TV series
2021 · 1 season · 16 ep · Drama · Crime · Mystery
TMDB 8.5/10 (189 votes)
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.
Created by Sim Na-yeon, Kim Soo-jin
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Sim Na-yeonDirectorKim Soo-jinCreatorSim Na-yeonCreator
Shin Ha-kyunas Lee Dong-sik
Yeo Jin-gooas Han Joo-won
Choi Dae-hoonas Park Jung-je
Choi Sung-eunas Yoo Jae-yi
Kim Shin-rockas Oh Ji-hwa
Cheon Ho-jinas Nam Sang-bae
Park Ji-hoonas Kwon Hyuk
Choi Jin-hoas Han Ki-hwan
Kil Hae-yeonas Do Hae-won
Heo Sung-taeas Lee Chang-jin
Nam Yoon-suas Oh Ji-hoon
Lee Gyu-hoeas Kang Jin-mook
Kang Min-ahas Kang Min-jung
Kang You-seokas Im Gyu-seokBeyond Evil (Korean: 괴물) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Shim Na-yeon, and starring Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo. It aired on JTBC from February 19 to April 10, 2021. It received seven nominations at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, winning three: Best Drama, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor for Shin Ha-kyun. It was also selected as one of the final candidates for the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Television.
Beyond Evil follows the story of two fearless policemen from the Manyang Police Substation of the Munju Police Station (located in the western part of Gyeonggi Province), Lee Dong-sik (Shin Ha-kyun) and Han Joo-won (Yeo Jin-goo), who break the law to catch a serial killer. In the course of uncovering the culprit's identity, they question the innocence of everyone involved in the case, including themselves. "Who is the monster?" "Is it you?" "Is it me?" "Is it us?"
While the plot appears to make some allusions to Korea's Hwaseong serial murders case, the show is not based on a true story and is solely a work of fiction. The similarities can be explained by inspiration drawn from Memories of Murder (2003) by Bong Joon-ho.
Shin Ha-kyun as Lee Dong-sik
Lee Do-hyun as teen Dong-sik
Kim Hyun-woo as young Dong-sik
An impulsive and eccentric sergeant at the Manyang Police Substation. Once a capable detective, he has been demoted to doing largely menial and tedious tasks. He seeks the killer of his sister.
Yeo Jin-goo as Han Joo-won
Jung Hyeon-jun as young Joo-won
An elite detective from the International Crime Investigation Team at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency transferred to Manyang Police Substation. Good-looking and capable, he has great influence due to being the son of the next-in-line Police Commissioner, Han Gi-hwan. He is determined to prove Lee Dong-sik guilty of his sister's murder.
Choi Sung-eun as Yoo Jae-yi
Nicknamed the "Master of Knife", the owner of the Manyang Butcher Shop and Restaurant.
Chun Ho-jin as Nam Sang-bae
The soon-to-retire Chief of Manyang Police Substation.
Son Sang-gyu as Cho Gil-gu
A sergeant at Manyang Police Substation.
Baek Seok-kwang as Hwang Kwang-young
A police officer at Manyang Police Substation.
Nam Yoon-su as Oh Ji-hoon
The youngest police officer at the Manyang Police Substation and the brother of Oh Ji-hwa.
Choi Dae-hoon as Park Jeong-je
Choi Chan-ho as teen Jeong-je
Seol Woo-hyung as young Jeong-je
The lieutenant of the Investigation Support Team at Munju Police Station, Lee Dong-sik's best friend, and son of congresswoman Do Hae-won.
Kim Shin-rok as Oh Ji-hwa
Nam Ga-hyeon as teen Ji-hwa
Lee Ye-bit as young Ji-hwa
The team leader of the Dangerous Crimes Division, Lee Dong-sik's classmate from elementary to high school, and the former wife of CEO Lee Chang-jin.
Shim Wan-joon as Kang Do-soo
An honest homicide detective at Munju Police Station whose role model is Dong-sik
Jung Gyu-soo as Jung Cheol-mun
Chief of Munju Police Station.
Seo Jeong-shik as Kwak Oh-sub
Senior detective at Munju Police Station.
Park Bo-kyung as Im Sun-nyeo
Captain of the Forensic Investigation Team and Kang Do-soo's wife.
Yoo Byung-hoon as Lieutenant Ha
Gil Hae-yeon as Do Hae-won
The current councilwoman and aspiring mayoral candidate of Munju, and mother of Park Jeong-je.
Heo Sung-tae as Lee Chang-jin
The CEO of JL Construction and the Chairperson of the Munju City Dream Town Development Committee.
Lee Kyu-hoi as Kang Jin-mook
Park Kwang-il as young Kang Jin-mook
The owner of the Manyang Supermarket, Dong-sik's adopted brother, and the father of Kang Min-jung.
Kang Min-ah as Kang Min-jung
The daughter of Kang Jin-mook, the owner of Manyang Supermarket.
Kim Hieora as Bang Ju-seon
Jung Jae-jin as Bang Ho-cheol, Bang Ju-seon's father.
Jun Soo-hyun as Jang Oh-bok, Do Hae-won's secretary and bodyguard.
Kim Jung-eun as Lee Kang-ja, Cho Gil-gu's wife.
Choi Jin-ho as Han Gi-hwan
Han Joo-won's father and front-runner for the next Commissioner of the National Police Agency.
Park Ji-hoon as Kwon Hyuk
A Munju City prosecutor who was once Joo-won's private high school tutor.
Woo Jung-won as Lee Su-yeon
Han Gi-hwan's wife and Han Joo-won's mother.
Moon Joo-yeon as Lee Yu-yeon
Dong-sik's fraternal twin sister.
Park Myung-shin as Kim Yeong-hui
Yu-yeon & Dong-shik's mother
Kim Jung-ho as Yu-yeon & Dong-shik's father
Cha Chung-hwa as Lee Geum-hwa
Kim Bi-bi as Han Jeong-im
Jang Sung-bum as Lee Sang-yeob
Kang You-seok as Reporter Lim Gyu-seok
Nam Mi-jung as Fish market lady
Park Ji-ah as Neighborhood woman
Jo Ji-seung as Yoon Mi-hye, Kang Min-jung's mother
Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo previously appeared in the film No Mercy for the Rude (2006) where Yeo played the younger version of Shin's character.
Beyond Evil has recently landed the J-drama adaptation, with no further news on which broadcasters nor the airing date was publicly announced.
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