Nine Puzzles

Ten years after discovering her murdered uncle, Ena and Detective Hansaem must cooperate to stop a series of similar murders - each linked by strange puzzle pieces.

Nine Puzzles (2025) is a South Korean crime mystery series created by Yoon Jong-bin for Disney+. Ena, played by Kim Da-mi, is haunted by the discovery of her murdered uncle a decade earlier, and her memory of that day becomes the key to a fresh string of killings in Seoul. Detective Kim Hansaem (Son Suk-ku) reluctantly works with her, while Yang Jeong-ho (Kim Sung-kyun) and other officers complicate the hunt. Each crime leaves a strange puzzle piece behind, and the investigation keeps pulling the two leads into a tangle of suspects, half-remembered details and shifting alliances. The series unfolds as a single continuing story across eleven episodes, with each hour adding a layer to the puzzle rather than closing a case. Its tone is tense, cerebral and unsettling, with a melancholic undercurrent of grief and unreliable recollection. Viewers who enjoy the dense procedural puzzle of The Killing, the moody Korean crime tradition of Memories of Murder, or the investigative psychology of Mindhunter will find resonance here. The series is a Korean crime drama in the tradition of k-drama thrillers, rewarding close attention and patient viewing across its single season.

Viewers praise the intricate, twisting mystery and the lead performances while finding the dense puzzle structure sometimes hard to follow.

• Mindhunterserial killer investigation, cold case threads, detective partnership, dense mystery tracking
• Memories of Murderkorean crime thriller tone, serial murder investigation, detective pursuit of a hidden pattern
• The Killingpuzzle-like serialized mystery, shifting suspects, procedural investigation with layered clues

Created by

Yoon Jong-bin

Release Date

2025-05-21

Episode runtime

52 min

Rating

7.6 / 10 (87)

What is Nine Puzzles about?

A woman who once found her murdered uncle joins a detective to hunt a serial killer whose crimes carry strange puzzle pieces.

What is Nine Puzzles like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nine Puzzles as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.

Is Nine Puzzles violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Nine Puzzles as moderate.

What did critics think of Nine Puzzles?

Viewers praise the intricate, twisting mystery and the lead performances while finding the dense puzzle structure sometimes hard to follow.

Which shows are like Nine Puzzles?

Shows with a similar feel include Mindhunter, Memories of Murder, and The Killing.

How long is Nine Puzzles?

Nine Puzzles: 1 season, 11 episodes.

Is Nine Puzzles still running?

No, Nine Puzzles has ended.

Where can I watch Nine Puzzles?

In United States, Nine Puzzles streams on Disney Plus, Hulu.