Open Murder Contract (2024)

Both dramas are about a society that’ll do anything for money, murder, nitty gritty crimes while there’s a mastermind enjoying the mess

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Drama
Tags: Naive Female Lead, Debt, Swindler Male Lead, Genius Male Lead, Adapted From A Manga, Money-Obsession, Suspense, Nice Female Lead, Gambling, Innocent Female Lead

will you kill a murderer? for justice, power, money, does it justify another murder

that's basically the main plotline in both stories, do criminals deserve protection

Genres: Mystery, Law, Crime, Drama
Tags: Dark Fiction, Judge Male Lead, Manipulative Female Lead, Orphan Male Lead, Rivalry, Dystopia, Corruption, Death, Strong Female Lead, Hardworking Male Lead

Genres: Action, Thriller, Psychological, Drama
Tags: School Bullying, Psychological Abuse, High School, Adapted From A Webtoon, Female Centered Plot, All-Girls School, School Setting, Sismance, Friendship, Transfer Student Female Lead

Screenwriter: Jung Yi Do
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Psychological, Drama
Tags: Adapted From A Webtoon, Murder, Mental Torment, Gaslighting, Mental Illness, Trauma, Torture, Death, Gore, Animal Abuse

Director: Komuro Naoko, Suzuki Yuma
Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological
Tags: Eccentric Male Lead, Life Lesson, School Bullying, Suspense, High School, Death, Character Development, Friendship, Guilt, Corruption

Both dramas are similar in the way they revolve around peculiar death styles and murderous schemes and both are a it episodic

Similar motivations for the antagonist characters. A helping hand from somewhere that's hidden. On the chase. Involvement of cops trying to protect the bad guy from the bad guy.