-outs to shows like Criminal Minds, Bones, and The Mentalist as well as our recs for current western crime shows: 

• Caitlin: Only Murders in the Building, Criminal Minds, and Broadchurch
• Sara: Art of Crime (French), Astrid (French)

🔪 Then we delve into the very rich world of Asian crime dramas. 

✅ Mostly spoiler-free episode. Some minor spoilers, but we usually just mention the set-up and don’t go into the whole drama. Enjoy! 

⏱️ Timestamps

[00:00:37] Meet Caitlin

[00:02:35] Currently Watching

[00:08:33] Cailin's Kdrama Origin Story

[00:09:59] Favorite Western Crime and Mystery Shows

[00:16:01] Favorite Asian Crime and Mystery Shows

Currently Watching: 

• Caitlin: Time Between Wolf and Dog, Buried Hearts, Lover or Stranger
• Sara: Is Love Sustainable, Turn to me Mukai-Kun

Dramas mentioned: 

• Lover or Stranger
• Boys over Flowers
• Under the Skin
• Queen of Mystery (Tubi)
• Terius Behind Me / My Secret Terius (Tubi)
• Beyond Evil
• Memorist
• Like Flowers in Sand
• Oh no, Here Comes Trouble
• Cheat on Me, if you Can
• Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
• Law School
• Hyena
•  Juvenile Justice
• Touch Your Heart
• Stranger
• May it Please the Court
• Usotoki Rhetoric
• Taxi Driver
• Flex x Cop
• Unnatural
• Tale of Nokdu 
• While You Were Sleeping
• You are my Spring
• Quartet
• Awaken
• Item
• Miss Night and Day
• Suspicious Partner
• The Victim’s Game
• Signal
• Tunnel
• Voice
• Through the Darkness
• The Raincoat Killer
• The Bad Kids
• The Long Night
• Green Door  

Caitlin’s podcast: https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast 

Caitlin’s blog: https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/

Other episodes mentioned: 

Chinese Crime Dramas: https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/post/favorite-chinese-crime-dramas

Life Flowers in Sand: https://howimetmykdrama.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/17072535-spotlight-like-flowers-in-sand

Chapters

• 0:37 Meet Caitlin
• 2:35 Currently Watching
• 8:33 Cailin's Kdrama Origin Story
• 9:59 Favorite Western Crime and Mystery Shows
• 16:01 Favorite Asian Crime and Mystery Shows