

The Good Detective
A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.
Director(s)
Cho Nam-guk
Where to watch

Netflix
Subscription
Cast & crew

Park Won-sang
Choi Yong-geun

Jung Moon-sung
Woo Tae-ho

Choi Dae-hoon
Cheon Sang-u

Son Jong-hak
Moon Sang-beom

Jo Hee-bong
Woo Bong-sik

Cha Soon-bae
Jung Chi-Soo

Ahn Ha-young
Jung Hee-Joo

Jung Soon-won
Ji Man-gu

Ko Chang-seok
Cha Moon-Ho

Kim In-kwon
Lee Sung-Gon

Lee Ha-eun
Lee Eun-hye

Cha Rae-hyung
Kwon Jae-hong

Kim Hyo-jin
Cheon Na-na

Lee Jung-ok
Jang Ki-jin

Son Hyun-joo
Kang Do-chang

Jang Seung-jo
Oh Ji-hyeok

Cho Tae-kwan
Michael Cha

Kim Ji-hoon
Byeon Ji-woong

Kim Myeong-jun
Sim Dong-uk

Song Young-chang
Cheon Seong-dae

Baek Eun-hae
Kang Eun-hee

Park Keun-hyong
Jung In-Beom

Hong Seo-young
Moon Bo-Kyung

Baek Sang-hee
Kim Min-Ji

Shim Jae-hyun
Park Sang-Hoon

Hong Sang-pyo
Jo Jin-Chul

Yang Hee-won
Jae Woong [Eun Hee's son]

Cho Nam-guk
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Reviews
ParkMin
Regarding season 1, I liked the earlier episodes and I was looking forward to the upcoming ones but things didn't go as expected. They had a really poor mix of investigators and journalists/reporters working on the case. Not even the involved characters from that side were appealing to watch. You often hear in any police/investigation drama how they keep information away from journalists/reporters to not hinder the investigation, it turned out they were right. I liked how Oh Ji Hyuk didn't stand out as a main lead too much to allow those around him to have a space, he blended in nicely. Him and Do Chang had a nice dynamic but they started to drift apart a little bit later on. Moving on to season 2, the main case was definitely less interesting. The involved parties were boring. The investigation was slower and much simpler. There was barely any tension, not much action and thriller anymore. Most of the time they were slacking around. Less budget maybe? Throughout both season there was a very small side plot in the background regarding Oh Ji Hyuk and finding a meaning in living but the writer didn't allow for such development and, eventually, after 2 full seasons, everything boiled down that he found a meaning in life through being a workaholic detective. The way they handled that after 32 episodes was the most disappointing thing about the whole thing.