Tattooed corpses, 1953 Bangkok, and a detective who can't catch a break — Thailand's darkest crime obsession.
Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestIn 1953, while the Great East Asian War was happening, there was a dreadful murder case in Bangkok. On the victim's body there were mysterious tattoos on the wrist, forehead and ankle. This incident gave birth to a series of serial killings. The investigation of the case is entrusted to the inspector of the investigation department, Waytarng Phiromruj. More murders happen and the tattoos on the bodies look different each time. The police are trying to establish a connection between the murders, but mysterious circumstances hamper the investigation.
Production
1950s Bangkok recreated with sweaty, oppressive authenticity.
Acting
Nawat Kulrattanarak's exhausted dignity carries every frame.
Writing
Serial killer mythology that actually earns its 26-episode runway.
Creator
Chairat Pipitpattanaprap
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Great East Asian War backdrop references Thailand's complex WWII alliance with Japan, rarely explored in mainstream Thai drama.
Nawat Kulrattanarak reportedly insisted on doing his own exhaustion-heavy running scenes, collapsing for real in the Saigon flashback sequence.
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