
Taxi Driver
Taste attributes: action & adventurecrimedramadetectivemafia/gangsteractiontried & testedunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"For the wronged victims whom no one protects."
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, dark crime series, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.1 /10
TMDB · 222 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Taxi Driver in the US right now.
Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 16 episodesA former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
Episodes (16)
1Do You Want to Take Revenge?9 Apr 2021
Shaken by an abusive experience, a young woman with an intellectual disability takes up the services of Kim Do-gi and his team of revenge seekers.
2Do-gi Meets Ju-chan10 Apr 2021
With an eye on payback, Do-gi transforms into a deep-pocketed customer to trick Kang Maria's tormentors. Kang Ha-na wonders about a missing criminal.
3A Victim of a School Violence16 Apr 2021
Do-gi goes undercover as a high school substitute teacher after receiving a call for help from a student who is being severely bullied.
4Teacher vs Students17 Apr 2021
The three bullies' attempts to mess with Do-gi come to a halt when they realize he possesses video footage that could ruin their lives.
5The Evil Businessman23 Apr 2021
While Ha-na looks into allegations of employees suffering physical abuse inside a powerful tech company, Do-gi poses as a new recruit there.
6Into the Strategic Planning Team24 Apr 2021
To gain access to Park Yang-jin's inner circle, Do-gi focuses his efforts on infiltrating a key department within the company.
7An Untimely Goodbye30 Apr 2021
As the truth behind an exploitative incident involving An Go-eun's sister comes to light, Do-gi sets out for revenge. Ha-na shows up with a warrant.
8The Vacation Home1 May 2021
Do-gi finds himself in danger after Yang-jin gives him a cruel test of loyalty. Go-eun returns to locate and destroy the data servers.
9The Voice Phishing Scam7 May 2021
Ha-na grows suspicious when she finds Do-gi's ID card at the scene of the explosion. Meanwhile, the team takes on a phone scam case.
10Mr. Wang and Madam Lim8 May 2021
Do-gi dons another disguise to lay his charms on the leader of the voice phishing operation. Ha-na keeps a close eye on the team's whereabouts.
11Tracking Down the Missing Murder Victim14 May 2021
Certain that Jang Seong-cheol and his employees are hiding something, Ha-na storms his home. A pastor worries about his missing son.
12A Colleague's Funeral15 May 2021
In mourning, Ha-na goes to Do-gi as a client in search of vengeance. While investigating, the team uncovers a larger scheme at play.
13A Prisoner Exchange21 May 2021
The team is taken by surprise when Baek Yeong-mi empties the secret prison cells. Do-gi plans to use Gu Yeong-tae as a bargaining chip.
14The Rainbow Transport Team In Danger22 May 2021
When Yeong-mi comes after the team, Do-gi throws himself into action to save them from her cruel clutches before it's too late.
15Rainbow Transport Decide to Disband28 May 2021
It's the end of the road for Seong-cheol and the team as they agree to shut down their operation. Do-gi is made to face the demons of his past.
16One Year Later29 May 2021
The team pulls together for one final mission to nail the true culprit behind the death of Do-gi's mother. Ha-na attempts to resign.
The Rainbow Deluxe Taxi crew reunites to fight injustice once again, with a new member joining their ranks, but they must now face a mysterious organization that threatens them while they continue to seek justice for the wronged.
Episodes (16)
1The Missing Son17 Feb 2023
Despite the disbandment of Rainbow Taxi, Do-ki is still out there going after bad guys. While keeping it from the rest of the members, Do-ki and Sung-cheol secretly help out a father who is searching for his missing son. To confirm his whereabouts, Do-ki sets off abroad to a foreign country to accomplish his first…
2Back in Business18 Feb 2023
Do-ki successfully infiltrates Cheongeum with the help of his old crew. He pretends to be an abducted recruit but secretly searches for Dong-jae. During the search, he runs into Lim Bok-ja. He uses her revengeful anger to make it easier to find the missing boy. Just when he is about to capture the mastermind, a…
3The Trot Singer24 Feb 2023
An elderly woman visits Rainbow Transport as a victim. She owes a lot of money because of a young scammer who only rips money off old people. Do-ki and the team get infuriated upon seeing this and set up a plan to prevent this criminal from ever scamming the elderly again.
4Sang-gi’s Prison25 Feb 2023
Rainbow Transport officially begins its operation to bring punishment to Sang-gi. The plan mainly depends on Sung-cheol being a loaded old man as bait. As soon as Sang-gi sees this and plans to scam him, he does not realize the karma that he is about to face. Meanwhile, the secret organization Do-ki is after is also…
5Feel Consulting3 Mar 2023
Do-ki runs into a stray little girl on the street. Out of concern, he takes her to Rainbow Transport and learns that suspicious people are after her. Do-ki and the team tries to infiltrate Feel Consulting and get some info on Kang Pil-seung to find out why he is in search of this poor little girl.
6The Evil Uncle11 Mar 2023
Do-ki and Go-eun get busted by Pil-seung for putting up an act. However, Do-ki manages to win back his trust by acting how desperate he is for a house. Now that they are back on track, Do-ki learns how Pil-seung is able to help couples get housing by using children. Disgusted by his ways, the team is determined to…
7The SunBaek Cult17 Mar 2023
The next client is a woman named Lee Jin-hee. Her beloved sister Jin-sun is suffering from a terminal disease and is relying on a cult to cure her. To save her from the cult and to take down its leader, Rainbow Transport begins service. However, Do-ki is not the one who will be infiltrating the cult this time.
8Beating a Cult with a Cult18 Mar 2023
The plan to destroy Ok Ju-man is now set. The only thing that remains is for Ju-man to take the bait. Although he does not have faith in any kind of religion, the Rainbow Transport team makes it seem believable. By setting the perfect scam, Ok Ju-man becomes faithful to the fake cult that Do-ki makes.
9The Surgery Malpractice24 Mar 2023
A smelly drunk man protests alone in front of a big hospital. He claims that his daughter is in a coma due to a surgery malpractice. Although Rainbow Transport took him in as a client, they are not sure whether this is an actual case or just an accident. Before they start anything, Do-ki looks into Ahn Young-sook, the…
10Jeil Chakhan Factory25 Mar 2023
Do-ki becomes a patient himself to infiltrate the operating room. When he is put to sleep, Go-eun finds out that there is a proxy who does the actual surgery while Young-sook goes somewhere else for a drink. Now that the team knows she is a complete fraud, they set up a meticulous plan to bring the witch down.
11The Late Kim Do-gi31 Mar 2023
Do-ki makes it out alive from the car bomb explosion. He uses his death to track down the person behind the vicious attack. While his funeral progresses, Do-ki and the team monitor any suspicious people coming and going, which leads them to a club for the rich in Gangnam. Do-ki makes his entrance to find out more.
12The Playground of Evil1 Apr 2023
After Do-ki gets kicked out from Black Sun and gets beaten up, the police arrive. However, the police arrest Do-ki instead. Although Yong-min helps him to bail out, Do-ki now knows that the police are working with Black Sun. Rainbow Transport infiltrates the club to take them down for all the crimes they are…
13Do-gi Crashes the Party7 Apr 2023
An angry VIP client at Black Sun puts the security team on edge. The security team gets a second chance to make another delivery. Only this time, Do-ki joins the team. What he learns is shocking. Meanwhile, Sung-cheol digs into Ha-joon's past.
14Ha-joon's Defeat8 Apr 2023
While Do-ki wakes up from getting drugged, the bishop comes back to Korea. Now that Do-ki has evidence of how Black Sun is circulating drugs, he sets up a plan. Meanwhile, Ha-joon notices that Rainbow Transport is on Black Sun’s tail. Knowing how skillful Do-ki is, he takes every precaution he can take.
15Ha-joon Versus Do-gi14 Apr 2023
Rainbow Transport takes in another client. However this time, it is a set-up made by the Bishop and Ha-joon. Not knowing that it is a trap, Do-ki blindly goes into Jangsan Correctional with Kyung-goo and Jin-eon to save a victim. The only thing that is waiting for him is Ha-joon's trap that will break Do-ki into…
16The Final Client15 Apr 2023
Do-ki goes into Jangsan Correctional as an undercover inmate. He fights all the way through every trap that Ha-joon has prepared for him. Although he barely makes it in one piece, he saves Lee Si-wan. Meanwhile, Ha-joon learns about his true identity and what the Bishop has done to him since his childhood.
Season 3
· 2025 · 16 episodesThe Rainbow Deluxe Taxi is back in business. This time, a call from Japan brings the team together. A girl goes missing after making a call to the Rainbow Taxi. The only lead they have is her name and the phone she called. But even so, the team tenaciously looks for the lead, which is what they are good at. As the team investigates, they find out that there’s a Japanese loan company behind this case. With new cars and equipment, the team goes to help out the girl who needs help. Starting with this international case, the team will fight on behalf of everyone who has been wronged in this…
Episodes (16)
1A Call From Japan21 Nov 2025
A call brings the team together again. A girl named I-seo calls for help, but she disappears as soon as Sung-cheol answers. The investigation begins with only a name, but the team discovers that there’s a scam game that lures teenagers, and there’s a Japanese loan company behind it. To find I-seo, the team goes to…
2A Man Who Trusts No One22 Nov 2025
Do-ki’s plan to meet the boss of the yakuza seems successful. He gains Matsuda’s trust in his own way and gets closer to the crimes they’ve been committing. However, an unexpected group of people appears. It turns out that the Interpol is also looking into this human trafficking case. Michael, the Interpol inspector…
3The Faulty Taxi Driver28 Nov 2025
A bolt-from-the-blue piece of news strikes Driver Oh, who had been preparing to operate his own private taxi. The Taxi Driver License he had hurriedly obtained ends up holding him back. When Rainbow Taxi discovers that there are serious issues with Driver Oh’s previously stolen Taxi Driver License, everyone steps up…
4Reap What You Sow29 Nov 2025
To catch the used-car dealer gang, Do-ki begins aggressively buying up their used cars. Becoming suspicious, the gang follows him after seeing that he even brings in a car carrier to purchase the vehicles. Falling into a trap Do-ki has set, they ultimately end up signing a malicious contract — just as they once forced…
5An Old Friend5 Dec 2025
Dong Su was on the verge of giving up his life 15 years ago when he first met Mr. Jang. To right the injustice done to Min Ho, his son, Dong Su tried everything but failed. Mr. Jang helped him with all his might, but Dong Su just disappeared one day. Hearing the story, the Rainbow Deluxe Taxi takes on the case and…
6Fragments of Memory6 Dec 2025
Do Gi and Chief Choi sneak into the gambling den to see what Im Dong Hyeon is up to. Do Gi even manage to take over Im Dong Hyeon's gym through gambling. Meanwhile, Dong Su passes out after attempting to harm himself, and Mr. Jang finds mysterious codes next to the bed.
7The Final Blow12 Dec 2025
After learning that the gym was being used to fix volleyball matches, Do Gi returns it to Im Dong Hyeon for a bigger plan. He pretends to be a big-shot agent from Europe to win over Jeong Yeon Tae, a player who rigged matches for Im Dong Hyeon and Jo Seong Uk. On the day of the finals, Do Gi delivers the final blow…
8The Final Boss13 Dec 2025
A fire breaks out at Im Dong Hyeon's gym, and he's found dead at the scene. Jo Seong Uk is also found drowned. The van transporting Min Ho's body is hit by a car, and the body is stolen. Do Gi and the team figure out that there's a man behind all three incidents, and they finally encounter him.
9The Trap19 Dec 2025
While driving the Deluxe Taxi, Do Gi rescues Ro Mi, an idol trainee who jumped into the Han River. Ro Mi is facing a crisis where her debut could be cancelled because of the trap her managers put her in. After hearing Ro Mi's story, the Rainbow Taxi members infiltrate her agency, Yellowstar, to uncover the full…
10The Dirty Truth20 Dec 2025
On the day of Elements' debut, Ji An passes out, so Do Gi covers for her during the rehearsal. After seeing Do Gi's good performance, CEO Kang Ju Ri gives him more trust, and she even shares her dark past. Do Gi then figures out that CEO Kang is using the trainees to entertain her clients, instead of making them real…
11Scam or Be Scammed26 Dec 2025
Chief Choi tries to help Maria’s sister, Da Som, on his own, but he ends up getting scammed instead. The Rainbow Transport members learn about Yoo Min Jung, who was scammed like how Chief Choi was through a resale app. Do Gi figures out there’s a whole organization behind it.
12The Suspicious Island27 Dec 2025
Do Gi finds the mastermind behind the resale app scheme, but the scammer gets killed by a bomb delivered by a guy in a fish truck. Do Gi and Mr. Jang trace the fish truck, which leads them to Samheung Island. The islanders seem unusually hostile toward Do Gi and Mr. Jang. Later, Do Gi finds out that the islanders have…
13Knowing Your Enemy2 Jan 2026
Do Gi and his group infiltrate the island and encounter a series of unexpected situations. Jin Eon and Gyeong Gu, who were tailing Writer Go, find themselves in danger, and even Go Eun, who was chasing the fish truck driver, ends up in peril. Realising that all of his teammates are in danger, Do Gi ultimately joins…
14Undermining Their Foundation3 Jan 2026
Do Gi and his crew find out the entire criminal history of the Samheung Island criminal ring. Do Gi's crew sees how they don't even hesitate to kill people to achieve what they want, so they come up with a plan to break up the organisation. However, Do Gi falls into danger after the criminals find out what they are…
15A Bird’s Nest9 Jan 2026
Upon hearing the news that Master Sergeant Yoo Sun A, with whom he had served, has died, Do Gi immediately heads to the military unit where Master Sergeant Yoo last served. Before she died, she was demoted three ranks, which is unusual. Do Gi seeks to uncover the truth behind her death by following the last mission…
16The Last Operation10 Jan 2026
Do Gi finds the bird nest where the late Yoo Sun A left the intel and learns that she sacrificed her life to save her comrades. He also finds out that higher-ranking officers fabricated the special mission for their personal gains. To eliminate the problematic officers, Do Gi uses all the help he can get.
Specials
· 2023 · 3 episodesEpisodes (3)
- 1Episode 116 Feb 2023
- 2Episode 24 Mar 2023
- 3Episode 321 Apr 2023
StrongsampleWhy this match?ShowHide
What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Taxi Driver.
Synopsis
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 64 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Group Eight
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











