# Taxi Driver (South Korean TV series)

Taxi Driver (Korean: 모범택시) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Je-hoon, Esom, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram and Shin Jae-ha. Based on the webtoon The Deluxe Taxi (Red Cage) by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin, the story is inspired by actual real life heinous crimes committed in Korea. The first season aired on SBS TV from April 9 to May 29, 2021, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). The second season aired from February 17 to April 15, 2023. The third season is scheduled to air in the second half of 2025. It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, on Kocowa in the Americas, and on Netflix, Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Taxi Driver received praise from the viewers for its performances and storylines. The first-season finale episode achieved the fourth highest rating of any Friday-Saturday drama in SBS history. The second-season finale episode earned a higher rating than the previous season. It also set a new record for the highest ratings achieved by any miniseries thus far in 2023.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Time slot | Avg. viewership (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Time slot | Avg. viewership (millions) |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09) | May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) | Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) | 2.765 |
| 2 | 18 | Special 1 | February 16, 2023 (2023-02-16) | February 16, 2023 (2023-02-16) | Thursday at 22:00 (KST) | 0.721 |
| 2 | 18 | 16 | February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17) | April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) | Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) | 2.869 |
| 2 | 18 | Special 2 | March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) | March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) | Friday at 22:00 (KST) | 1.030 |

## Premise

Kim Do-gi is a KMA graduate who works as a taxi driver for a company which offers a "revenge-call" service to its clients who have been wronged and helps them to exact vengeance.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Lee Je-hoon as Kim Do-gi
    A former 707th Special Mission Group captain who works for Rainbow Taxi Company after his mother was killed.
* Esom as Kang Ha-na (season 1)
    An elite prosecutor from the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office. She fights for justice and later becomes interested in Do-gi's work.
* Kim Eui-sung as Jang Sung-chul
    The CEO of Rainbow Taxi Company and the Director of Blue Bird, a non-profit foundation. He is ruthless to the villains, but is warm-hearted for the crime victims.
* Pyo Ye-jin as Ahn Go-eun
    A skilled hacker working for Rainbow Taxi Company after her older sister committed suicide.
* Jang Hyuk-jin as Choi gyeong-ku
    The lead mechanic of Rainbow Taxi Company. He was a development researcher for new automobiles in an automobile company.
* Bae Yoo-ram as Park Jin-eon
    The assistant mechanic of Rainbow Taxi Company. He was an aircraft maintenance mechanic in an airline company.
* Shin Jae-ha as On Ha-jun / Kim Dan-woo (season 2)
    A new driver of Rainbow Taxi Company, who is a member of the Geumsa Organization.

### Supporting

* Cha Ji-yeon as Baek Sung-mi
    The chairman of Nakwon C&C. Nicknamed "The Godmother", she is a notorious, influential figure in the underground economy.
* Yoo Seung-mok as Cho Jin-woo
    The deputy chief prosecutor of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office.
* Lee Yoo-joon as Wang Min-ho
    A prosecutor from the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office working in Ha-na's office. He assists Ha-na in her cases.
* Yu Yeon-su as So-eun
    A prosecutor from the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office working in Ha-na's office.
* Lee Ho-cheol as Goo Seok-tae
    Sung-mi's secretary.
* Cho Hyun-woo as Cho Do-chul
    A sexual offender who was released from prison.
* Heo Jung-do as Park Dong-pil
    A police captain from Seoul Jongam Police Station.
* Park Jong-hwan as Park Hyeon-jo (season 2)
    A high-ranking police officer and an executive of Geumsa Organization who keeps an eye on Rainbow Taxi Company.

### Recurring
#### Season 1
##### Changsung Jeotgal Factory (eps. 1–2)

* Jo In as Kang Maria
    Rainbow Taxi Company's first requester. She is mentally handicapped and was unknowingly brought to work in the factory.
* Tae Hang-ho as Park Ju-chan
    The general manager of the factory, who resorts to labour exploitation, illegal confinement and habitual abusing of the workers.
* Song Duk-ho as Cho Jong-geun
    Ju-chan's younger brother-in-law.
* Kim Do-yeon as Choi Jong-suk
    A handler who was responsible for bringing Maria to work at the factory.
* Jo Dae-hee as Kim Hyung-wook
    A corrupt police chief of a countryside police station, who is under Ju-chan's payroll.

##### Sejung High School (eps. 3–4)

* Park Joon-mok as Park Jung-min
    Rainbow Taxi Company's second requester. He is a sophomore student who is frequently bullied by Park Seung-tae and his friends.
* Choi Hyun-wook as Park Seung-tae
    Jung-min's schoolmate and bully.
* Lee Jae-hak as Jang Hyung-sik
    Seung-tae's friend who helps him in bullying Jung-min.
* Lee Min-jae as Oh Hak-soo
    Seung-tae's friend who helps him in bullying Jung-min.

##### U Data (eps. 5–8)

* Jeon Sung-il as Seo Young-min
    A former U Data employee who was abused by Park Yang-jin. Do-gi personally accepts to seek revenge for him, which is different from the previous two cases.
* Baek Hyun-jin as Park Yang-jin
    The chairman of U Data. He is frequently abusive to his employees whenever something bad happens, and even has resorted to gaslighting them.
* Cho Ha-seok as Director Jung
* Kim Jae-young as Mr. Lee
    The head of department in U Data.
* Lee Da-il as Mr. Ahn
    A department manager in U Data.
* Kwak Min-gyu as Jeon Jin-won
    A former employee of U Data.
* Ryu Yi-jae as Ahn Jung-eun
    Go-eun's older sister who has passed away.
* Seo Han-gyeol as Choi Min
    Jung-eun's boyfriend.

##### Voice Phishing Organisation (eps. 9–10)

* Shim So-young as Lim Bok-ja
    The boss of a voice phishing organisation, located within a Chinese food restaurant.
* Kim Dae-gon as Madame Lim's employee

##### Nakwon C&C / Embassy of Bahamas (eps. 11–14)

* Lee Ho-cheol as Goo Young-tae
    Seok-tae's twin brother and the junior managing director of Nakwon C&C.
* Jung Kang-hee as Shim Woo-seob
* Han Kyu-won as Go Dong-hee
* Han Hyun-ah as Lee Hye-yeon
    Dong-hee's girlfriend.
* Lee Yoon-hee as Pastor Go
    Dong-hee's father.
* Lee Ha-eun as Dong-hee's younger sister

##### Oh Chul-young (eps. 15–16)

* Yang Dong-tak as Oh Chul-young
    A serial killer who murdered Sung-chul's parents and Do-gi's mother.
* Jeon Seok-chan as Kim Chul-jin
    A man who was wrongfully jailed 20 years behind bars for a murder case actually committed by Chul-young.
* Ryu Sung-rok as Han Dong-chan / Oh Hyun-soo
    Chul-young's son and a prison guard.

#### Season 2
##### Vietnam Kidnap Group (eps. 1–2)

* Choi One as Lee Joon-beom
    Rainbow Taxi Company's first requester (in season 2). He was searching for his missing son, Lee Dong-jae, for the past year.
* Zo Zee-an as Lee Dong-jae
    A missing young man suspected to be a victim of crime.
* Yoon Seok-hyun as Sang-man
    The manager of Cheongeum International.
* Kim Jeong-hoon as a tour guide
* Lee Kyu-ho as Kwon Du-sik
    The boss of Cheongeum International's illegal gambling sites department.
* Park Seong-geun as Kim Hyung-sub
    The head of the Seoul Northeast Police Station's violent team and the chairman of Cheongeum International.

##### Yongsori Village (eps. 3–4)

* Byun Joong-hee as Lee Im-soon
    Rainbow Taxi Company's second requester (in season 2). She was the victim of a previous scam operation by Yoo Sang-gi.
* Ko Sang-ho as Yoo Sang-gi
    A professional scammer who targets the elderly people. He purchased spoilt devices, and resold them as usable devices in order to scam victims.
* Kang Young-taek as Lee Dong-geun
    A gang member who works under Sang-gi.
* Yoo Dong-hoon as Goo Jae-seung
    A gang member who works under Sang-gi.
* Lee Kwang-hoon as Yong-chil
    A phone seller who worked together with Sang-gi.
* Shin Kang-gyun as Lee Deok-goo
    An elderly man staying in Yongsori Village, who almost became a victim of Sang-gi's scam operation.

##### Feel Consulting (eps. 5–6)

* Ahn Chae-heum as Hwang Seo-yeon
    Rainbow Taxi Company's third requester (in season 2). She was a victim of child abuse.
* Kim Do-yoon as Kang Pil-seung
    Nicknamed "Kang Pro", he is a representative of Feel Consulting who has mysophobia.
* Kwon Na-hyun as Park So-mang
    Seo-yeon's adoptive younger sister.
* Jeong Young-gi as Park Joon-bin
    The lead manager of Feel Consulting.

##### Soonbaek Cult (eps. 7–8)

* Kim Eun-bi as Lee Jin-hee
    Rainbow Taxi Company's fourth requester (in season 2). She was searching for her older sister, Lee Jin-seon, who joined a cult.
* Ahn Sung-woo as Ok Joo-man
    A pastor and leader of the cult pseudo-churches that are committing crimes.
* Jung Ji-woo as Lee Jin-seon
    Jin-hee's sister who is a victim of a pseudo-church.
* Seo Ji-soo as Joo-man's lover

##### Jeil Chakhan Hospital (eps. 9–10)

* Jung Ki-seob as Han Jae-deok
    Rainbow Taxi Company's fifth requester (in season 2). He is on a one-man protest against Jeil Chakhan Hospital, which put her daughter in a coma due to a medical malpractice.
* Lee Hang-na as Ahn Young-sook
    The chief director of Jeil Chakhan Hospital.
* Kang Seol as Han Soo-ryeon
    Jae-deok's daughter and an athlete, who is under comatose status due to a medical malpractice.
* Kim Jae-min as Gong Soo-ho
    A manager of Meditopia's medical sales team. He acts as a proxy for Young-sook.
* Kim Young-jin as Manager Kim
    Young-sook's close friend.

##### Black Sun (eps. 11–14)

* Baek Soo-jang as Kim Yong-min
    Rainbow Taxi Company's sixth requester (in season 2). He formerly works as a reporter under Hanbaek Ilbo.
* Jang In-sub as Choi Seong-eun
    A police officer who died while investigating the Black Sun with Yong-min.
* Kim Chae-eun as Windy
    An agent of the Black Sun.
* Jeon Woon-jong as Cho Gyeong-jang
    A police officer who works with the Black Sun.
* Go Geon-han as Victor
    An idol and VIP member of the Black Sun.
* Lee Dal as Min Jong-seon
    The head of the Black Sun's guards.
* Moon Jae-won as Yoo Moon-hyeon
    The manager of the Black Sun.
* Jeon Jun-ho as No. 12
    Black Sun's guards.
* Yoo Ji-yeon as Yang Mi-kyung
    A VIP member of the Black Sun.

##### Geumsa Organization (eps. 15–16)

* Park Ho-san as Park Min-geon
    The head of Geumsa Organization. Also known as the Bishop, he has been planning his revenge against the Rainbow Taxi Company for years, particularly harbouring a disturbing decades-long obsession and jealousy towards Do-Gi for currently unknown reasons and his desire to overthrow and kill him.
* Kim Chang-hwan as Lee Si-wan
    A bank teller in charge of foreign exchange transactions and reported it to the prosecution. He was arrested on the false charge of attempted murder.
* Yoon Sang-ho as Bae Ki-seok
    A prison warden chief of the Jangsa Prison and a member of the Geumsa Organization.

### Special appearances
#### Season 1

* Yoon Do-hyun as Driver Yoon (ep. 1)
* Lee Young-ae (voice appearance)
* Park Geun-hyung as Sung-mi's husband (ep. 13)
* Park Jin-hee as Do Joong-won (ep. 16)
    Jin-woo's replacement as deputy chief prosecutor of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office.
* Ryu Hyun-kyung as Baek Kyung-mi (ep. 16)
    Sung-mi's younger sister.
* Yoon Sung-yeo as himself (ep. 15)
    A real-life suspect of the Hwaseong serial murders who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the murders.

#### Season 2

* Lee Young-ae (voice appearance)
* Shim So-young as Lim Bok-ja (eps. 1-2)
* Namkoong Min as Chun Ji-hoon (ep. 9)
* Yoo Seung-mok as Cho Jin-woo (ep. 9)
* Cho Jung-sik and Joo Si-eun as the talk show hosts (ep. 10)
* Kim So-yeon as the first deluxe taxi driver (ep. 16)
* Moon Chae-won as Oh Mi-seo (ep. 16)
* Writer Oh Sang-ho as a bartender (ep. 16)
* Son Jung-woo as a bartender (ep. 16)

## Production
### Season 1
#### Development

On December 4, 2019, SBS was considering adapting the webtoon The Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin into a television series. Korean streaming platform Wavve was also invested to the series, and has been previously invested in several other series such as Zombie Detective (2020), Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021), and Alice (2020).

#### Casting

On November 20, 2020, Lee Je-hoon, Esom, Kim Eui-sung and Lee Na-eun were confirmed to star in the series.
On March 8, 2021, Lee Na-eun was removed from the cast following bullying accusations against her. Two days later, she was replaced by Pyo Ye-jin.

#### Filming

About sixty percent of the filming for the first season was complete as of March 8, 2021. Lee Na-eun's scenes were removed and had to re-shot.

### Season 2
#### Development

On July 6, 2021, SBS announced the production of the second season of the series.

#### Casting

Esom had to withdraw from the cast due to scheduling inconsistencies. Lee Je-hoon and Pyo Ye-jin were confirmed to reprise their respective roles. Script reading took place on June 12, 2022. A day later, Kim Eui-sung, Jang Hyuk-jin and Bae Yoo-ram were confirmed to reprise their roles.

#### Filming

On July 15, 2022, SBS reported that some of their staff tested positive for COVID-19, causing to temporarily halt the filming in Vietnam.

### Season 3
#### Development

On April 16, 2023, SBS confirmed that a third season of the series was in the works.

#### Casting

Lee Je-hoon, Pyo Ye-jin and Kim Eui-sung will reprise again their roles. Bae Yoo-ram is also confirmed to appear in the third season.

## Release

The first teaser video and teaser poster were released on December 31, 2020.
To promote the second season of the series, Viu invited Lee Je-hoon to his first fan-meeting in the Philippines on March 3, 2023, in Indonesia on March 19, 2023, and in Singapore on March 25, 2023. Lee also participated at the FilMart in Hong Kong, where Viu reported that the second season of the series was the most-watched program following the premiere.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.926 | 2.607 | 2.452 | 3.117 | 2.636 | 3.065 | 2.847 | 2.824 | 2.635 | 3.072 | 2.742 | 3.017 | 2.762 | 2.923 | 2.746 | 2.871 | 2.765 |
| | 2 | 2.370 | 2.155 | 2.448 | 2.364 | 2.840 | 2.912 | 2.355 | 3.072 | 2.537 | 3.337 | 2.664 | 3.387 | 3.098 | 3.496 | 2.870 | 4.005 | 2.869 |
Average TV viewership ratings (season 1) :
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | 1 | April 9, 2021 | 8.7% (7th) | 9.4% (5th) | 7.3% (10th) |
| 1 | 2 | April 9, 2021 | 10.7% (3rd) | 11.2% (3rd) | 8.7% (7th) |
| 2 | 1 | April 10, 2021 | 7.3% (9th) | 8.5% (5th) | 5.7% (20th) |
| 2 | 2 | April 10, 2021 | 13.5% (3rd) | 15.0% (3rd) | 11.4% (3rd) |
| 3 | 1 | April 16, 2021 | 9.8% (5th) | 10.3% (4th) | 10.0% (5th) |
| 3 | 2 | April 16, 2021 | 13.6% (3rd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.7% (1st) |
| 4 | 1 | April 17, 2021 | 11.5% (4th) | 11.8% (4th) | 11.4% (3rd) |
| 4 | 2 | April 17, 2021 | 15.6% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) |
| 5 | 1 | April 23, 2021 | 12.3% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 5 | 2 | April 23, 2021 | 14.2% (3rd) | 15.6% (1st) | 12.8% (3rd) |
| 6 | 1 | April 24, 2021 | 8.7% (5th) | 9.2% (5th) | 9.0% (5th) |
| 6 | 2 | April 24, 2021 | 16.0% (3rd) | 16.8% (3rd) | 15.2% (3rd) |
| 7 | 1 | April 30, 2021 | 12.9% (4th) | 14.3% (2nd) | 11.3% (4th) |
| 7 | 2 | April 30, 2021 | 15.1% (2nd) | 16.3% (1st) | 13.4% (3rd) |
| 8 | 1 | May 1, 2021 | 8.3% (5th) | 9.0% (5th) | 8.6% (5th) |
| 8 | 2 | May 1, 2021 | 15.2% (3rd) | 15.9% (3rd) | 14.4% (3rd) |
| 9 | 1 | May 7, 2021 | 12.0% (4th) | 12.9% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) |
| 9 | 2 | May 7, 2021 | 14.7% (3rd) | 16.0% (1st) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 10 | 1 | May 8, 2021 | 10.1% (4th) | 11.2% (5th) | 10 4% (4th) |
| 10 | 2 | May 8, 2021 | 15.4% (3rd) | 17.0% (3rd) | 14.9% (3rd) |
| 11 | 1 | May 14, 2021 | 12.4% (4th) | 13.9% (4th) | 11.0% (5th) |
| 11 | 2 | May 14, 2021 | 14.6% (3rd) | 16.3% (1st) | 12.1% (3rd) |
| 12 | 1 | May 15, 2021 | 10.7% (5th) | 11.6% (5th) | N/A |
| 12 | 2 | May 15, 2021 | 15.3% (3rd) | 16.1% (3rd) | N/A |
| 13 | 1 | May 21, 2021 | 12.2% (4th) | 12.9% (4th) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 13 | 2 | May 21, 2021 | 14.4% (3rd) | 15.6% (1st) | 13.9% (3rd) |
| 14 | 1 | May 22, 2021 | 10.2% (4th) | 10.7% (5th) | 10.3% (5th) |
| 14 | 2 | May 22, 2021 | 15.5% (3rd) | 16.1% (3rd) | 14.6% (3rd) |
| 15 | 1 | May 28, 2021 | 13.2% (4th) | 13.8% (3rd) | 12.6% (4th) |
| 15 | 2 | May 28, 2021 | 14.4% (3rd) | 15.2% (1st) | 14.1% (3rd) |
| 16 | 1 | May 29, 2021 | 10.9% (5th) | 11.9% (4th) | 11.0% (4th) |
| 16 | 2 | May 29, 2021 | 15.3% (3rd) | 16.6% (3rd) | 14.6% (3rd) |
| Average | Average | Average | 12.6% | 13.6% | 11.9% |
| The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. ||||||
Average TV viewership ratings (season 2) :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | February 17, 2023 | 12.1% (3rd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 10.4% (3rd) |
| 2 | February 18, 2023 | 10.3% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) | N/A |
| 3 | February 24, 2023 | 13.2% (3rd) | 14.2% (1st) | 10.5% (3rd) |
| 4 | February 25, 2023 | 11.3% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) | 10.7% (2nd) |
| 5 | March 3, 2023 | 14.7% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | N/A |
| 6 | March 11, 2023 | 14.4% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 7 | March 17, 2023 | 13.0% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 8 | March 18, 2023 | 16.0% (2nd) | 17.0% (2nd) | N/A |
| 9 | March 24, 2023 | 13.4% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) |
| 10 | March 25, 2023 | 17.7% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 11 | March 31, 2023 | 14.5% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | 11.4% (2nd) |
| 12 | April 1, 2023 | 18.3% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 13 | April 7, 2023 | 16.1% (1st) | 17.4% (1st) | 13.0% (1st) |
| 14 | April 8, 2023 | 18.3% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) |
| 15 | April 14, 2023 | 15.7% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 16 | April 15, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 21.8% (1st) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 15.0% | 15.9% | 12.2% |
| Special |||||
| 1 | February 16, 2023 | 3.6% (16th) | 4.4% (12th) | 3.2% (18th) |
| 2 | April 21, 2023 | 5.2% (8th) | 5.8% (6th) | 5.2% (11th) |
| Highlight |||||
| 1 | March 4, 2023 | 3.6% (15th) | 3.6% (15th) | 4.8% (10th) |
| The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. |||||

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Je-hoon | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Cha Ji-yeon | Nominated |
| Korea PD Awards | 2022 | Best TV Drama | Taxi Driver | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Je-hoon | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Lee Je-hoon | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Esom | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Pyo Ye-jin | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Kim Eui-sung | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama | Cha Ji-yeon | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Scene Stealer Award | Shim So-young | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best New Actor | Choi Hyun-wook | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Team | Taxi Driver | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Je-hoon | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama | Shin Jae-ha | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama | Pyo Ye-jin | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor in a Seasonal Drama | Jang Hyuk-jin | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor in a Seasonal Drama | Bae Yoo-ram | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Netizen's Best SBS Drama of 2023 | Taxi Driver 2 | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Young Actress | Ahn Chae-heum | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Scene Stealer Award | Go Sang-ho | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Scene Stealer Award | Byun Jung-hee | Won |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Hallyu Drama Award | Taxi Driver | Won |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actor | Lee Je-hoon | Nominated |