Shows Like The King's Affection
If you liked The King's Affection (2021), a drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also dramaA story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
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Queen For Seven Days (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaIn the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed after only seven days as queen when he becomes king.
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Bridal Mask (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaDuring the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A…
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The Scandal (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaIn Joseon, a secret proposal ignites hidden desires in a gifted noblewoman, a famed lover and an unsuspecting lady caught in their dangerous game.
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Bloody Heart (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaIt is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne due to a rebellion, and Lee Tae who becomes the King after him.
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The Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA scholar-turned-vampire searches for a century-old book to enact revenge against an evil vampire.
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My Country: The New Age (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaSet during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.
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Dear Hongrang (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaWhen a long-missing heir returns with lost memories, love and suspicion entwine. Is he truly Hongrang, or a stranger disturbing hearts and family ties?
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Iljimae (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaSet during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves…
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Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThe story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.
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Captivating the King (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaAmid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.
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Empress Ki (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
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The Red Sleeve (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaBased on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she…
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The Crowned Clown (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaStanding in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.
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Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaA spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.
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Our Blooming Youth (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaPrince Lee Hwan receives a cursed letter from a supernatural entity detailing several dark predictions for his future and is horrified to realize that the curses are indeed coming true one by one. Min Jae-yi, on the…
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The Vampire Diaries (2009)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaThe story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
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The Last Empress (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaIn an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is…
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Reunited Worlds (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaAlthough born in the same year, two childhood friends end up being 13 years apart because they have aged surprisingly at different places (worlds) for some strange reason. Now Eom Hyeon Soo is a 31-year-old woman but…
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The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA woman travels from 19th century Joseon to modern-day Seoul, her fate takes a twist with a ‘fake marriage’ with a man who resembles her ex-husband.