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.
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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.
Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareAGB NielsenTNmSNationwideSeoulNationwide 1December 3, 2018 7.1% 8.1% 6.5% 2 8.3% 9.2% 8.5% 3December 4, 2018 8.6% 9.8% 8.2% 4 5December 10, 2018 7.4% 8.1% 6.9% 6 9.1% 10.0% 9.1% 7December 11, 2018 7.3% 8.0% 6.2% 8 8.7% 9.5% 7.3% 9December 17, 2018 7.1% 7.8% 6.2% 10 8.5% 9.4% 7.2% 11December 18, 2018 7.6% 8.5% 6.6% 12 8.7% 9.6% 8.3% 13December 24, 2018 6.6% 6.8% 6.1% 14 8.5% 8.9% 7.7% 15December 25, 2018 7.0% 7.5% 6.5% 16 8.7% 9.4% 7.7% 17January 7, 2019 5.4% 6.4% 4.8% 18 5.7% 5.2% 19January 8, 2019 5.7% 5.4% 20 5.9% 6.5% 5.7% 21January 14, 2019 5.6% 6.1% 4.7% 22 6.8% 7.8% 5.7% 23January 15, 2019 5.6% 6.2% rowspan="2" 24 6.3% 6.9% 25January 21, 2019 5.4% 6.2% 4.4% 26 6.5% 7.1% 5.5% 27January 22, 2019 28 5.0% 5.3% 4.3% 29January 28, 2019 5.7% 6.2% 4.8% 30 6.9% 7.3% 5.8% 31January 29, 2019 5.7% 6.0% 32 7.2% 7.7% 6.2%Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2018 37th MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Shin Ha-kyun Drama of the Year Less Than Evil Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Shin Ha-kyun Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Park Ho-san Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Lee Seol Best New Actress In Awe Award Shin Ha-kyun 2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Lee Seol
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