Shows Like Don't Dare to Dream

If you liked Don't Dare to Dream (2016), 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.

1
Nice to Not Meet You (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama
A hateful romance between a professional detective actor who wants to become a melodrama master and a female reporter who was demoted from a political reporter who won the Reporter of the Year award to the…
2
Cinderella and Four Knights (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Catching the eye of a wealthy gentleman, spunky Ha-won gets hired to live with his three immature grandsons so she can whip them into shape.
3
Our Sticky Love (2026)
★ 8.7/10Also drama and comedy
An ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. Can this sticky situation turn into real love?
4
My Dearest Nemesis (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy and drama
Baek Su-jeong leads a planning team at a renowned department store. She meets her new boss, Ban Ju-yeon, her first love from an online game 16 years ago, stirring up memories of when he confessed his feelings but she…
5
Absolute Value of Romance (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also drama and comedy
High schooler Yeo Eui-ju secretly writes web novels by night. When four charming new teachers arrive, they inspire her stories and shake up her school.
6
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also comedy and drama
A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.
7
Filing for Love (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and drama
A romantic comedy about Joo In-ah, a charismatic audit department head with a secret, and Noh Ki-joon, the department's ace who is suddenly demoted to deal with the company's scandals.
8
See You at Work Tomorrow! (2026)
★ 8.9/10Also comedy and drama
Cha Ji-yoon is a 7th-year corporate worker who's tired of both work and dating. She crosses paths with Kang Si-woo, the cynical boss with a terrifying reputation. Unexpectedly, she regains spark in her life as she gets…
9
The Heirs (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and drama
After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.
10
Sex and the City (1998)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedy
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while…
11
With Love (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
The Diaz siblings, Lily and Jorge, are on a mission to find love and purpose. They cross paths with seemingly unrelated residents during some of the most heightened days of the year—the holidays.
12
Boys Over Flowers (2009)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and drama
A poor high school student earns a scholarship to an elite academy, where she clashes with the most popular boy in school!
13
Love in Contract (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and comedy
Contract marriage master Choi Sang-eun's alternate day romance with a long-term mystery client on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and a new superstar client on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
14
King the Land (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who's known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.
15
Love with Flaws (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy
An unlikely love begins to blossom between a narcissistic attention-seeker and a PE teacher who hates handsome men.
16
Be Melodramatic (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and drama
Three 30-something friends chase dreams in Korea's competitive entertainment scene, balancing love, career, and personal growth.
17
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
★ 8.2/10Also 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
Tempted (2018)
★ 7/10Also drama
Love is just a game for a chaebol heir who agrees to a petty bet with his friends to seduce a college student — until he starts to fall for her.
19
At Eighteen (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy
A misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell after transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals -- and first love.
20
Never Have I Ever (2020)
★ 8/10Also comedy and drama
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.