Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.
Brain Works (Season 1)
Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-02
Runtime: 67 min
Overview: Dr. Shin Ha-ru is fired after illegally acquiring a criminal’s brain. He volunteers to help Detective Geum Myeong-se's bureau — and to make him pay.
The Most Brilliant Moment 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-03
Runtime: 68 min
Overview: Ha-ru and Myeong-se's first case involves a famous guitarist and his wife, who turned herself in for his murder. But Ha-ru turns the case on its head.
I Don't Know My Wife's Face 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-09
Runtime: 67 min
Overview: A Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.
Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-10
Runtime: 65 min
Overview: New evidence and test results drastically change the face of the case. A killer approaches Ha-ru, saying he wants to donate his brain to neuroscience.
The Girl With The Wicked Spirit 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-16
Runtime: 63 min
Overview: A 6-year-old with aphasia gets turned in by her mother. She believes a demon has possessed her daughter to kill — and her husband has paid the price.
How To Be Saved Forever 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-17
Runtime: 63 min
Overview: Ha-ru exposes the truth before the child’s exorcism can take place. And a tablet reveals some dirt on the detective, much to the doctor's delight.
A Man Cheating With His Wife 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-30
Runtime: 61 min
Overview: Ha-ru’s attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a "virtual human" attacked her.
Love, The Basic Instinct 0.0
Air date: 2023-01-31
Runtime: 61 min
Overview: After a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.
Reset Man 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.
Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The stepbrother becomes a prime suspect as the siblings’ harrowing tale comes to light. On his date with So-jeong, Myeong-se gets a call about a body.
A Brain on Trial 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The perpetrator who left a mysterious note at the murder scene demands a reduced sentence. Unaware of Dong-u’s plan, Ha-ru appears as a witness.
The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-14
Runtime: 62 min
Overview: Ha-ru's statement in court stirs up the media. When he unravels the cause of Kim Mo-ran’s hypersexuality, Myeong-se and So-jeong get tangled up in it.
A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-20
Runtime: 61 min
Overview: A bleeding boy is found unconscious in I-na's bedroom. All of her friends claim she's the one responsible, and unfortunately, the evidence agrees.
The Best Revenge 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-21
Runtime: 62 min
Overview: Ha-ru helps prove I-na's innocence. As he and Myeong-se's family bond, Ha-ru finally discovers Myeong-se’s flaw, leading to his untimely resignation.
Episode 15 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-27
Runtime: 61 min
Overview: Ha-ru learns that his parents weren't killed in a car accident but murdered. To find their killer, Ha-ru must accept a psychopath's dangerous offer.
Episode 16 0.0
Air date: 2023-02-28
Runtime: 62 min
Overview: Myeong-se and Ha-ru must play the sympathy game, or else. The hostages will be released if their brain waves sync. Can two heads work better than one?
Seasons
Episodes 16