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Less than Evil

Less than Evil

20187.01 Season32 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Woo Tae Suk is an experienced and well-established detective with a long professional career, but in spite of everything he is a lonely and bitter human being. It all has to do with him only focusing on solving cases, while his actions are completely controversial because it crosses the line between good and evil. Woo Tae Suk crosses paths with a psychopath, but he cannot arrest her because of lack of evidence. The woman eventually decides to help Woo Tae Suk solve other cases.

Created by Heo Jun-woo
Written by Heo Jun-woo, Kang Yi-heon
NetworksMBC

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Top Cast

Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Woo Tae-suk

Lee Sul

Lee Sul

Eun Sun-jae

Park Ho-san

Park Ho-san

Jeon Choon-man

Kim Gun-woo

Kim Gun-woo

Jang Hyung-min

Cha Sun-woo

Cha Sun-woo

Chae Dong-yoon

Bae Da-bin

Bae Da-bin

Shin Ga-young

Bae Yu-ram

Bae Yu-ram

Ban Ji-deuk

Yang Jae-young

Yang Jae-young

Lee Moon-ki

Yoon Hee-seok

Yoon Hee-seok

Jo Doo-jin

Ryu Tae-ho

Ryu Tae-ho

Choi Jung-woo

About Less than Evil

Less than Evil is a drama, crime, mystery, action & adventure series that first aired in 2018. Created by Heo Jun-woo, it stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Sul, Park Ho-san. Woo Tae Suk is an experienced and well-established detective with a long professional career, but in spite of everything he is a lonely and bitter human being. It all has to do with him only focusing on solving cases, while his actions are completely controversial because it crosses the line between good and evil. Woo Tae Suk crosses paths with a psychopath, but he cannot arrest her because of lack of evidence. The woman eventually decides to help Woo Tae Suk solve other cases.

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