Shows Like Captivating the King

If you liked Captivating the King (2024), a drama and war & politics 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
Bloody Heart (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and war & politics
It 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.
2
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and war & politics
A 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.
3
Dear Hongrang (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also 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
Empress Ki (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and war & politics
A 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 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…
6
Revenge (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and mystery
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's…
7
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…
8
River Where the Moon Rises (2021)
★ 6/10Also drama and war & politics
Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop at nothing to make her dream come true…
9
Jumong (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also war & politics and drama
Jumong examines the life of Jumong Taewang, founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. Few details have been found in the historical record about Jumong, so much of the series is fictionalized.
10
Hello Monster (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama
A top detective is reunited with a childhood friend who has since become a leading criminal profiler. Can they join forces to stop a serial killer?
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The East Palace (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also mystery and drama
A man who walks the spirit world and a court lady who hears the dead enter the East Palace by the king's orders — can they unravel its dark secrets?
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The White Princess (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and war & politics
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
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Traitors (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also war & politics and drama
1945 London. Feef is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.
14
The White Queen (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and war & politics
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
15
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
The series is about an incident that takes place when the owners of the boarding house called 'Guest Summer Palace', which breaks stereotypes, and boarders with secrets gather to find Lee Seol who disappeared 13 years…
16
TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also war & politics and drama
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
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The Last Kingdom (2015)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and war & politics
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with…
18
Snowdrop (2021)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and war & politics
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the…
19
Kingdom (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mystery
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune…
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Emergence (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and mystery
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the…