DramaRecs
Home/Dramas/The Price of Confession
Mystery · Drama

The Price of Confession review

자백의 대가

2025Netflix12 ep~51 min~10h total

Checked and re-read

The ratings

Lives up to its score 8.6 on MyDramaList, and written reviews agree, story at 9.3.

MDL rating
8.6/10
13k votes on MyDramaList
Written reviews
9.3/10 story
Rewatch value 7.8/10
Episode by episode
Steady all the way, 8.0 then 7.9

MyDramaList figures checked . See it there. How we read these.

Is it worth it

A prison thriller about a woman accused of her husband's murder and the inmate who wants something from her, and the twelve episodes are paced to make you forget you are watching a show with almost no action. The two female leads carry the whole thing and the twists are earned rather than manufactured. An 8.6 from about thirteen thousand rating voters and one of the tightest thrillers of the year.

Accused of killing her husband, a woman is offered a way out by a mysterious stranger: in exchange for a confession in her place, she must commit murder.

The feel of it
PaceSteady
RomanceNone
Emotional loadDevastating
Comfort rewatchRarely

Hooks early Episode 1. A woman is arrested for her husband's murder and meets the one person in the prison who wants something from her. The middle sags, the back half is the payoff.

Where we recommend it

On 4 lists

Recommended alongside

All dramas →

Taken from our own list for The Price of Confession, in the order we ranked it.