Shows Like The Matchmakers
If you liked The Matchmakers (2023), a comedy and 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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The Tale of Lady Ok (2024)
★ 8.6/10Also dramaThe fierce survival and success of a female slave in the Joseon Dynasty, and the story of a woman whose name, identity, and even her husband were all fake.
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Queen of Tears (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and comedyThe queen of department stores and the prince of supermarkets weather a marital crisis—until love miraculously begins to bloom again.
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Jewel in the Crown (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaSet during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the…
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100 Days My Prince (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and dramaLee Yool falls off a cliff and nearly dies in an attempted assassination. He loses his memory, and wanders for 100 days under a new name and personality. During this period, he meets Hong Sim, head of the first…
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Backstreet Rookie (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and dramaIt tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience…
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Fated to Love You (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and dramaAn office worker has an unexpected one-night stand with a wealthy business heir. When she discovers she’s pregnant, will love – or heartbreak – follow?
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XO, Kitty (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and dramaTeen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realise that relationships…
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Cunning Single Lady (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and dramaAfter suffering during their marriage, a divorcée hopes to seduce her ex husband into an apology – but he thinks she wants his newfound wealth.
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Married (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaMarried is a half hour comedy about being miserably in love. Russ and Lina Bowman can barely remember what life was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance -- but every once in a while, in between…
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Tastefully Yours (2025)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and dramaDriven to claim top culinary honors, an arrogant heir meets a low-profile but stubborn chef whose recipes astonish him — sparking an unlikely romance.
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Hello, My Twenties! (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaWith different personalities, life goals and taste in men, five female college students become housemates in a shared residence called Belle Epoque.
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Secret Garden (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaA wealthy young man and a poor stunt woman fall for each other, but when their souls swap they soon learn how different their two worlds are.
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Once Upon a Small Town (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedyAgainst his wishes a veterinarian from the big city relocates to the countryside, where he meets a policewoman, a town insider with a friendly secret.
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My Royal Nemesis (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also drama and comedyA Joseon-era villain doomed to die opens her eyes in modern-day Seoul — where a ruthless chaebol heir may be her last chance to rewrite her fate.
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Last Tango in Halifax (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedyCelia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.
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Love Your Enemy (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaBorn on the same day and with the same name, Seok Ji-won and Yoon Ji-won have been enemies for generations, and reunite after 18 years.
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Yumi's Cells (2021)
★ 8/10Also comedy and dramaYumi is a 30-year old, ordinary woman who struggles with expressing her feelings. Told from the perspective of the many brain cells in her head, she experiences growth in both her love life, her career, and finds…
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Crash Landing on You (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and comedyA paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
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Take Charge of My Heart (2026)
★ 8.9/10Also comedy and dramaA corporate heir with an artificial heart meets a woman who's literally electric. They strike a deal that makes his heart beat — in more ways than one.