| Less Than Evil | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Luther |
| Hangul | 나쁜 형사 |
| Hanja | 나쁜 刑事 |
| Literal meaning | Bad Detective |
| Revised Romanization | Nappeun Hyeongsa |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Park Jae-beom (MBC Drama Operation Team) |
| Based on | Luther by Neil Cross |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Kim Dae-jin |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Yoo Hyun-jong |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | ₩7.5 billion[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | December 3, 2018 – January 29, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Klim (Russia) | |
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Less Than Evil[3] (Korean: 나쁜 형사; RR: Nappeun Hyeongsa) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the British series Luther.[4] It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-san and Kim Gun-woo.[5] It aired on MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019.[6][7][8]
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ Jang, Ka-young (November 9, 2018). 아이에이치큐, MBC ‘나쁜 형사’ 제작 공급계약 체결 [IHQ signs production supply contract for MBC's 'Bad Detective']. Newsway (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Less Than Evil [Title in the URL]". iMBC.com (in Korean). Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ A. Kim (February 5, 2018). "MBC Confirmed To Remake BBC Crime Drama "Luther"". Soompi. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Morality is Negotiable for the Leads of "Less Than Evil" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Korean adaptation of 'Luther' to go on small screen in winter". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "이설→차선우까지…'나쁜형사' 책임질 美친 캐스팅". 2018-11-23. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "'Less Than Evil': A Korean adaptation of 'Luther' with a twist". The Korea Herald. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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