You always figure out the killer’s identity before the detective in the book does. You’re out of the escape room in record time. If you love hunting for clues, there’s a subgenre of Korean unscripted television that is right up your alley.

“Variety shows” are a broad category of programs from South Korea that include everything from cooking competitions like Culinary Class Wars to dating shows like Single’s Inferno . A popular variety subgenre gives a cast of celebrities a fictional setup, then tasks them with solving riddles to reach a predetermined outcome. There might be games or puzzles involved, but the fun is in watching the cast interact as they bumble their way toward success (or failure).

Netflix has multiple Original shows in this subgenre, and series often span multiple se

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