Shows Like My Strange Hero

If you liked My Strange Hero (2018), a drama and comedy 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
Revenge of Others (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mystery
A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed…
2
Sweet Revenge (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and comedy
A teenager manages to stumble upon a phone application, where, upon writing a person's name, that person is punished. Moreover, she uses this newfound power for her own benefit.
3
Pinocchio (2014)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.
4
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…
5
Doctors (2016)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and comedy
A recalcitrant, delinquent teen girl meets a compassionate teacher, who inspires her to alter her path and become a street-savvy neurosurgeon.
6
Carter (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy
A Canadian actor on an American police procedural TV series returns home after a public meltdown. Partnering with his police detective friend, he tries to use his acting experience to solve real crimes.
7
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
★ 8/10Also drama and mystery
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their…
8
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.
9
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and mystery
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
10
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.
11
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.
12
Bet (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.
13
The Order (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
14
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!
15
The Afterparty (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and comedy
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.
16
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.
17
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and mystery
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to…
18
Idol I (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and drama
Maeng Se-na, a top star criminal lawyer who has been a fangirl for fifteen years, tries to prove her favorite idol’s innocence, who is suspected of murder.
19
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.
20
Ballers (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy
Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the…