Mindhunter is one of Netflix's most popular and well -known original series, as fans still hope that a psychological crime thriller will get season 3. While executive producer and director David Fincher cast doubt In these prospects, there are many similar thrillers to keep the audience on the edge of their places. A genre in which K-dramas, aka, South Korean, scripted television programming, are particularly fruitful for crime thrillers. And a k-drama that stands above the others as particularly thematic and tonal similar to Mindhunter is a "stranger" (which, just like the Netflix series, premiere in 2017).

Also known as the "Forest of Secrets" in some territories, the "foreigner" has a team of criminal prosecutor Hwang S-Mok (JO Seung-Wo) with police detective Jan Fo-Jinin (Bae Doona) for the investigation. Since the couple sees in a heinous murder, they find that the case involves deep corruption in the office of prosecutors and unscrupulous business conglomerate (or tea). As a unique wrinkle in their partnership, S-Mok remained unable to feel basic empathy after undergoing surgery to correct his hypersensitivity to sound, affecting his social consciousness. "Stranger" received the second season in 2020, along with Spin-off in 2024 titled "Dongja, Good or Bastard", which follows a different criminal prosecutor.

In addition to both shows are crime procedures, there are some thematic links between a "stranger" and "Mindhunter" that the audience will appreciate.

Although there are countless K-Drama crime thrillers, the "foreigner" is meaningless; Not so much reveals the wheel of the genre as it refines instead. Both the K-Drama and "Mindhunter" are a dark look at society through the perspective of a pair of investigators who follow a serial killer. Social comment is slightly more pronounced in a "foreigner", though, especially in his indictment of abuse of corporation and an inefficient system of criminal justice. And K-Drama fans are likely to recognize Bae Doona from her attractive performance in The series for the horror "kingdom", With the actor to do a great job here.

Obviously, the "stranger" has a more pronounced action than Mindhunter, with the American show relying on a lot in the psychological aspects of criminal investigation. But both series have a film quality that exalts each of them over crime procedures with rankings that flood air waves in the United States and South Korea. The two plays also recognize that the crime series is just as strong and efficient as its central partnership, with the appropriate main characters of the shows playing expertly on each other. It is that pairing the key that the viewer is led by mounting the fear of the serial killer story, and the two series deal with that dynamically masterfully.

As a "Mindhunter", "stranger" is currently available to be transferred to Netflix as part of growing Library of K-Drama to the streaming service. After redirecting the US crime thriller, you may think you will see your South Korean counterpart.