Shows Like The Forbidden Marriage

If you liked The Forbidden Marriage (2022), a drama and mystery 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.

1
Love in the Moonlight (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
2
Princess Hours (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and drama
A high school girl’s world turns upside-down after she learns her grandfather promised her hand in marriage to the nation’s crown prince!
3
Dear Hongrang (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
When a long-missing heir returns with lost memories, love and suspicion entwine. Is he truly Hongrang, or a stranger disturbing hearts and family ties?
4
Moon River (2025)
★ 8.9/10Also drama and mystery
In Joseon, a vengeful crown prince and a memory-lost merchant mysteriously swap bodies, unraveling a web of chaos, secrets, and unexpected fate.
5
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and comedy
An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.
6
The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
7
My Sassy Girl (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
When a respected scholar becomes the unexpected protector of a sassy princess, he must save her from rebels threatening her royal future.
8
The Last Empress (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery
In 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…
9
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.
10
Our Blooming Youth (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mystery
Prince 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…
11
High Fidelity (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and drama
Rob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.
12
Captivating the King (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and mystery
Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.
13
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (2019)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
When he becomes king, Lee Soo hires the Flower Crew matchmaking agency to make a noble woman out of his first love, Gae-Ddong. Ma Hoon, Young-soo and Do Joon try to fulfill their client's request.
14
Crazy Love (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and comedy
No Go Jin is the most popular mathematics instructor in the private education field and the CEO of GOTOP Education. Even though he has only a high school level education, he has achieved all of his success due to his…
15
DTF St. Louis (2026)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
A love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise leads to one of them ending up dead.
16
See You in My 19th Life (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
Ban Ji-eum can endlessly reincarnate. But when her 18th life gets cut short, she dedicates the next one to finding her now grown-up childhood love.
17
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and drama
Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.
18
Dynamite Kiss (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
A passionate fling in Jeju ends abruptly — until fate reunites an heir and a young woman when she joins his company, disguised as a married mother.
19
Don't Dare to Dream (2016)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and drama
A weather girl reunites with her old crush, a haughty reporter at her TV station. But this time, she has her eyes on someone else -- his best friend.
20
Abyss (2019)
★ 8/10Also comedy and mystery
After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.