Shadow Detective

Shadow Detective (Korean: 형사록) is a 2022 South Korean crime thriller television series directed by Han Dong-hwa, starring Lee Sung-min, Jin Goo, Kyung Soo-jin and Lee Hak-joo.^[1][2] It premiered on Disney+ on October 26, 2022.^[3] In November 2022, the series was renewed for a second season,^[4] which was released on July 5, 2023.^[5]

Shadow Detective
Promotional poster for season 1
Also known as	Old Detective
Hangul	형사록
Literal meaning	Criminal Record
Revised Romanization	Hyeongsarok
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏngsarok
Genre	Crime thriller
Written by	Lim Chang-se Hwang Seol-hun Son Jeong-woo
Directed by	Han Dong-hwa
Starring	Lee Sung-min Jin Goo Kyung Soo-jin Lee Hak-joo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	47–62 minutes
Production companies	Studio Dragon Slingshot Studios
Original release
Network	Disney+
Release	October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) – July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)

Cast

• Lee Sung-min as Kim Taek-rok^[6]
• Jin Goo as Guk Jin-han^[6]
• Kyung Soo-jin as Lee Seong-ah^[6]
• Lee Hak-joo as Son Kyung-cheon^[6]

Production

The series was announced on Disney+.^[7] The series was initially titled as Old Detective but later changed as Shadow Detective.^[8] The principal photography of the series commenced in October 2022.^[9] The trailer of the series was released on October 11, 2022.^[10]

Reception

Pierce Conran of South China Morning Post graded both seasons with 3+1⁄2 out of 5 stars.^[11][12] Rhian Daly of NME rated the season with 4 out of 5 stars in her review.^[13]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2023	Blue Dragon Series Awards	Best Actor	Lee Sung-min	Nominated	[14]
		Best Supporting Actress	Kyung Soo-jin
2023	Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	Best OTT Original	Shadow Detective
		Best Supporting Actress	Kyung Soo-jin		[15]
2023	Korea Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Lee Sung-min	Won	[16]
2023	Grand Bell Awards	Best Actor in a Series		Nominated	[17]
2023	APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries			[18]
		Excellence Acting Award, Actor	Lee Hak-joo		[19]