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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Less than Evil (English title) / Bad Detective (literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Nabbeun Hyungsa
* '''Hangul:''' 나쁜 형사
* '''Director:''' [[Kim Dae-Jin]], [[Lee Dong-Hyun (director)|Lee Dong-Hyun]]
* '''Writer:''' Heo Joon-Woo, Kang Yi-Hun
* '''Network:''' [[MBC]]
* '''Episodes:''' 32
* '''Release Date:''' December 3, 2018 - January 29, 2019
* '''Runtime:''' Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Woo Tae-Seok ([[Shin Ha-Kyun]]) is a lonely veteran detective. He focuses solely on solving cases. He teeters on a line between good and evil. Woo Tae-Seok crosses paths with a female psychopath ([[Lee Seol (1993)|Lee Seol]]), but he is unable to arrest her due to a lack of evidence. The woman eventually helps Woo Tae-Seok solve other cases.

==Notes==
# "Less than Evil" takes over [[MBC]]'s Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Bad Papa]]" and followed by "[[Item (Korean Drama)|Item]]" on February 11, 2019.
# Drama series is a remake of the UK television series "Luther" that aired on BBC One from 2010.
# Early working title was "Luther."
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/park-ho-san-baro-cast-in-supporting-roles-for-mbc-drama-series-bad-detective Park Ho-San & Baro cast in supporting roles] for MBC drama series “Less than Evil.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/lee-seol-cast-for-lead-female-role-in-mbc-drama-series-bad-detective Actress Lee Seol was cast for the lead female role] after going through auditions involving 300 other contestants.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-mbc-drama-series-bad-detective First script reading took place early September, 2018] at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Less Than Evil-Shin Ha-Kyun.jpg
|1name=Shin Ha-Kyun
|1charactername=Woo Tae-Seok
|2picture=File:Less Than Evil-Lee Seol.jpg
|2name=Lee Seol (1993){{!}}Lee Seol
|2charactername=Eun Sun-Jae
|3picture=File:Less Than Evil-Park Ho-San.jpg
|3name=Park Ho-San
|3charactername=Jeon Choon-Man
|4picture=File:Less Than Evil-Kim Gun Woo.jpg
|4name=Kim Gun-Woo (1992){{!}}Kim Gun-Woo
|4charactername=Jang Hyung-Min
}}
{{CastPictures13
|1picture=File:Less Than Evil-Baro.jpg
|1name=Baro
|1charactername=Chae Dong-Yoon
|2picture=File:Less Than Evil-Bae Da-Bin.jpg
|2name=Bae Da-Bin
|2charactername=Shin Ka-Young
|3picture=File:Less Than Evil-Bae Yoo-Ram.jpg
|3name=Bae Yoo-Ram
|3charactername=Ban Ji-Deuk
|4picture=File:Less Than Evil-Yang Jae-Young.jpg
|4name=Yang Ki-Won (1980){{!}}Yang Ki-Won
|4charactername=Lee Moon-Ki
|5picture=File:Less Than Evil-Yoon Hee-Seok.jpg
|5name=Yoon Hee-Seok
|5charactername=Jo Doo-Jin
|6picture=File:Less Than Evil-Ryu Tae-Ho.jpg
|6name=Ryu Tae-Ho
|6charactername=Choi Jung-Woo
|7picture=File:Less Than Evil-Kim Na-Yoon.jpg
|7name=Kim Na-Yoon (1974){{!}}Kim Na-Yoon
|7charactername=Team Leader Sung
|8picture=File:Less Than Evil-Hong Eun-Hee.jpg
|8name=Hong Eun-Hee
|8charactername=Kim Hae-Joon
|9picture=File:Less than Evil-Bae Yoon-Kyoung.jpg
|9name=Bae Yoon-Kyoung
|9charactername=Woo Tae-Hee
|10picture=File:Less Than Evil-Jo Yi-Hyun.jpg
|10name=Cho Yi-Hyun (1999){{!}}Cho Yi-Hyun
|10charactername=Bae Yeo-Wool
|11picture=File:Less Than Evil-Choi Moon-Kyoung.jpg
|11name=Choi Moon-Kyoung (actress){{!}}Choi Moon-Kyoung
|11charactername=Seo-Rin
|12picture=File:Less Than Evil-Kim Lee-Kyung.jpg
|12name=Kim Yi-Kyeong (1997){{!}}Kim Yi-Kyeong
|12charactername=Kwon Soo-Ah (ep.9-10)
|13picture=File:Less Than Evil-Bae Hyun Kyung.jpg
|13name=Bae Hyun-Kyung (actor){{!}}Bae Hyun-Kyung
|13charactername=Jang Suk-Goo (ep.21-24)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Lee Jae-Yoon]] - Kang Woo-Joon
* [[Jung Sung-Yoon]] - Kim Jung-Kyu
* [[Kim Dong-Won (1984)|Kim Dong-Won]] - Song Yoo-Jin
* [[Lee Si-Woo (2007)|Lee Si-Woo]] - Song Yoo-Jin (young)
* [[Lee Yong-Joo (1982)|Lee Yong-Joo]] - Ko Joo-Sung
* [[Sim Eun-Woo]] - Jeon Joo-Yeon
* [[Lee Jong-Goo (1950)|Lee Jong-Goo]] - detective
* [[Jung Yoon Seo (1970)|Jung Yoon Seo]] - Yeo-Wool's mother
* [[Min Joon-Hyun]] - section chief
* [[Hong Seo-Jun]] - Yoo Jung-Soo
* [[Lee A-Ra]] - Hwang Eun-Joo
* [[Ha-Min (Kim Ha-Min)|Ha-Min]] - Koo Young-Mi
* [[Kwon Tae-Won]] - local police chief
* [[Ahn Nae-Sang]] - police commissioner
* [[Jeon Jin-Ki]] - Song Man-Soo
* [[Choi Jong-Won]] - Lee Sung-Hak
* [[Hwang Suk-Jung]] - Hwang Boo-Kyung
* [[Kim Ki-Cheon]] - Assistant Manager Seo
* [[Song Min-Hyung]] - Lee Soo-Han
* [[Kim Dan-Yul]] - Lee Dae-Woong
* [[Um Tae-Yoon (2012)|Um Tae-Yoon]] - Seo Ji-Hoon
* [[Jeong Seo-Yeon (1980)|Jeong Seo-Yeon]] - Kim Sung-Mi
* [[Ahn Hye-Won (actress)|Ahn Hye-Won]] - wife of Detective Jo
* [[Kim Jong-Goo]] - lawmaker
* [[Kang Pil-Sun (1985)|Kang Pil-Sun]] - doctor
* [[Ahn Soo-Bin (1988)|Ahn Soo-Bin]] - female police officer shot
* [[Han Bom]] - bank clerk
* [[Park Se-Hoon (1990)|Park Se-Hoon]] - coast guard
* [[Kim I-San (1986)|Kim I-San]] - announcer
* [[Bae Eun-Woo (1990)|Bae Eun-Woo]]
* [[Shin Soo-Hyun (1992)|Shin Soo-Hyun]]
* [[Kwon Oh-Soo (1967)|Kwon Oh-Soo]]

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | TNmS
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2018-12-03 || 1 || 6.5% || - || 7.1% (15th) || 8.1% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-03 || 2 || 6.5% || - || 8.3% (9th) || 9.2% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-04 || 3 || 8.2% || - || 8.6% (9th) || 9.8% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-04 || 4 || 9.7% || - || 10.6% (6th) || 11.5% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-10 || 5 || 6.9% || - || 7.4% (13th) || 8.1% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-10 || 6 || 9.1% || - || 9.1% (9th) || 10.0% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-11 || 7 || 6.2% || - || 7.3% (13th) || 8.0% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-11 || 8 || 7.3% || - || 8.7% (6th) || 9.5% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-17 || 9 || 6.2% || - || 7.1% (14th) || 7.8% (11th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-17 || 10 || 7.2% || - || 8.5% (9th) || 9.4% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-18 || 11 || 6.6% || - || 7.6% (11th) || 8.5% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-18 || 12 || 8.3% || - || 8.7% (7th) || 9.6% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-24 || 13 || 6.1% || - || 6.6% (16th) || 6.8% (16th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-24 || 14 || 7.7% || - || 8.5% (9th) || 8.9% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-25 || 15 || 6.5% || - || 7.0% (14th) || 7.5% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2018-12-25 || 16 || 7.7% || - || 8.7% (8th) || 9.4% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-07 || 17 || 4.8% || - || 5.4% || 6.4% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-07 || 18 || 5.2% || - || 5.7% (19th) || 6.4% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-08 || 19 || 5.4% || - || 5.7% || NR
|-align=center
| 2019-01-08 || 20 || 5.7% || - || 5.9% || 6.5% (20th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-14 || 21 || 4.7% || - || 5.6% || 6.1% (20th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-14 || 22 || 5.7% || - || 6.8% (15th) || 7.8% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-15 || 23 || - || - || 5.6% || 6.2% (20th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-15 || 24 || - || - || 6.3% (17th) || 6.9% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-21 || 25 || 4.4% || - || 5.4% || 6.2% (18th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-21 || 26 || 5.5% || - || 6.5% (17th) || 7.1% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-22 || 27 || 3.6% || - || 3.9% || NR
|-align=center
| 2019-01-22 || 28 || 4.3% || - || 5.0% (17th)|| 5.3% (17th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-28 || 29 || 4.8% || - || 5.7% || 6.2 (19th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-28 || 30 || 5.8% || - || 6.9% (13th) || 7.3% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-29 || 31 || - || - || 5.7% (19th) || 6.0% (15th)
|-align=center
| 2019-01-29 || 32 || - || - || 7.2% (11th) || 7.7% (10th)
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea] & [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

==Awards==
* [[2018 MBC Drama Awards]] - December 30, 2018
** '''Best Actor (Monday & Tuesday mini series)''' ([[Shin Ha-Kyun]])
** '''Best New Actress''' ([[Lee Seol (1993)|Lee Seol]])

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==External Links==
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/LessthanEvil/ Official Website]

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Less than Evil - Revision history

RamenLover: Text replace - "name=Kim Na-Yoon (1974)|Kim Na-Yoon" to "name=Ha Eun-Sum (1974)|Ha Eun-Sum"

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