Less Than Evil

Less Than Evil () is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the British series Luther. It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-san and Kim Gun-woo. It aired on MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019.

Synopsis

The drama centers on the ongoing psychological battle between a brilliant psychopathic murderer and a hot headed, justice-driven Detective Chief Inspector.

Cast

Main

Shin Ha-kyun as Woo Tae-suk

A tough and unscrupulous detective with the highest arrest rate, a character based on DCI John Luther.

Lee Seol as Eun Sun-jae/Bae yeo-wool

A female psychopath based on antagonist Alice Morgan.

Park Ho-san as Jeon Choon-man

A leading detective in the metropolitan area who is at odds with Woo Tae-suk

Kim Gun-woo as Jang Hyung-min

A serial killer who pretends to be a prosecutor and Woo Tae-suk's greatest enemy based on serial killer Tom Marwood.

Supporting

Cha Sun-woo as Chae Dong-yoon

A straight-as-an-arrow detective who graduated early from the police academy based on Luther's partner DS Justin Ripley.

Bae Da-bin as Shin Ga-young

A prickly police officer based on DCI Erin Gray.

Bae Yoo-ram as Ban Ji-deuk

An expert in IT programming who sets up her own detective agency based on DS Benny Silver.

Yoon Hee-seok as Jo Doo-jin

The head of the PR department at the police station and Woo Tae-suk's best friend based on John Luther's best friend DCI Ian Reed.

Yang Ki-won as Lee Moon-ki

A policeman on Woo Tae-suk's team

Kim Na-yoon as Team Leader Sung

The head of forensic investigative team based on Luther's bosses DSU Rose Teller and DSU Martin Schnek.

Hong Eun-hee as Kim Hae-joon

A lawyer and Woo Tae-suk's wife based on John Luther's wife Zoe Luther.

Cho Yi-hyun as Bae Yeo-wool

A victim of a case that Woo Tae-suk cannot forget

Bae Yoon-kyung as Woo Tae-hee

Woo Tae-suk's sister

Ryu Tae-ho as Choi Jung-woo

A timid head detective who is indecisive. He works with Jeon Choon-man

Kim Yi-kyung as Kwon Soo-ah

Special appearances

Ahn Nae-sang as Commissioner general.

Production

The actress Lee Seol was chosen among 300 others who auditioned for the role of Eun Sun-jae to play the female lead.

The first script reading was held in early September, 2018 with the attendance of cast and crew at the MBC in Sangam-dong.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.